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How to Rearm Windows 8 RTM Evaluation

​ You can rearm the evaluation and make it run more than 90 days after expiration of Trial Period. To see the current license information of Windows 8, type the following command: slmgr /dli To see...

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Change Network Location Category on Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012

​ It is quick and easy if you use powershell. Open up powershell and type Get-NetConnectionProfile You will get a list of interfaces choose the one you want and look for its InterfaceIndex remember...

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Windows 8.1 Removing Game Providers

I Windows 8.1 there are wild tangent games they have an uninstall in “programs and features” but it does not completely remove it, you have to go to file manager and in program files (x86) there is a...

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Disable skydrive in Windows 8.1

Cloud storage services are constantly vying for attention, and the inclusion of SkyDrive in Windows 8.1 is indicative of the importance Microsoft places on it. But not everyone is so enamored with the...

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Remove SkyDrive from the Explorer Side Panel

If you just want to remove SkyDrive from the side panel, you can use the registry editor to remove the library that provides that feature. Press the Windows key and R at the same type, type regedit and...

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Disable Password Reveal (eye) in internet explorer

gpedit = group policy editor gpedit is available for Win 7 Ultimate or higher versions.   You don’t have that because yours is Win 7 Home Premium. You will need to use regedit (registry editor ) to do...

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Disable the Password Reveal Button on the Windows 8 logon screen

The registry method If you are using the standard version of Windows 8, you can disable the Password Reveal Button by adding a new key and value to the registry. To begin, launch the Registry Editor by...

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Setup Dual Boot to VHD Windows 7

Setting up a VHD With your System Image completed, you’ll use the Disk Management tool to create the VHD on which you will install Windows 8. To launch Disk Management, click the Start button, type...

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Mount VHD or VHDX during Windows Setup

Once the initial steps are taken care of, you’ll see the Windows Setup screen shown in Figure I and will click the Install Now button. However, keep in mind that we aren’t exactly ready to install...

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Changing Default Logon Domain Windows 7

I didn’t have solution off the top of my head and I made quick Technet search which gave me this article http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555050. Unfortunately  this solution didn’t work as is on...

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