A profoundly good 2x2 audio interface
article #1325, updated 1895 days ago

For quite a while ESI has made top-quality hardware. This one:

https://www.esi-audio.com/products/u22xt/

is absolutely stellar, in this writer’s experience. Very compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux too.

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Search for Files and Folders in Windows
article #1324, updated 1897 days ago

Does not search content, but does search whole systems by name, blazingly fast:

https://www.voidtools.com/

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Windows NIC shows wrong network type
article #1323, updated 1901 days ago

To change it in local policy:

Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration >Windows Settings > Security Settings > Network List Manager Policies >[properties of the the network name in question] >network location tab then pick your Location type.

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Ultimate Windows Tweaker 4
article #1322, updated 1904 days ago

An excellent tool from The Windows Club. Found by the excellent Joe Busby.

https://www.thewindowsclub.com/ultimate-windows-tweaker-4-windows-10

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Remove "Internet Explorer Maintenance" settings from GPO
article #1321, updated 1904 days ago

If your Active Directory dates back to Server 2003, you may have “Internet Explorer Maintenance” items in GPO. These are obsolete IE control specifications which can not be edited on newer servers. To delete these items:

support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2722241/policy-reporting-tools-indicate-empty-internet-explorer-maintenance-po

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Get Windows Key via Powershell
article #1320, updated 1905 days ago

Tested under Windows 10 only, this works well for non-OEM:

(Get-WmiObject -query ‘select * from SoftwareLicensingService’).OA3xOriginalProductKey

and this appears to be good for OEM/sticker:

(GCIM SoftwareLicensingService).OA3xOriginalProductKey

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Windows Networking for Quickbooks
article #609, updated 1910 days ago

The QuickBooks File Doctor now takes care of Windows networking changes.

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Windows Firewall for Quickbooks
article #844, updated 1910 days ago

The QuickBooks File Doctor now takes care of Windows Firewall.

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Tweaking Windows File Servers and Filesystem Performance
article #1319, updated 1910 days ago

Some interesting items here for overall filesystem performance:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/performance-tuning/role/file-server/

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Silent Install of Adobe Reader DC
article #1318, updated 1910 days ago

First, download the EXE here:

https://get.adobe.com/reader/enterprise/

Then cause it to run thus:

AcroRdrDC1901220036_en_US.exe /sAll /rs /rps

A full list of command-line options can be had with /?.

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