Turn off ScreenSaver with Powershell

Turn off ScreenSaver with Powershell

Turning off the screensaver can be done by using PowerShell to change three registry settings. You can check your current settings in your registry at this location: HKEY Current User\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Control Panel\Desktop  Run this code in...

PowerShell Group Membership to CSV file

I love the new PowerShell 3.0 Active Directory commands.  I find that I rarely need to use 3rd party cmdlets anymore. Today I was tasked with pulling group membership from a specific group in Active Directory and exporting specific data on each group member to a CSV...
Restart Windows 8 from your Desktop

Restart Windows 8 from your Desktop

You can make Windows 8 logoff, shutdown or restart as easily as did other versions of windows in the past.  All you need are shortcuts that run the shutdown.exe command with the right parameters. Right-click your desktop and select New Shortcut.       Either type or...

Acrobat Will Not Load

There is a bug that sometimes occurs in Acrobat installed with CS6.  It will work initially, but quit working after 30 days.  At that time, any attempts to launch Acrobat do not launch the program.  Task manager also shows the program is not running....

Change SQL default database location

A default installation of SQL puts your data, logs, and backup directories on the C: drive.  I prefer to have my SQL data and logs on different drives, and not on the same drive the OS is on. Follow these steps to change the default database file locations for your...