Gaming Control Panel
Users are suddenly seeing a new “Gaming Control Panel” open on their system. To turn it off manually press Win + I > Gaming > deselect “On” The Control Panel is opened by pressing Win + G and looks like this:
Daisy Chain Monitors
Daisy chaining is a feature of DisplayPort monitors, and can be helpful when you lack the needed ports on a PC, or cable length. By default this is turned off on most monitors, and when connected the 2nd display will either mirror the first, or be disabled. To enable the feature on Dell monitors from the hardware menu… Read More »
AutoCAD Fix Missing Plot Styles
1. Check the Plot Style Folder Location: Open AutoCAD and go to Options by typing OPTIONS in the command line. In the Files tab, locate Printer Support File Path > Plot Style Table Search Path. Verify that the correct folder containing your .ctb or .stb files (plot styles) is listed. If not, update the path to where your… Read More »
Import PSTs to 365
Go to: https://outlook.office365.com/ecp/UsersGroups/AdminRoleGroups.slab (365 Exchange ) May take 24 hours to apply Add Role to: Organization Management > Mailbox Import Export Go to:https://protection.office.com/import
Advanced System Settings
Microsoft continues to dumb down the Control Panel GUI. To access the now missing” traditional” System control panel, go to Run and enter: SystemPropertiesAdvanced.exe
Powershell posting with color
To add Powershell to a WordPress post with color: Copy the code from the Powershell ISE > Paste it into Word > Copy it from Word and Paste it into OneNote > Copy it from OneNote and paste it into WordPress The first steps will let you record in OneNote with color as well.
Hybrid Exchange – Create a New User
Microsoft does NOT perform a true synchronization between on-premise and 365 Exchange. As a result, there are many settings that can only be changed in AD or on-prem Exchange. When creating a user you must follow these steps.
WordPress add a site
Once PHP, MYSQL & WordPress are set up on a Windows server, you can easily add additional sites.
Blank screen when signing in to Office.com via IE
Install Silverlight Add the following to Local Intranet zone: https://*. + live.com; microsoft.com; microsoftazuread-sso.com; microsoftonline.com; msftauth.net; msocdn.com; office.com; office365.com; windows.net clear the browser cache/cookies
Partitioning Disks in Linux
lsblk – List all disks & partitions attached (Can change after reboot) sudoparted /dev/sda mklabel gpt – Initializes the disk with a GPT partition [Destructive!] sudo parted -a opt /dev/sda mkpart primary ext4 0% 100% – Creates a new partition mkfs.ext4 -L datapartition /dev/sda1 – Format the partition as Ext4 Note: Partitions have a number appended to the… Read More »
Remove Orphaned Exchange Server
Removing a defunct Exchange Server from AD: ADSI Edit to Configuration\Services\Microsoft Exchange\<org name>\Administrative Group\Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)\Servers +CN=[ServerName] Delete from this point including all child-items If you have any exchange 2003 public folder references or routing groups, those will need to be deleted as well. They can be deleted using the management console if you prefer.
Remotely Join a PC to Domain
Rename PC > Reboot Connect VPN > Join Domain > Reboot Login to local account > Connect VPN > Switch User > Login as domain admin (causes VPN to close) > Logoff Login to local account > Reconnect VPN > Switch User >Login as domain user
Keep Mapped Location Open
If windows continually drops a remote location you can keep it open with this: do{start-process \\server\path ;start-sleep 5 $a = (New-Object -comObject Shell.Application).Windows() |?{$_.FullName -ne $null} |? {$_.FullName.toLower().Endswith(‘\explorer.exe’)} $a | % { $_.Quit() }Start-sleep 3600}while ($True)
Broken OneNote Links
These changes in the cloud will break access to OneNote and risk data loss: Username changes involving the domain name. Moving, or renaming a OneNote notebook When this happens, notebook owners will need to reshare their notebooks and all users should look for unlinked notebooks after a domain change.
Wake on LAN (WOL)
Migrating PhotoShop Settings
To Migrate a users custom settings: On the Source PC: Backup Presets & Adobe Photoshop [version] Settings from: %appdata%/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop [version]/ On the Destination PC: Restore the above folders to: %appdata%/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop [version]/
RDP Security Error
To bypass the error, merge this into the registry: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\CredSSP\Parameters] “AllowEncryptionOracle”=dword:00000002
WordPress Hack
Hackers first try and access the users database at: /wp-json/wp/v2/users/. If successful you next see repeated attempts to log on to the site, reflected in hits on /wp-login.php & /xmlrpc.php. This is what a WordPress brute force attack looks like: As you can see these hits come from all over the world:
Windows Server Upgrade Path
Correct To upgrade the OS Windows Server must be upgraded in steps. 2003 > 2008* > 2012R2 > 2016 > 2019 Incorrect – Data loss will occur While possible, these upgrades will clean install the OS, NOT upgrade. 2008* > 2016 *2008 is not supported (no mouse) on newer Hyper-V, use 2008R2
IPCONFIG – Remotely Release and Renew
ipconfig /release && ipconfig /renew If run remotely “ipconfig /release” will disconnect the session and prevent running “ipconfig /renew”. These can be run consecutively from a single line by, connecting the two commands with “&&”.
Installing Exchange 2019
Upgrade Active Directory Forest Functional level in the organization to Server 2012 R2 or later. Install .NET Framework 4.8 Unified Communications Managed API 4.0 Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable Package
Uninstall Software via Powershell
Outlook OST/PST scan reset
Outlook requires a data file be scanned when it has detected corruption. This can prevent users from accessing the program. To bypass this requirement the following registry key can be altered.
Variables
This is a list of windows variables:
AD Offline after Virtualization of Domain Controller
After virtualization of a Domain Controller the domain is in a failed state with these issues:
File Paths
Adobe PDF DLL for x64 install C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\Xtras\AdobePDF\AMD64 Apple iTunes iOS Backups: %APPDATA%\Apple Computer\MobileSync AutoCAD License Info %AppData%(All Users)\Autodesk\AutoCAD LT 2006\R11\Adlm\ *html file C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\Adlm\REVITS2011en_USRegInfo.html Client license – Network c:\program files\Autocad 2010\licpath.lic c:\program files\Autocad\Product 20nn\licpath.lic Client license – Subscription C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\CLM\LGS Google Chrome Bookmarks: C:\Users\hmg\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile n\Bookmarks Java MSI Files: C:\Users\%username%\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java\ Microsoft Office Outlook PSTs: %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Outlook\*.pst NK2 Autofill:… Read More »
Backdoor RDP
If you need to assist a remote user and nothing seems to work try this: Have them connect their VPN From a server on their network, connect via Remote Desktop to the PC by name If name is not registered in DNS, log into the router and get VPN client IP
Enable RDP via PowerShell
To Enable Remote Desktop from PowerShell run:
Email Recovery
Here is what to expect when a mailbox is in repair mode :
Dell Client Configuration Toolkit
This utility provides BIOS configuration capability to Dell Optiplex, Latitude, and Precision systems from within Windows. The tool does not require a reboot and offers a GUI or CLI interface. On the Dell Support Site, this can be found under Drivers > Systems Management > Sys-Man_Application <version number>.exe.
Remote Desktop with Multiple Screens
If your remote PC is running Windows 10, you can use multiple screens when you remote into the system. To enable this:
Reset Autodesk subscription login
If you’re having issues with your Revit license, you can reset your login.
Mac Cisco VPN Setup
To set up a Cisco VPN on your MAC:
Upgrade Windows 10 from the Network
Batch file for upgrading Windows 10 from the network or C:\Win10: start /wait \\Server\win10\setup.exe /auto upgrade /migratedrivers all /dynamicupdate enable /priority normal /showoobe none /compat ignorewarning /copylogs C:\Temp\Win10Upgrade.log /pkey YDC6P-XXXXX-XR66V-XXXXX-BBH3B
Remote Execution
Four ways to remotely run an executable. ([WMICLASS]“PCName:Win32_Process”).create(“notepad.exe”) Invoke-WmiMethod –ComputerName PCName -Class win32_process -Name create -ArgumentList “notepad” Invoke-Command –ComputerName PCName –ScriptBlock {Start-Process notepad.exe} “C:\!msp\bin\PsExec.exe” @Z:\Delpoy\Software\Install.txt -s msiexec.exe /i “z:\Deploy\MSI\firefox.msi” /q