3 ways to grant “Local Admin” permissions to Domain Users. There are three ways (that I know of..), to grant “Local Machine” Administrator credentials to a Windows Domain User: lusr-method (!). "Restricted Groups" / Secure Restricted Groups (convenient for that funny bunch). “Secure Local Administrators” (a-la Alan's way). lusrmgr.msg. to grant “Local Machine” Administrator permissions to a Windows Domain User through lusrmgr.msc: Remotely… Read More
2 correct ways to install RDS apps (formerly TS) on your RDS HOST. 2 Options. When you need to provision a new Windows program to by multiple Users (ie. that remotely login to the same TS/RDS Host), you have 2 options. Setup.EXE VS Setup.MSI If your app comes packaged with a 3rd party installer (generally "Setup.EXE"), you'll need to manually place your TS/RDS Host into "Install Mode".… Read More
Custom Alcatel OmniPCX Voice Prompts. Alcatel OmniPCX requires a .wav format file sampled in PCM 8000 kHz, 8 bits, mono - full stop. 3, 2, 1...action! Record your voice message as a wav file. To record a voice prompt, you may simply... Run "Windows sound recorder". Record a wma (or a wav) file. Then you'll need to convert your message… Read More
Include non-indexed (network) locations to your Libraries. Thanks to the following (awesome) blog post: http://blog.ryankempt.com/2012/09/windows-library-add-non-indexed-location.html, today I was able to add/show non-indexed network locations into my Documents Library. This workaround is especially useful whenever you're storing, say, your family Pictures on a (Linux-based) NAS that does not support indexing. For convenience’s sake, I’ll report what's involved the way "it worked for me":… Read More
Quick and dirty upgrade to Windows 8.1 from MS Store. In case you missed how to get the free Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 upgrade, here's a quick rundown of what's involved: 1) Install http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40098 and restart as requested. 2) Open the Windows Store "As Administrator". 3) Click (or tap) on the huge "Update to Windows 8.1 for free"-tile & Select Download. The download… Read More
[video] intel Wireless docking. Andrea MatesiSenior Professional Network and Computer Systems Engineer during work hours and father when home. Andrea strives to deliver outstanding customer service and heaps of love towards his family. In this Ad-sponsored space, Andrea shares his quest for "ultimate" IT knowledge, meticulously brought to you in an easy to read format. www.pwrusr.com… Read More
[Solved] Chrome "Waiting for cache" (WSOD) & How to Open all your Synched Tabs back. Chrome broke my heart <3 by not loading pages anymore. So instead of going out with my beloved ones, here I am, fighting with Chrome 🙂 This error seems to be referred to as "White Screen of Death" (WSOD) because of a white background and a ”Waiting for cache…”-message on the lower left Status bar while no… Read More
HOW-TO Setup a Windows RESET Image. As promised, today I will continue blogging on how to Setup a Windows RESET Image to Restore your System to a previously working state. This post builds on my previous ones (reported here for convenience): 1. Best Windows UEFI/GPT partitioning scheme 2. HOW-TO Setup a Windows REFRESH Image. Please note – the RESET… Read More
HOW TO Setup a Windows REFRESH Image. To continue with your discovery into hidden but-not-so hidden Windows secrets, the next step after configuring your Best Windows UEFI/GPT partitioning scheme is to setup a Windows REFRESH Image. If you are a Windows Laptop or Tablet user, it is likely that your (reputable?!) vendor has already done the hard work for you.… Read More
Best Windows 8.1 UEFI/GPT partitioning scheme. In this post, I will assume that you wish to deploy Windows 8.1 (or newer) to your UEFI computer on a blank GPT Hard Disk in the best possible manner. “Best” is a highly subjective topic of which you can write bibles and treaties about. My vision of “best” mainly (not always!) revolves… Read More
How to clone and restore broken NTFS-hdd with dd and CentOS 6.2 live. In one of my previous articles I wrote how to use a couple of fancy tools included by default on Ubuntu to clone and restore an Windows, NTFS-based, broken hdd: http://www.pwrusr.com/system-administration/how-to-make-an-ntfs-image-of-a-faulty-windows-hdd-with-ntfsclone-and-ubuntu Today I will show you how I performed a similar operations by relying on CentOS 6.2 live and standard “default” tools. The cloning procedure.… Read More