Comment by Eric Duncan on List modified policy options
I'll give it a shot and will report back. I saw the secedit and was wondering if it would do everything, not just security policies.
View ArticleComment by Eric Duncan on How to sync OS X desktop to Dropbox?
+1 Symlinks all the way for "true" transparency.
View ArticleComment by Eric Duncan on Is there a work around to configure brightness or...
Please, oh please post a beta/alpha/"use at your own risk!" version of this! Just switched from a desktop to my Lenovo Helix with the USB 3.0 Dock and 2 monitors on DisplayLink. After 2+ years of...
View ArticleComment by Eric Duncan on Windows 8.1 UEFI x64 is not able to boot-up UEFI...
Setting 0x10100003 seems to have BCD update the UEFI firmware as well to add a new entry to the boot menu (which works with my specifications). But, I continue to get 0xC000000D errors though. I can...
View ArticleComment by Eric Duncan on Windows 8.1 UEFI x64 is not able to boot-up UEFI...
For the record, the ESP partition (where the EFI binary/bootstrappers are stored) should be FAT32 to be "sharable" across Linux and Windows. They are also usually hidden from Windows normally (you can...
View ArticleComment by Eric Duncan on Can I use VHD file to boot VMWare?
Even better, create your new VMware VM using "Custom Settings", select "Existing Disk" during setup, and when prompted for the VMDK extension, change the extension to *.* All Files, select the .vhd,...
View ArticleComment by Eric Duncan on How to create and format a partition using a bash...
I completely agree. Document your work for others to read.
View ArticleComment by Eric Duncan on How can I make i3wm bind multitouch gesture to...
Interesting concept as I have used i3wm a lot on mac hardware as well and do miss that 3-finger swipe. I wouldn't think u need the "whole-window" parameter though - bindsym should work regardless. I...
View ArticleComment by Eric Duncan on How do I install the new Ubuntu for Windows on...
Same here. Just downloaded the Preview 14295 from MSDN, installed in VB, set to Developer Mode, joined the Insider Program, set to Fast updates. And now I await... and wait.
View ArticleComment by Eric Duncan on How to close all tabs/windows of a specific chrome...
Quote from that page! -> Comment 37 by ew...@chromium.org, Yesterday (42 hours ago) Status: Fixed This has been addressed in M55 with the new update to the user menu, rolling out in the next week....
View ArticleComment by Eric Duncan on How can one shut down a computer from the windows...
This is the answer. Don't reboot back into OOBE.
View ArticleComment by Eric Duncan on How can I install Fedora (with working WIFI) onto...
THANK YOU! Seriously. Been holding off installing Qubes OS on my macook for years until you posted this!
View ArticleList modified policy options
In Windows 8, how can I find out what local policies I have modified from their default No Set values? Basically, I've tinkered with my Windows 8 laptop until i finally like it after 3 or 4 months of...
View ArticleAnswer by Eric Duncan for Custom Windows installation and recovery partition...
You will want to use the scanstate tool of USMT tools and follow the directions here in this Blog post. The directions are still valid as of today (meaning, merging the two big directories). In...
View ArticleWin10: "Factory Reset", OOBE & SysPrep with backup/required files?
How do I create an image of a new Windows 10 install, with drivers and custom software, to donate/sell with a nice OOBE? Alternatively: "Factory Resets" should be done from a local disk image of this...
View ArticleAnswer by Eric Duncan for Win10: "Factory Reset", OOBE & SysPrep with...
After a lot of additional research (I searched a lot BEFORE i posted the question!), I found the scanstate tool that is part of USMT....
View ArticleComment by Eric Duncan on Which driver do I need to install in order to dim...
It's called "Dell Feature Enhancement Pack", as stuckey said. The M4600 is one of the most complicated systems to install drivers for, and I've setup 100s of servers, DAS units, etc. I seriously cannot...
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