David Vielmetter

Tag: Microsoft Windows 7

Pinning items to the taskbar and start menu via GPO in Windows 7

Pinning items to the start menu and task bar in Windows 7 can be complicated if you’re trying to do it via group policy object (GPO). That’s because pinned items are stored in he registry under HKCU. Simply copying the shortcut files via batch script to %ALLUSERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar won’t work. So, if you upgraded…

February 14, 2017
Five steps to take for pretty good DL/DR protection

I see a lot of small businesses unprepared for data loss prevention and disaster recovery. Implementing a DLP/BDR plan can be a daunting task if you start searching for solutions via Google both in terms of scope and finances as well. This doesn’t necessarily have to be the case. I’m not saying that BDR and…

October 9, 2014
Delete a windows service

The more applications you install, the more services are created on your Windows computer. Services in Windows are akin to daemons on a Mac or Linux system. They run in the background and perform various tasks. Sometimes when you uninstall an application from Windows, its service(s) are left behind by the uninstaller. These left behind…

November 29, 2012