Being able to determine who is currently logged into a particular Windows system – such as a server can be useful for identify performance problems and notifying the relevant users of an impending restart.

Method 1​

1. Open a command prompt on the machine
2. Type in: quser
3. This will list the users currently logged in and what type of session are they using.

Note: If you have opened an elevated command prompt you can use: quser /server:Servername to show logged on users on remote machines.

Method 2​

1. Open Task Manager (by clicking CTRL+ALT+DEL) on the PC
2. Click on the Users Tab – up the top.
3. This will list the users currently logged in and what type of session are using.

Its a common question – what antivirus should I get for my computer? That’s a good question – here is my recommended list:

1. If it’s Windows 7 – get Microsoft Security Essentials!
2. If it’s Windows 8 – don’t worry. Windows Defender should be good enough!
3. If it’s Windows XP – get AVG Antivirus!
4. If it’s Linux Distribution – get Clam Antivirus!
5. If it’s OSX – get ClamXav!

Note: Bear in mind this is my own personal opinion and I am not responsible for any virus that may occur from following this recommendation!

Scheduling Windows Memory Diagnostic to run at next start-up is useful as it means you can easily save your work and restart your computer when you are ready without having to go into the F8 menu to start it manually. In order to schedule windows memory diagnostic to start at next boot follow the quick guide below.

1. Click Start
2. Click Run
3. Type in: mdsched
4. Select “Check for problems the next time I start my computer“

Note: This needs to be done from the Enterprise Vault archiving server.

1. Stop the EnterpriseVaultIndexingService (this will stop the other services as well)
2. Kill the IndexBroker.exe process running on the server if running.
3. Start EnterpriseVaultIndexingService
4. Run an elevated command prompt and type: IISRESET /RESTART and press Ok

Lync 2010

Log off of the Lync client and delete the profile from:

%userprofile%/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Communicator

Then run the following command into an elevated command prompt to add the registry that forces the Lync client to immediately download the address book:

reg add HKLM/Software/Policies/MicrosoftCommunicator /v GalDownloadInitialDelay /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

Lync 2013

Log off of the Lync client and delete the profile from:

%userprofile%/appdata/Local/Microsoft/Office/15.0/Lync

Then run the following command into an elevated command prompt to add the registry that forces the Lync client to immediately download the address book:

reg add HKLMSoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftOffice15.0Lync /v GalDownloadInitialDelay /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

Note: The Lync address book is saved in the following files on the local workstations:  GalContacts.db & GalContacts.db.idx.