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How to Reduce your Terminal Server Login Time to 7 Seconds or Less

Over at BrianMadden.com, Michael Thomason presents a video where he explains some of the tricks he's used to successfully reduce his login times on Terminal Servers to a mere 5-7 seconds. The video includes tricks relating to:

  • Detailed overview of the user login process.
  • Various system settings which dramatically decrease login time.
  • How to enable User Environment Debugging to trace user login experience to determine bottlenecks.
  • Streamline GPO policy processing time.
  • Proper antivirus software configuration and other various filter driver tweaks.
  • Various redirector and workstation service settings which enhance performance.
  • Understanding of how various disk/profile layouts affect login time.
  • How to reduce user profile size.
  • Demonstrate efficient methods for creating "roaming" user profiles/settings.
  • Recommended methods and techniques for folder redirection including Favorites, My Documents, IE history, cookies, and others.
  • Monitoring/Reporting on user login/application experience.

The video is over 70 minutes in length and was originally presented at the BriForum last year in Amsterdam. Check it out at this location: http://www.brianmadden.com/blog/GabeKnuth/BriForum-Video---Decreasing-Windows-Login-Time

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Greg Shields, is an independent author, instructor, and IT consultant based in Denver, Colorado, and a co-founder of Concentrated Technology. With nearly 15 years of experience in information technology, Greg has developed extensive experience in systems administration, engineering, and architecture specializing in Microsoft systems management, remote application, and virtualization technologies. Greg is a Contributing Editor for Redmond Magazine, MCPmag.com, and Virtualization Review Magazine and is the author of five books, including Windows Server 2008:  What’s New / What’s Changed. Greg is also a highly sought-after instructor and speaker, speaking regularly at conferences like TechMentor Events, and producing computer-based training curriculum for CBT Nuggets.  Greg is a recipient of Microsoft "Most Valuable Professional" award with a specialization in Windows Terminal Services.