How to enable delete prompt on Windows 8/2012

1. Right click on Recycle Bin, select Properties
2. check Display delete confirmation dialog

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How to start “Interactive Service Detection” service on Windows 8/2012

Attempting to start the Interactive Service Detection (UI0Detect) service on Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 can fail with the incomprehensible “Error 1: Incorrect function” message:

This is because Microsoft has disabled interactive services in these new operating systems!

Fortunately, it is easy to re-enable interactive services by editing the registry:

1. start regedit
2. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Windows on the left side
3. On the right, double-click the NoInteractiveServices entry and change its value from 1 to 0
4. Click OK to record your change
5. Close the registry editor

How to install MSE on Windows Server

1. Download MSE from http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security-essentials-all-versions
2. set mseinstall.exe Compatibility mode to Windows 7
3. Open Command Prompt as administrator
4. run mseinstall /disableoslimit

How to change Terminal Service listening port in Windows

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\WinStations\RDP-Tcp]
"PortNumber"=dword:00000d3d