A collection of system administration hints and tips, tricks and articles on Microsoft Windows in all its variants.

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How to enable USB write protection in Windows 10

Introducing an unknown USB device into a network can cause a host of security headaches. Take away the threat in Windows 10 in just a few short steps.

Changing a Windows Computer Name

A simple how to to change the computer name for Windows 2003 and Windows 2008 systems.

Chatting from the Windows Command Prompt

The net send command is used to send messages on a network. Learn more about this command and see several examples.

Windows cheat sheet

An assortment of miscellaneous Windows references and commands that are useful to both novice and experienced windows administrators alike.

Common SQL queries

A short article which provides sysadmins ands DBAs alike with common sql statements for generic information across multiple database environments.