Disabling/Hiding/Restricting “Administrative Tools” from Start Menu for non-admin domain users

A quick trick: is to restrict access to non-admin users to below path that way they don’t get it working.  C:ProgramDataMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuProgramsAdministrative Tools   Otherwise, the two options are to create a registry key or Group Policy Preference setting. Registry: SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerAdvanced StartMenuAdminTools: Decimal 0 < p> Group Policy User Preference Setting: < p>

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Installing all of Server Roles and Features on single Windows Server 2012? Understanding the exceptions and special cases

I have got all of the Windows Server Roles installed on a single Windows Server 2012 as shown below, except for Hyper-V as it couldn’t be installed in a virtualized system. Exceptions and Special Cases: Installing Hyper-V Server Role on a Virtualized Windows Server 2012 is not allowed: Thus installing “Remote Desktop Virtualization Host” Role as well NOT allowed on a Virtual windows Server 2012 since the depended Hyper-V role can’t be installed.     Federation Service and Federation Service Proxy Roles can’t be installed on the same server:   Database and WID Database features are not allowed on the […]

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Fix: Your Network Connection Status is reported as “Unidentified Network”

You have a server/client which in Network Connection Status shows up as “Unidentified Network” though it has all of its DNS server   “Open Network and Sharing Center” Select the appropriate network adapter, right click and select Disable Wait for a moment and again right click and select “Enable”    Now, it should go and get properly registered on the network and should show up appropriate AD Domain name in the connection status < p>

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