Category: Windows Technologies

this is a rough note of my observations of Windows 7 when used in multi-user environment: Except default ‘Administrator’ account, other admin accounts fail to access the processes running in other user sessions.

this is a quick list of various software that can boot the productivity of an user and help self manage his/her system.  This list can be helpful if you are setting up your business/personal computer for the first time. OS and updates In case of Windows, Turn on Automatic updates Have all of the important and recommended updates installed as the first step Security Software Antivirus Software: Like Symantec Endpoint Protection, MacAfee Virus Scan or free apps like AVAST and others. Firewall Applications and any other security products Office Application Suite: Microsoft Office latest version Web Browsers: Default Microsoft Internet […]

Have Windows 7 bootable CD/DVD ready, in case of .iso have it mounted to a virtual drive. If yours is a Intel CPU based PC, then enable Virtualization Support in BIOS settings. Create new VM and boot the VM from Win7 bootable installer location A base Win7 ultimate x64-bit edition requires a minimum of 8.8 GB disk space, so allocate more space as per your requirement. Once machine build completes, install VMWare Tools as well followed by MSFT Automatic Updates install.