Removing Windows Server 2012 Start Context Menu

When you right click on the Windows server 2012 (or even Windows 8 for that matter) you will get a context menu pop up that shows quick links to various system tools. Whilst these may be of great use, within an RDS environment there is a call for removing the menu or at least changing it.   Group policies will allow you to disable access to the various tools and mmc’s that are listed wiRead More…

Installing DotNet framework 4 with MDT

If your having trouble deploying the dotnet framework 4 with the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) with a deployment seemingly halting or freezing when installing the framework a minor change in the MDT application properties is in order. Instead of using the usual dotnetfx40_full.exe /q /norestart substitute the /q (quiet) with /passive. This allows the dotnet installation to be displayed Read More…