Knowledge Base for Windows

KB816585: How to apply predefined security templates

Posted by MLK under Windows Security

Description/Problem:
This article describes how to apply predefined security templates. Microsoft Windows Server includes several predefined security templates that you can apply to increase the level of security on your network.

Solution:
KB816585

KB303021: How to manually generate a memory dump file

Posted by MLK under Windows Security

Description/Problem:
If a Windows NT/2000 server stops responding (hangs), you can create a memory dump file to troubleshoot the issue. When you create a memory dump file, it is similar to forcing a bug check or a Stop error on the server.

Solution:
KB303021

How to create several pagefiles on one logical disk

Posted by MLK under Windows Registry

Description/Problem:

For better system and application performance it’s sometimes helpful to create several pagefiles with maximum file size of 4 GB on one logical disk, as create only one big pagefile with size (for example) 20 GB.

Solution:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management

Key name:
PagingFiles

Key type:
MULTI_REG_SZ

Key data (example):
C:\pagefile.sys 4092 4092
D:\pagefile.sys 4092 4092
D:\pagefile2.sys 4092 4092
D:\pagefile3.sys 4092 4092
D:\pagefile4.sys 4092 4092