Customize the Size of Taskbar-Button Groups
In Windows Vista and Windows XP, taskbar buttons from the same application are grouped. However, you have no control over when grouping starts or ends. Here's how you can gain control and have the taskbar buttons group when you want them to.
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Clean Up Your Shortcut Names
If you want to change the verbose names Windows automatically uses for new shortcuts, you can modify a registry setting to make new shortcut names cleaner and use a simple script to clean up existing shortcut names.
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Use Batch Files to Automate Application Installation
You can chain together most modern software applications by using simple installer paths in a batch file;and by adding command-line options documented by other system administrators, you can often completely automate the installation.
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Windows PowerShell Range Operator Tricks
Windows PowerShell's range operator combined with the pipelining feature gives you an easy way to create complex lists of numbers to help automate administrative tasks, particularly on large networks.
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Securing the Windows Search Path
Learn how to lock down the Windows search path as well as modify and lock down the pathext variable to prevent an attacker from using command search to escalate privileges.
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Enable Remote Desktop Over a Network On Demand
Remote Desktop is an important tool for admins of remote Windows OSs, but often it's disabled on desktop systems. Fortunately, you can use one-line scripts to not only enable Remote Desktop when you need it but also disable it when you're done using it.
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April 16, 2008
Customizing Windows PowerShell's Internal Functions
You can redefine, change through aliasing, or delete PowerShell's internal functions to create the best work environment for your needs. Add your customizations to a profile script to make them persistent.
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