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Remove the Manage My Computer Context Menu from My Computer in 2000/XP/2003

How can I remove the Manage My Computer context menu from My Computer in 2000/XP/2003? In Windows 2000/XP/2003, when you right-click the My Computer icon on the desktop, you will see an option called "Manage". By clicking on the Manage option will are opening the Computer Management console – a collection of the computer’s management…

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Top Windows Phone 8.1 Features For Businesses

These are a few of our favorite things… about the new Windows Phone 8.1 update, including improvements to security and management, and more!

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Quickly Search Active Directory from the Desktop

How can I quickly perform search operations in AD from my desktop? No problem. Create a new shortcut on your desktop with the following command: ​%SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32\rundll32.exe dsquery,OpenQueryWindow Give it a name and run it. This is what you’ll get: You can also configure a specific search option, such as a subset of the entire domain…

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Microsoft Provides Browser Guidance with Edge Enterprise Roadmap

Microsoft has released a roadmap of features for its new Edge browser that enterprise customers can begin testing today.

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Microsoft Ends Support For Its Divisive OS, Windows 8

Support for Windows 8 is coming to an end, which marks the closure of an era for an operating system that cost two executives their jobs and significantly hurt the company’s mobile initiatives.

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Administrative Templates in Server 2008 R2 Group Policy Objects (GPO)

In this post, Michael Simmons explains the functions of the Administrative Templates for Group Policy Objects in Windows Server, specifically, Server 2008 R2. These templates allow a huge range of customization of settings for administrators configuring computers and users in Active Directory.

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Microsoft Edge Integration with Windows 10

Microsoft has already updated current and older versions of Windows 10 to prepare them to integrate with its new Chromium-based Edge browser.

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Tools for Customizing Windows Server 2008 as a Workstation

There are times that you may want to use Windows Server 2008 as your personal workstation OS, and Daniel Petri shows you how.

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Disable Shared Documents Folder in Windows XP

What is the Shared Documents folder used for? Can I remove this option from Windows XP? Shared folders are counterparts to your personal folders: My Documents, My Pictures, and My Music. Shared Documents, Shared Pictures, and Shared Music provide a place for you to store files, pictures, and music that everyone on your computer can…

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Microsoft Retires EMET Security Tool

Find out why Microsoft has discontinued EMET and how Windows 10 mitigates many of the threats that EMET was designed to counter.

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