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Create removable encrypted hard-disk-image, and use that for Windows Backup.
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Description of how TCP slow start can introduce latency for short living and long living TCP connections.
How to create a bootable Windows 7 System Repair disc on an USB pen drive.
How to create a wireless network between two computers without needing a wireless router.
Description and recommended settings for the Credential Manager Service (VaultSvc).
Applications optimized to run on single CPU systems, will perform worse on multi CPU systems.
For security measures then one should consider disabling the ability to launch the 16 bit subsystem.
Native Command Queuing (NCQ) can improve hard disk performance, as it optimizes the order to execute read and write commands.
Windows 7 / 2008 R2 does not include the NtBackup utility by default.
Microsoft Windows 7 no longer have the classic logon screen, which has been replaced by the Welcome Screen.
Diagnose what is preventing your computer from entering sleep mode, or wakes it prematurely.
Install Windows 7 using only the upgrade DVD without needing to install it twice.
How to disable blurring of windows in the background, and get full clear glass transparency.
Description and recommended settings for the Software Protection service.
Description and recommended settings for the WWAN AutoConfig Service.
Description and recommended settings for the Windows Biometric Service.
Description and recommended settings for the Storage Service.
Description and recommended settings for the SPP Notification Service.
Description and recommended settings for the RPC Endpoint Mapper service.
Description and recommended settings for the Remote Desktop Services UserMode Port Redirector service.
Description and recommended settings for the Remote Desktop Services.
Description and recommended settings for the Remote Desktop Configuration service (RDCS).
Description and recommended settings for the Power service.
Description and recommended settings for the HomeGroup Provider service.
Description and recommended settings for the HomeGroup Listener service.
Description and recommended settings for the Encrypting File System (EFS) service.
Description and recommended settings for the Disk Defragmenter/Optimize Drives Service.
Description and recommended settings for the BranchCache Service.
Description and recommended settings for the Bluetooth Support Service.
Description and recommended settings for the BitLocker Drive Encryption Service.
Description and recommended settings for the Application Identity Service.
Description and recommended settings for the Adaptive Brightness service.
Description and recommended settings for the ActiveX Installer (AxInstSV) service.
Stop auto suggestion of recent file searches in the Windows Explorer search box.
Compound TCP (CTCP) can improve the throughput for high bandwidth and high latency connections, by improving TCP slow start.
Explicit Congestion Notification improves congestion handling for the TCP/IP protocol.
The All Tasks folder gives a quick overview of all the options available in the Control Panel.
Description and recommended settings for the Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol service.
Windows can activate NDIS 6 network hardware features for offloading the system processor.
Windows Vista will fail to boot if it cannot find the files used to load the boot manager.
List of the available command line switches for defrag.
Description and recommended settings for the WLAN AutoConfig service.
Description and recommended settings for the Windows Search service.
Description and recommended settings for the Windows Remote Management (WS-Management) service.
Description and recommended settings for the Windows Presentation Foundation Font Cache service.
Description and recommended settings for the Windows Modules Installer service.
Description and recommended settings for the Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service.
Description and recommended settings for the Windows Media Center Scheduler Service.
Description and recommended settings for the Windows Media Center Receiver Service.
Description and recommended settings for the Windows Media Center Extender Service.
Description and recommended settings for the Windows Firewall service.
Description and recommended settings for the Windows Event Collector service.
Description and recommended settings for the Windows Error Reporting Service service.
Description and recommended settings for the Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework service.
Description and recommended settings for the Windows Defender service.
Description and recommended settings for the Windows Connect Now - Config Registrar service.
Description and recommended settings for the Windows Color System service.
Description and recommended settings for the Windows CardSpace service.
Description and recommended settings for the Windows Backup service.
Description and recommended settings for the User Profile Service.
Description and recommended settings for the Windows Audio Endpoint Builder service.
Description and recommended settings for the TPM Base Services.
Description and recommended settings for the Thread Ordering Server service.
Description and recommended settings for the Tablet PC Input Service.
Description and recommended settings for the Superfetch service.
Description and recommended settings for the SNMP Trap service.
Description and recommended settings for the Smart Card Removal Policy service.
Description and recommended settings for the Quality Windows Audio Video Experience service.
Description and recommended settings for the Program Compatibility Assistant Service.
Description and recommended settings for the Problem Reports and Solutions Control Panel Support service.
Description and recommended settings for the Portable Device Enumerator Service.
Description and recommended settings for the PNRP Machine Name Publication Service.
Description and recommended settings for the PnP-X IP Bus Enumerator service.
Description and recommended settings for the Performance Logs & Alerts service.
Description and recommended settings for the Peer Networking Identity Manager service.
Description and recommended settings for the Peer Networking Grouping service.
Description and recommended settings for the Peer Name Resolution Protocol service.
Description and recommended settings for the Parental Controls service.
Description and recommended settings for the Offline Files service.
Description and recommended settings for the Network Store Interface Service.
Description and recommended settings for the Network List Service.
Description and recommended settings for the Network Access Protection Agent service (also called Quarantine Agent).
Description and recommended settings for the Net.Tcp Port Sharing Service.
Description and recommended settings for the Multimedia Class Scheduler service.
Description and recommended settings for the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Service.
Description and recommended settings for the Microsoft .NET Framework NGEN service.
Description and recommended settings for the Link-Layer Topology Discovery Mapper service.
Description and recommended settings for the IP Helper service.
Description and recommended settings for the KtmRm for Distributed Transaction Coordinator service.
Description and recommended settings for the Interactive Services Detection service.
Description and recommended settings for the IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules service.
Description and recommended settings for the Health Key and Certificate Management service.
Description and recommended settings for the Group Policy Client service.
Description and recommended settings for the Function Discovery Resource Publication service.
Description and recommended settings for the Function Discovery Provider Host service.
Description and recommended settings for the Extensible Authentication Protocol service.
Description and recommended settings for the Diagnostic Service Host service.
Description and recommended settings for the Diagnostic System Host service.
Description and recommended settings for the Diagnostic Policy Service.
Description and recommended settings for the Desktop Window Manager Session Manager service.
Description and recommended settings for the CNG Key Isolation service.
Description and recommended settings for the Certificate Propagation service.
Description and recommended settings for the Block Level Backup Engine service.
Description and recommended settings for the Base Filtering Engine (BFE) service.
Description and recommended settings for the Application Experience service.
Description and recommended settings for the Application Information Service (AIS).
Description and recommended settings for the Wired AutoConfig service.
Changing the Max Transfer Unit (MTU) to avoid packet fragmentation and connection loss.
Not all network routers supports the tcpip receive window scaling flag used by Windows Vista.
Description and recommended settings for the Windows Security Center service (WSCSVC).
Description and recommended settings for the DCOM Server Process Launcher service.
Description and recommended settings for the Virtual Disk service.
Description and recommended settings for the WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto Discovery service.
Description of the nagle algorithm effects on the network throughput, and how to configure the delayed ACK.
CPU core temperature monitoring utilities, that can give alerts if things gets too hot.
Description and recommended settings for the WMI Performance Adapter service.
Description and recommended settings for the Application Layer Gateway service.
Description and recommended settings for the Windows Image Acquisition service.
Description and recommended settings for the Windows Audio service.
Description and recommended settings for the WebClient service.
Description and recommended settings for the Volume Shadow Copy service.
Description and recommended settings for the Universal Plug and Play Device Host service.
Description and recommended settings for the Themes service.
Description and recommended settings for the SSDP Discovery service.
Description and recommended settings for the Shell Hardware Detection service.
Description and recommended settings for the Network Location Awareness service.
Description and recommended settings for the MS Software Shadow Copy Provider service.
Description and recommended settings for the Human Interface Device Access service.
Description and recommended settings for the Cryptographic services.
Description and recommended settings for the COM+ System Application service.
Description of ghost devices and how they can be removed in safemode.
Description and recommended settings for the Background Intelligent Transfer service.
Description and recommended settings for the Automatic Updates service.
How to use the keyboard key "Print Screen" to make a screen dump.
Description and recommended settings for the Windows Management Instrumentation service.
Description and recommended settings for the Windows Installer service.
Description and recommended settings for the Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) service.
Description and recommended settings for the Smart Card service.
Description and recommended settings for the Remote Access Connection Manager service.
Description and recommended settings for the Remote Access Auto Connection Manager service.
Description and recommended settings for the Secondary Logon service.
Description and recommended settings for the Routing and Remote Access service.
Description and recommended settings for the Network Connections service.
Description and recommended settings for the Remote Registry service.
Description and recommended settings for the IPSEC services.
Description and recommended settings for the Application Management service.
Description and recommended settings for the DNS Client service.
Description and recommended settings for the Distributed Transaction Coordinator service.
Description and recommended settings for the Distributed Link Tracking Client service.
Description and recommended settings for the DHCP Client service.
Description and recommended settings for the COM+ Event System service.
Description and recommended settings for the Windows Time service.
Description and recommended settings for the Telephony service.
Description and recommended settings for the TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper service.
Description and recommended settings for the System Event Notification service (SENS).
Description and recommended settings for the Server service.
Description and recommended settings for the Security Accounts Manager service.
Description and recommended settings for the Remote Procedure Call service.
Description and recommended settings for the Task Scheduler service.
Description and recommended settings for the Protected Storage service.
Description and recommended settings for the Print Spooler service.
Description and recommended settings for the Plug and Play service.
Description and recommended settings for the NET Logon service.
Description and recommended settings for the Remote Procedure Call Locator service.
Description and recommended settings for the Event Log service.
Description and recommended settings for the Computer Browser service.
Description and recommended settings for the Workstation service.
Description and recommended settings for the FAX service.