Can't find a network/ethernet device driver Windows 7?

Download Driverpack solutions from https://drp.su/en/foradmin. Extract the file to a USB drive and run the program. It will automatically detect and will offer to install or update drivers for Windows 7.

[SOLVED:] Installing Deepfreeze on Windows 7 Virtual Hard Disk

So I tested running windows 7 on a virtual hard disk on a couple of machines in my computer shop. I found an online tutorial to install a windows boot system from a VHD. It got my attention because of how easy to do backup. Just copy the entire win7.vhd file to a backup drive and its done! I also like that it creates a separate partition for the operating system aside from the game disk partition. This is ideally a requirement in a computer shop environment wherein the operating system in installed on a separate partition and locked-down with deep-freeze and another partition that contains games and other apps that are constantly needs updating.

Deep-freeze is a special type of a windows application that locks a partition or partitions from changes. It is like making the partition read-only. The users are able to use the computer normally and can save files and make changes to the system, but everything reverts back to its original state when the computer is restarted.

Deep-freeze worked fine in my computer shop until I tested it on a windows system on a VHD. I initially thought that it will work flawless because it is still the same windows version that I used and residing on a separate partition, as it did on my old setups. I later found out that there are user files on the desktop even when deep-freeze is enabled. I deleted those files and rebooted and the change persisted even after rebooting. It is then i concluded that deep-freeze will not work on a VHD boot partition.

My solution is to revert back to my old setup of having windows 7 installed and running on a separate logical partition instead of using VHD.

In summary, deepfreeze will not work on a windows virtual hard disk.

Learn how to disable Cortana in Windows 10's Anniversary Update

Microsoft made windows 10's cortana unkillable in Windows 10 Anniversary update 1607. Users are unable to turn-off cortana if they don't know where to look. Here'a how I disabled it via registry.

1. Open Registry Editor by pressing Windows + R

2. Typing "regedit" into the box and press enter.

3. Navigate to the following key in the left side:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search.

4. If you don't see a "Windows Search" key below the Windows folder, right-click the Windows folder and select New -> Key. Name it "Windows Search"

5. Right-click the "Windows Search" key in the left side and select New -> DWORD (32-bit) Value. Name the value "AllowCortana". Double-click it and set the value to "0" (zero).

6. If you wish to enable cortana in again in the future, set AllowCortana" value to "1".

7, Close the registry editor and restart the computer before the change takes effect.

If Cortana is disabled, the circle icon is replaced by the magnifying lens icon.