RefreshPC: Reset Windows Registry And Services To Defaults

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Microsoft’s upcoming operating system Windows 8 is coming with a unique feature called “System Reset“. System Reset will let users restore Windows 8 to factory defaults. This feature will save a lot of time for system administrators and users alike, and will save you from having to reinstall Windows.

RefreshPC is a free program developed for Windows that offers similar system reset option to current Microsoft Windows operating systems. Though this freeware application will not restore the operating system like Windows 8′s “System Reset” feature, but it will restore only a few sections of the operating system. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Utilities, Vista, Windows, Windows 7

GFI Backup – Business Edition [Software Review]

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GFI Software is a leading software provider for small and medium-sized businesses (SMB‘s). GFI Software has recently released GFI Backup 2010 Business Edition. This new backup solution is ideally suited for SMB administrators who wants to create a single backup/restore task and apply it across the entire network. This will save valuable business and productivity time in configuring multiple tasks as well as maintaining them when a change in policy occurs. GFI Backup Business Edition has purposely been designed to make sure that the process to restore data is reliable, efficient, fast and easy to manage.

Through GFI Backup’s central administration (web) console, system administrators can easily configure and carry out company-wide backup policies in a single task. Using the GFI Backup Agent, users can easily create their own personal backup and restore tasks, over and above the centrally created default backups. You can view the full feature list here.

Today we looked at this same GFI Backup Business Edition and present here a review and a guide. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Productivity/ Organization, Software Review, Windows

How To Use Group Policy Management Console to Disable Browser Choice?

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We previously shared a quick tip about a registry tweak using which you can disable browser choice update screen on windows. Off late, I have found a lot of people still asking how they can disable the browser choice screen in Windows.

The registry tweak was based on a knowledge base article (KB2019411) released by Microsoft, explaining how IT administrators can disable a Browser Choice screen for their users using a simple registry key. Now, you can get the same result by using the Group Policy Preferences editor and its also easier to use than the registry editor. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Browsers, Internet, Internet Explorer, Tips and Tricks, Vista, Windows, Windows 7

How to Disable Browser Choice Update Screen on Windows [Quick Tip]

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Microsoft has recently published an article detailing steps required to disable or remove the Browser Ballot (or Browser Choice) screen. Starting this March, the Browser Choice screen began displaying on Windows machines for European customers. If you are a regular user annoyed by it or if you are a system administrator who wants to manage the display of the Browser Choice update screen in managed personal computing environments that are under a Volume Licensing program. Then here is a solution for you all which will help you disable the Browser Choice update screen.

Update: Another way to disable browser choice screen can be found here. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Browsers, Internet, Tips and Tricks, Vista, Windows, Windows 7

The 40 Must Have Tools for your System Admin Toolkit

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This article is a compilation of the 40 must have tools for any system administrator or power users. These tools are all freeware and comes very handy in those nightmarish situations to save our lives!

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Filed Under: Apple, Linux, Security, Tips and Tricks, Utilities, Windows