Here are three ways to quickly view details about the system and server on which you’re running your database. Follow our daily tips on: Twitter | Facebook | blog | Web | RSS

Learn three convenient ways to launch Windows PowerShell, and discover the startup parameters you can use to control how Windows PowerShell works . Follow our daily tips on: Twitter | Facebook | blog | Web | RSS

Windows 7 lets you use display scaling to increase the size of text and other items on the screen. Here's an overview of how to configure display scaling and a look at how to fix common scaling-related problems . Follow our daily tips on: Twitter ...

Here's a look at how to create a local user account for a Windows 7 computer that is a member of a homegroup or a workgroup. Follow our daily tips on: Twitter | Facebook | blog | Web | RSS

We want to hear your tips. Do you have a favorite tip, trick, or workaround for a Microsoft product or technology? Now is your chance to share your tips with other IT Pros . Show us what you've got. Follow our daily tips on: Twitter | Facebook | blog...

File name and Folder name completion can be indispensible when working at a Command Prompt. Learn some tricks for getting more out of this feature . Follow our daily tips on: Twitter | Facebook | blog | Web | RSS

Learn how to work with and configure Dynamically Configured Memory in SQL Server 2008. Follow our daily tips on: Twitter | Facebook | blog | Web | RSS

Get an overview of how to use the new SQL Server Utility and Utility Control Points in SQL Server 2008 R2. Follow our daily tips on: Twitter | Facebook | blog | Web | RSS

The ALTER DATABASE statement replaces sp_dboption as the preferred way to change database settings in SQL Server 2008. Here’s what you need to know . Follow our daily tips on: Twitter | Facebook | blog | Web | RSS

DHCP lease and reservation information is stored in database files. Here’s how you can backup and restore this information. Follow our daily tips on: Twitter | Facebook | blog | Web | RSS

Here's the fastest, easiest way to create a System Repair Disc on Windows 7. Even without a Windows 7 installation disc. Follow our daily tips on: Twitter | Facebook | blog | Web | RSS

The DHCP console provides statistics concerning IPv4 and IPv6 address availability and usage. But the info isn't updated automatically. If you monitor DHCP routinely, you might want to enable automatic updating. Here's how . Follow our daily tips on...

To better detect and avoid potential conflicts, you can enable IPv4 address conflict detection by following these two simple steps. Follow our daily tips on: Twitter | Facebook | blog | Web | RSS

Find out how you can easily track all connections to shared resources on a Windows Server 2008 R2 system. Follow our daily tips on: Twitter | Facebook | blog | Web | RSS

Data on mirrored drives can get out of sync. You can resynchronize and repair mirrored sets, but the corrective action you take depends on the failed volume’s status. Here’s what you need to know . Follow our daily tips on: Twitter | Facebook | blog...

When you create a share for general use, here’s one thing you should do to make sure users can find the shared resource . Follow our daily tips on: Twitter | Facebook | blog | Web | RSS

Learn the fastest and easiest way to back up and restore a Windows Server 2008 server’s system state. Follow our daily tips on: Twitter | Facebook | blog | Web | RSS

Environment variables let you specify path information that is dynamically assigned. Here's a look at the most common environment variables . Follow our daily tips on: Twitter | Facebook | blog | Web | RSS

Explore how you can include and exclude computers and devices based on their MAC address. Follow our daily tips on: Twitter | Facebook | blog | Web | RSS

Explore the built-in functionality for monitoring a DNS server and get advice on how to configure this monitoring for your specific needs. Follow our daily tips on: Twitter | Facebook | blog | Web | RSS

Windows PowerShell 2.0 offers a handy graphical scripting environment, but it isn’t installed by default. Here’s how you can install the graphical environment on Windows Server 2008 R2. Follow our daily tips on: Twitter | Facebook | blog | Web | RSS

Learn how to access and use additional Server Manager cmdlets in Windows PowerShell. Follow our daily tips on: Twitter | Facebook | blog | Web | RSS

Get an overview of the new Server Configuration utility, which simplifies tasks on Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core. And see how you can use it to install Windows PowerShell on Server Core . Follow our daily tips on: Twitter | Facebook | blog | Web...

Here are 11 easy steps for configuring Performance Counter Alerts in Windows Server 2008 R2. Follow our daily tips on: Twitter | Facebook | blog | Web | RSS

Discover why you shouldn’t use the New Virtual Machine Wizard in Windows Server 2008 R2 to create a new virtual hard disk. And find out how you should create VHDs . Follow our daily tips on: Twitter | Facebook | blog | Web | RSS