Modify User Access Control (UAC) in Windows 7

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to Windows Reference RSS feed Thanks for visiting!One of the many annoyance in Windows Vista was the User Access Control. While it is a good security feature, it was very badly implemented. I’m sure most if not all of you who read thus agree. To make [...]

Enable/Disable Last Access Timestamp in Windows

The Last Access Time as it suggests is the time a File or a Folder is accessed the last time. This is quite useful and helps identify document age and status. This is disabled by default in Windows Vista and Windows 7 by default as this can add to the overhead of Disk I/O and [...]

Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7

Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 allows administrators to manage roles and features on Windows Server 2008 R2 (Core & Full installation) and, for some roles and features, Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2003 from your Windows 7 PC attached to the domain. This feature is comparable in functionality to the Windows Server [...]

File Pathname character limitations in Windows

When you copy files from one location to other in Windows, you might have seen the errors like “File name too long to copy” with those wonderful useless options SKIP or CANCEL.
This is because of the limit on the number of characters on a File Path and the Filename togethor. So, the bad news is [...]

Disable IPv6 in Windows 7 & Windows Vista

IPv6 is enebled by default in Windows 7 and Windows Vista. If you are not using IPv6 then this can be disabled from the Windows Registry as follows: