Windows 10 (and Windows 7) License key – retrieve and report

Windows 10 (and Windows 7) License key – retrieve and report
Tweet Recently I got a question about Embedded License keys for Windows client OS systems. These are systems with a Windows license key embedded in the BIOS. If you install Windows on a system with an embedded key, it will automatically install this key and activate it. There are several ways to get the Original ...

Deploy the Windows 7 Kernel Mode Driver Framework (KMDF) with ConfigMgr 2012 11

Deploy the Windows 7 Kernel Mode Driver Framework (KMDF) with ConfigMgr 2012
Tweet So you got your brand new Dell or other manufacturer’s hardware, deploy an OS with ConfigMgr 2012 and he, no go – chrash – missing drivers etc. Well you might need the new Kernel Mode Driver Framework 1.11 (here) or the User Mode Driver Framework 1.11 (here). But wait, this is an Windows Update! ...

UEFI, Generation 2 VM, Windows 7 SP1 and Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 (or Windows 8.1) 6

UEFI, Generation 2 VM, Windows 7 SP1 and Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 (or Windows 8.1)
Tweet With the new features of Hyper-V in Server 2012 R2 one of those is the Generation 2 VM. There is a lot to be said on this topic but here is a caveat when using Gen2 VM’s for systems older then Windows 8 or Server 2012. Let’s start with a spoiler: It doesn’t work ...

User Certificates

Tweet Note to self: When you choose to redirect the Application Data folder the certificate store folders are NOT redirected. They will reside in the default folder. Personal Certificates are stored under following locations: %userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SystemCertificates%userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Protect%userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Credentials%userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Crypto%userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\CLR Security Config%userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\CryptNetUrlCache HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\CryptographyHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Protected Storage System ProviderHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates