[01:45] - Is running a 32bit Sysinternals app on a 64bit PC a bad thing.
[02:24] - Longest question in Defrag history. TL;DR: Wobbily Win7 needs flattened.
[06:39] - Accidently deleted Desktop tile in Win8, how to get back.
[07:15] - What is Windows 8N version on MSDN.
[08:13] - Is there a way to make title bars smaller on Windows 8.
[09:33] - Aero transparency stopped working.
[10:55] - Is there a way to have two Windows 8 apps on two different monitors.
[11:35] - Can Windows 8 RP be upgraded to RTM or does it need to be flattened.
[12:26] - Determining app compat. [link]
[14:16] - Pick of the Week: H+ The Digital Series [link]
[16:20] - Pick of the Week: Making Windows+X in Windows 8 do anything you want.

[00:20] - Can system image be restored to a new drive letter.
[01:30] - Can system image just be restored to a new SSD.
[02:15] - Can system image from desktop be restored to laptop.
[03:00] - How to turn off HDMI default audio device.
[05:20] - Is it possible to have browser running from another user account.
[07:06] - Is there a way to retain cookies for just one site.
[08:18] - Can user get rights for install/uninstall but not admin rights.
[09:29] - Change what power button does when pressed.
[11:00] - Where can user get install media for laptop.
[12:49] - How to tell if PC has Bluetooth.
[14:00] - Deciding whether to install apps on SSD or HDD.
[16:48] - Pick of the Week: Hybrid SSD/Platter drives deep dive. [link]
[20:35] - Pick of the Week: Channel 9 at JPL. [link]

[00:28] - Do apps that claim to make your Internet speed faster do anything at all?
[03:30] - If user creates a storage space using two non-system HDD, can user dual boot and recognize?
[04:00] - Trying to delete folders, getting error on TrustedInstaller. Can user delete without formatting?
[07:53] - How to change Standard User to Admin without removing and re-adding.
[08:48] - How to rename User Account folder without breaking things.
[09:40] - When clicking PDF, Acrobat doesn't start but shows process running. 
[14:11] - User wants to setup 3x3 grid of monitors, is Win7 limited to number of monitors?
[15:26] - Windows Update hangs.
[17:50] - User can't change login password to previous password.
[19:13] - Pick of the Week - Windows 8 RTM, WS2012 RTM, IE10 RTM, Outlook.com

[00:40] - PC locked except mouse movement.
[09:26] - Process Explorer displaying Chinese font.
[11:01] - Zune retaining podcasts, how to delete.
[13:43] - How to use relative links in Excel.
[17:38] - Bug Check related to ATI driver.
[21:34] - Win7 print bubble message gone, how to get back.
[22:51] - How to delay loading apps on startup. [link]
[27:20] - PC unable to boot from USB thumbdrive.
[30:35] - How to set window bigger than screen size on Win7.
[34:04] - How to disable Aero Snap.
[35:50] - Pick of the Week: Defrag Tools

[00:10] - Defrag is back!
[00:25] - How we spent our summer vacations.
[02:20] - Rebooting takes too long. How to troubleshoot.
[06:42] - UAC prompt even when not turned on.
[09:41] - What generator does Larry use?
[13:01] - Mapped drive doesn't connect on reboot.
[14:45] - PC running hot and throwing bug checks.
[17:57] - Best use for extra RAM.
[21:03] - Picture folder says it needs priv to access.
[23:35] - Is there a way to get advanced format HDD to work with OEM recovery discs. [link]
[25:12] - Thoughts on RAID 0 with SSD's?
[27:04] - Gov's Pick of the Week: Booting off a VHD. [link]
[29:26] - Larry's Pick of the Week: Tech Ed Europe C9 Live videos on demand. [link]

Note: We'll be off for several weeks in June while Channel 9 broadcasts live from Tech Ed North America and Tech Ed Europe. (This episode was posted from the passenger seat of Project Detroit)

[00:50] - Large Disk I/O on Win7 from Symantec.
[02:06] - Windows Backup not working after a virus.
[04:15] - Booting from install DVD on upgrade not working.
[06:30] - Error 1910 Could Not Remove Shortcut on uninstall.
[09:25] - No sound via HDMI to DVI.
[11:34] - How to configure FTP to IE but web to Firefox.
[12:51] - Upgrade from 32bit to 64bit without flattening PC.
[15:55] - Can Win7 use XP's right-click Edit menu.
[17:18] - Making Windows 7 case sensative.
[20:38] - Problems after upgrading from Win7 Home Prem to Ultimate.
[22:13] - Offline installer for IE9. [link]
[23:14] - Can user install from LAN or should they copy down before running an installer.
[25:07] - Larry's Pick of the Week: Microsoft View of the Future Workplace. [link]
[00:00] - Gov's Pick of the Week: Private Cloud. [link]

[00:48] - Picking a laptop for HyperV.
[02:45] - Tip for IE desktop shortcuts. [Fences link]
[03:59] - WD My Book USB 3.0 speeds. [Firmware link] [Note: Yes, it was megaBYTE, not megaBIT]
[06:58] - Corrupted MFCM80.DLL
[06:58] - Keep CMD window up rather than auto closing.
[08:35] - Can power scheme be changed via registry.[link]
[09:38] - Can't see external HDD when connected to PC.
[16:04] - Will having apps on SSD speed up PC if OS is already on SSD.
[18:02] - Pick of the Week: Sharp Keys

[00:15] - Can Windows Home Server run Media Center. [link] [link]
[03:40] - Junction on folder using Skydrive.
[05:01] - Preventing Skydrive from copying large files to local PC. [link]
[06:30] - Why icons refresh after adding a bookmark.
[07:20] - Error 1325 <username> is not a valid short file name.
[09:35] - What * actually does in a Windows Explorer search.
[12:54] - Clicking on any menu item crashes apps.
[15:09] - Can onboard VGA be used along with a PCI video card.
[17:44] - Way to get an icon's right click properties from Task Bar.
[18:37] - Pick of the Week: New line of Lenovo laptops. [link]

[00:28] - Wifi shows an unsecured router but it is set to use WPA2 [link]
[02:50] - Is there a way to exclude file types from Start Menu index
[04:24] - Question about Gov's version of Bing [link]
[07:30] - EvilDictaitor shout out on KB2694771 [link]
[09:00] - Windows Update limited screen resolution
[10:36] - Is there a way to kill the Virtual PC Host process
[11:36] - SSD changed from Drive0 to Drive1, can DiskPart change back
[12:20] - Pick of the Week - Dexpot Beta 16 [link]
[15:50] - Pick of the Week - Hotfix KB2617858 [link]

[00:35] - PAE redux.
[02:11] - Using Sysinternals Junction.exe for SkyDrive remapping.
[02:57] - Differences between SkyDrive and Live Mesh. (link)
[04:06] - SkyDrive with encryption redux. [link]
[04:48] - VHD boot & Windows SKU's redux.
[05:26] - How to have Wallpaper show in lock screen. [link]
[06:17] - Remote desktops use keyboard layout for host machine, is there a workaround?
[08:23] - PC wakes in middle of the night.
[10:34] - Will old laptop benefit from a SSD.
[12:50] - Pick of the Week: Shapeways. [link]
[17:34] - Pick of the Week: The Arsenal of Halo 4. [link] 

[00:33] - A better way to elevate CMD window.
[01:10] - Gov adds on to deleting or moving files without a scan first.
[04:36] - Request for Gov to talk more about WRM remote admin method.
[05:54] - System time randomly going backwards (or slowing).
[07:36] - Chat about Skydrive. [link]
[10:32] - Which types of accounts have Run As Admin option.
[12:15] - Can memory above 32bit limit be used for anything.
[13:17] - Can't remove network drive, shows red X.
[14:35] - How to copy files from a bad drive without clicking through errors.
[16:45] - Pick of the Week: Windows Security Essentials 4 released. [link]

This week Senior Escalation Engineer Andrew Richards fills in for Gov, who is on vacation. Gov will be back next week.

[00:20] - Is there a way to make moves in Windows Explorer immediate.
[02:50] - Why CHKDSK comes up when PC starts sometimes.
[06:53] - Received email asking for personal information from Microsoft. [link]
[08:46] - Windows Update not completing, error 800B0100. [link]
[15:12] - Windows Media Player delays on start.
[21:43] - Can you install Windows 8 over Windows 7. [link]
[24:45] - How to log usage of apps throughout the day.
[29:52] - How to drive 4 monitors with a small form factor. [link]
[36:05] - Need something for Windows like SMEM for Linux. [MarkRuss] [VMMap] [RAMMAP]
[45:48] - How to keep Bluetooth from starting on boot.
[47:02] - How to tell Windows to only index .exe's in folder.
[48:30] - Pick of the Week: 10 Things You Didn't Know Your Lumia Could Do [link]
[49:57] - Pick of the Week: Campus Tours [link] [link]

This week Senior Escalation Engineer Andrew Richards fills in for Gov, who is on vacation.

[00:15] - Outlook and Exchange redux. [link]
[00:58] - Bringing up elevated host file redux.
[02:39] - Another autologin/lock method. [link]
[05:04] - Troubleshooting Bugcheck: 0x00000116
[11:18] - Long post time on ASUS motherboard.
[16:28] - Why after reinstall some file names are blue.
[18:02] - How to get Wifi networks via command line.
[20:36] - Can scrollwheel be less than 1 line per click?
[23:21] - Do you need to add all executables to path? [link]
[25:30] - Pick of the Week: Sysinternals Administrator's Reference [link]
[26:50] - Pick of the Week 2: Kinect enabled Skyrim coming. [link]
[27:20] - Pick of the Week 3: 1366x768 beats out 1024x768. [link]

This week Senior Escalation Engineer Andrew Richards fills in for Gov, who is on vacation.

[01:10] - Windows XP Mode icon doesn't show up in search.
[02:40] - How to uninstall Win8 Metro app entirely.
[03:29] - Can user run Office 2010 and 2007 side by side.
[05:52] - Can PC be setup to log all the way in and then lock. [link] [link]
[11:00] - How to setup PC for multiple time servers. [link]
[13:02] - Can't open .chm file from network share. [link]
[18:00] - Way to change look of folders. [link]
[22:00] - How to cycle between windows in a single app.  
[24:46] - Text size between two monitors of varying resolutions.
[27:19] - Making VS open as admin on icons recent items.
[33:40] - Is there a way to use command line to open Notepad as admin.
[36:58] - Can you login as admin on RD where remote machine doesn't have a password.
[39:06] - Can you restrict permissions on a folder even for administrators?  
[44:33] - Network bandwidth taken when machine is logged on. [link]
[48:40] - Pick of the Week 1: Windows Internals Part 1 [link]
[51:51] - Pick of the Week 2: Zero Day [link] [link]

[01:04] - Can't delete a restore directory after backup.
[04:53] - Blu-Ray won't play on PC.
[08:38] - Best way to move My Documents to a microSD card.
[10:43] - SSD drive running out of space, can user make hiberfile smaller.
[13:20] - Since using Bing RSS for desktop theme, PC shuts off after short time.
[17:33] - Webcams not working on PC.
[19:10] - What's the difference between a router, a switch, and a hub, and how should they be setup in a typical home setup with cable modem?
[25:16] - How to setup a password just for Outlook to keep people using your PC from browsing your mail. [link]
[26:15] - Is there a way to verify a valid email address without using Telnet?
[28:20] - How do you change the default file type to save to in MS Paint on Windows 7.
[29:24] - How do you set a different font for the Command Window?
[32:00] - Pick of the Week: Microsoft Script Explorer for Windows PowerShell. [link]

[00:20] - Gov clarification on read-only account in Windows. 
[02:40] - WPA when replacing mobo and CPU. 
[05:53] - Copying music directory and retaining metadata and album art. 
[07:54] - Prevent emails from having Winmail.dat attachments. [link]
[08:56] - Thoughts on deploying Win7 with UAC turned off. 
[11:10] - Do you need reader apps installed to index content like PDFs? 
[12:23] - Missing codec error playing DVD on Windows Server 2k8.
[14:20] - Best way to copy a DVD if user only has one drive. 
[15:50] - What format method for compatibility between PC, Mac, and Linux. [exFAT for XP]
[19:40] - Pick of the Week: Hanselman on installing Windows 8 off VHD. [link] 

[00:37] - Wants media server to sleep at the right times.
[02:53] - Is there a Powershell script to shut down non-essential processes?
[05:55] - PC randomly restarts, possibly .NET related.
[07:47] - How to do a complex search in Outlook. [link]
[10:55] - Is there a read only user account on Windows?
[12:38] - FPS games not working on MouseWithoutBorders setup.
[14:25] - Office 2010 isn't installing correctly. [link]
[15:50] - How can user do a Kinect chat with more than one person. [link] [link]
[17:55] - Pick Of The Week: Applied Sciences Group Interactive Display. [link]

[00:43] - Windows search not performing as user expects, why?  
[03:51] - User wants more selection in how Windows Updates install.  
[06:56] -  How to have different backgrounds on spanned monitors.
[08:45] -  Left click not responding on IE9. [link]
[10:30] -  How to get OS to ask what to do when hitting power button.
[11:15] -  Can user disable Windows reboot after an install.
[12:45] -  Do you really need to reboot after every driver install?
[17:15] -  How to safely delete data in an MDB, does it store data outside file?
[18:18] -  Can user set config files to open with admin priv?
[20:26] -  How to remove duplicates in Favorites. [link]
[21:19] -  How to remove exif data in an image.
[23:39] -  Pick of the Week: Consumer Preview of Windows 8. [link]

Advance apologies for the audio quality, the error has since been corrected but too late to solve for this episode.

[00:30] - Follow up question about memory cleaner.
[02:36] - Network connectivity dropping in Windows 7.  
[06:15] - Question about RAID setup.  [link]
[11:50] - How do you sync favorites across PC's?
[13:00] - Is there a log to know which file you just deleted?
[15:30] - Process for batch resizing of images. [link]
[19:00] - How to disable Tablet PC Input Panel. [link]
[20:00] - Can VS perf be helped by installing on an SD card?
[22:50] - Crowdsource Ask of the Week: Extracting file from archive with bad volumes.
[26:53] - Silent install of a printer file.
[28:33] - Required priv for making a text file in C:\.
[29:09] - Pick of the Week: Sterling engine seen running on the desk. [link, link, link]

[01:40] - Using D2D with Windows 7 on restore.
[04:36] - Closed laptop during updates, now PC hangs.
[07:38] - Are RAM cleaners helpful or unneeded?
[09:37] - Silverlight in a nutshell. [mentioned link]
[12:26] - Getting the full path for a given file.
[13:35] - Can you change the icon for a TaskBar pinned site.
[17:47] - Using a laptop as a WiFi router.
[20:09] - Showing custom wallpaper on lock screen.* [Gov notes below]
[21:35] - How to rotate screen easily.
[27:00] - Admin rights for removing icons in Start Menu.
[29:35] - Pick of the Week: Visual Studio Achievements.
[32:17] - Pick of the Week: Privacy Day [link]

* Following are Gov's First of all, create a DWORD value named OEMBackground in the HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background key, and set its value to 1 (You can delete the value if you want to restore the settings). Then, create a folder named backgrounds in the path %windir%\system32\oobe\info.
At last, copy the JPG files according to your monitor's resolution. For example,
   backgroundDefault.jpg (MUST-HAVE)
   background1024×1280.jpg
   background1280×1024.jpg
   background1024×768.jpg
   background1280×960.jpg
   background1600×1200.jpg
   background1440×900.jpg
   background1920×1200.jpg
   background1280×768.jpg
   background1360×768.jpg
All the images must be less than 256kb in size. If you are using a resolution that is not provided in the image file, system will display backgroundDefault.jpg.

[00:10] - Update on Gov's Nest. 
[05:32] - Will system image still have access to Bitlocker? 
[06:05] - What type of encryption does Bitlocker use? 
[06:17] - Does Windows 7 defrag the pagefile or hiber file?
[07:30] - How Windows 7 defrag works.
[08:00] - How to remove all folders with "foo" from command line.
[09:00] - Do I need to install all .NET, or just most recent in Win7? 
[11:35] - Is Recent Items use count exposed somewhere? 
[12:22] - Clicking task bar icon doesn't bring app forward. 
[14:42] - Reboot not showing on remote desktop. 
[15:26] - Laptop screen disables when monitor connected on boot.
[17:16] - DCOM errors on Windows 7.
[19:00] - Pick of the Week - The Lenovo Yoga.
[21:32] - Pick of the Week - Kinect for Windows. [link]

[00:10] - Crapware recap.
[04:20] - Pulling drivers out of the .wim after flattening a PC.
[06:00] - Is it overkill to have an admin account and a standard user account.
[08:44] - Taskbar acts weird when debugging in VS.
[10:22] - Flattening a PC takes longer than we often suggest, why?
[14:33] - The case for bigger or smaller block sizes.
[17:33] - Gov on UPS's. [link]
[21:34] - What is Local Disk Q:?
[23:00] - How to capture a screenshot periodically.
[24:28] - Can't see all the RAM on a PC.
[25:15] - How to remove lock icon from a folder.
[26:06] - How to alt-tab to an app without a Task Bar button.
[25:15] - Pick of the Week: PerfView [link]

Following is the note from Wayne Knapp about extracting drivers out of your recovery image:

"It sounds a little scary but it works well and you can always restore to the factory image if something goes wrong. This gives one the maybe the cleanest possible starting point. I recently was able to upgrade a Dell 2320 all in one touch screen computer to Windows 8 using the above approach. I was able to reinstall all the correct drivers in about 10 minutes after the Windows 8 install was complete.

1) Open up an administrator command prompt.
2) Create a directory to create a copy of the expanded restore image, say "c:\backupImage".  
3) Expand the factory image with dism.exe.  This is scary looking but docmented in MSDN.   In my example:
"dism /mount-win /wimfile:d:\DELL\Image\Factory.wim /index:1 /mountDir:c:\backupImage"
This command will take a few minutes to run.  
4) Copy the c:\backupImage\windows\system32\DriverStore directory to the recovery partition, say d:\DriverStore. 
5) Now reinstall a clean version of Windows on the C:\ drive, leaving the restore partition alone!
6) Fix the drivers by using the device manager and browsing to the D:\driverstore for the drivers.  
7) Enjoy your fast and very clean system!"

Microsoft tech troubleshooter extraordinaire Gov Maharaj and I help walk you through troubleshooting solutions to your tech support problems. If you have a problem you want to send us, you can use the Problem Step Recorder in Windows 7 (see this for details on how) and send us the zip file to DefragShow@microsoft.com. We will also be checking comments for problems, but the email address will let us contact you if needed.

[01:00] - Getting started
[03:30] - Start as-is or flatten?
[12:00] - Software Gov installs [Security essentials, WL essentials]
[13:20] - Cleaning up root and Start Menu
[21:30] - Software Larry installs [Above + VLC, Video Inspector, Virtual Clone Drive, Fences, The Brain] [VLC AMA]
[31:02] - Gov's backup system.
[34:35] - Larry's backup system.
[38:00] - Pick of the Week 1 - Soluto [link] [link] (to get an account, use the invite code "DefragShowSentMe")
[43:30] - Pick of the Week 2 - Ninite [link]

[01:00] - I'm moving to a RAID, should I flatten my system?
[03:57] - I'm building a system with 24GB of RAM, do I still need a page file? [link]
[07:47] - When I right click and save an image as background online, where does it save the image locally?
[08:40] - Image management with tags.
[10:50] - Best way to change display settings, maybe with hotkey on Powershell script.
[11:42] - Pinned icon on taskbar 'breaks'.
[12:45] - Advice on building fastest gaming PC.
[15:11] - CD drive tray opens when clicking on drive in Explorer.
[18:41] - How to run everything as administrator.
[22:25] - Pick of the Week: Windows 8 App Store. [link] Lytro camera. [link]

[01:10] - Notification popup screen error. 
[03:50] - Best way to switch audio output device.
[06:30] - Control-0 reseting IE zoom to 125% not 100%.
[08:22] - Error writing to LPT1 in Windows 7.
[10:44] - Blocking Windows Updates to avoid policy.
[12:58] - Locking a drive with a password.
[15:47] - Can you change display properties via command line. 
[16:48] - Can you change wallpaper in Windows 7 Starter Edition.
[17:53] - Can you make the Control button work like caps lock.
[20:05] - Is it wise to use compression on AppData folder?
[21:05] - Picks of the Week: Scott Hanselman's Guide to Freeing up Disk Space under Windows 7 [link], The Future of the cube farm: TetraShed [link], Poetic Aura [link], 3D games for Xbox [link]