VOIP Bridge Setup
To setup a Grandstream fax or conference bridge for Vonage:
Windows 10 Fake Restart
I recently witnessed a Windows 10 PC restart, only to find that WMIC was reporting it had not been rebooted in a month. This false restart was causing the users VPN to fail. After multiple “Restarts” that appeared to complete, I finally ran restart /f /r /t3 from command. This forced restart took longer, updated the last bootup… Read More »
Flex License Manager Update
The AutoDesk Flex License Manager loads but does not distribute, licenses to versions of Autodesk that are newer than the license manager. The Autodesk products will show an expired or no licenses available message when this happens. The easiest way to update the FLM is to: Install the FLM on a local Windows PC (the Autodesk installer will… Read More »
Server Manager Totally Blank
Windows Server Manager loads as a blank page. This is caused by a compatability issue with graphics drivers, particularly when the server has an advanced GPU installed. The quick resolution to this, is to uninstall the graphics driver. This will load the basic Microsoft video driver and allow the Server Manager to load.
NVidia GTX vs. Quadro
Purpose – Quadro cards are designed for specific render tasks, like CAD and video rendering, outperforming Geforce by a significant margin. AutoDesk has only certified Quadro Cards for Revit. Quality – Quadro cards are designed for maximum durability and longevity and stand up to the rigors of daily strenuous use better than the consumer-oriented Geforce. For these reasons… Read More »
iTunes & Drive Space
iTunes requires a great deal of free space when restoring an iOS device. Encrypted backups build an unencrypted copy of the data, as it loads it back to the device. You will need at least enough free space to match 200% of the backup you plan to restore. Backups are located here: C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup or C:\Users\%username%\Apple\MobileSync\Backup
Samsung Video Server Plug-in
The plugin will not work, if simply installed with administrative credentials. To install the plug-in: When logged in as the end user, run Internet Explorer as administrator. Log into the video server and run the ActiveX plug-in installer.
Audit: AD User Passwords
This PowerShell script will create an HTML file with account password details when run on AD server.
Increase WordPress Upload Size
Install Plug-In: Increase Maximum Upload File Size On the host system > Go to C:\PHP\n.n.n\ > open php.ini Search for and update size in the below code & run iisreset from cmd ; Maximum allowed size for uploaded files. upload_max_filesize = 40M
Set Network Type
To change the network type in windows 10 from Public to Private: $Name = Get-NetConnectionProfile|Select Name |out-gridview -PassThru Set-NetConnectionProfile -Name $Name.name -NetworkCategory Private
Office 365 Signatures Button Fix
Create a .reg file with this and add it to the registry.
Clear Public Desktop
del /q c:\Users\Public\Desktop\*.*
WSUS Directory Move
Run this from cmd, then move the directory to the new path. CD C:\program files\update services\tools wsusutil movecontent F:\WSUS F:\WSUS\wsus.log -skipcopy
DRAC Reset
You can reset a drac for firmware upgrade ot when you reach maximum sessions from ssh: racadm racreset
OneNote MIA in Office 19’ & 365
So Microsoft has gone full Alphabet Soup <&@@?$3> when it comes to where you can keep your virtual notebooks. Starting in 2019 you will no longer be storing data anywhere other than in the cloud. More… The temporary fix is to add OneNote 2016. this is also required to access any network based notbooks.
Fragmented Tables
This code will locate SQL tables with fragmentation: –Replace DB_Name USE DB_Name; GO SELECT OBJECT_NAME(a.OBJECT_ID)AS TableName, a.index_id, name, avg_fragmentation_in_percent,avg_page_space_used_in_percent,page_count FROM sys.dm_db_index_physical_stats(DB_ID(N’DB_Name’), NULL, NULL, NULL,’SAMPLED’) AS a JOIN sys.indexes AS b ON a.object_id = b.object_id AND a.index_id = b.index_id WHERE avg_fragmentation_in_percent >= 30 ORDER BY page_count DESC GO
User Logon Time
To find when a user last logged onto their PC (drop findstr to return account properties): net user “johnDoe” /domain | findstr /C:”Last logon”
Current Versions
Bluebeam
Mac Outlook Reset Database
Navigate to this location for the user and delete both folders: /Users/me/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/Outlook/Outlook 15 Profiles/Main Profile/
WordPress Posts Missing Content
Outdated Plugins can cause the body of posts & pages to appear blank. To resolve this disable plugins until you find the cause.
PHP Manual Upgrade
Manually update PHP on Windows:
‘WMI exception occurred on server’
When running Move-DatabasePath in Exchange the following error shows up ‘WMI exception occurred on server’. This is caused when the database has too many log files. The fix is to run a backup, time permitting. If time is limited: Enable circular logging on the database to be moved Dismount and Mount the database (this will start the log… Read More »
Abacus Server IP Change
Change the following key to update the server IP (Not a system name) for the Abacus client or create a GPO
Vonage Phone Access
To log into a Vonage phone, use the 6 digit account number. If the device is not yet provisioned the default password is “admin”.
Removing Adobe Creative Cloud
Adobe Cloud applications will not uninstall without an active adobe cloud account. To circumvent this restriction use the cleaner tool provided by Adobe.
MySQL Service not starting
Create a backup of all current MySQL data and databases at C:\ProgramData\MySQL\MySQL Server n.n\data Open the C:\ProgramData\MySQL\MySQL Server n.n\my.ini file. Add the following line into the [MySQLD] section: innodb_force_recovery = 1 skip-grant-tables Try to start MySQL. Stop MySQL service. Remove the line innodb_force_recovery from my.ini file and start MySQL. Alternative Open: C:\ProgramData\MySQL\MySQL Server n.n\data Delete ib_logfile0 & ib_logfile1… Read More »
Get-Filehash
To verify a file checksum use get-filehash -path c:\older\file.ext
View Cellular MEID on Windows 10
Go to: Settings > Network & Internet > Cellular > Advanced Options
Offline install of .NET 3.5
If .NET 3.5 will not install use this by mounting the ISO that matches the current version of Windows and running as Admin: Dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFX3 /All /Source:D:\sources\sxs /LimitAccess
Dropping RAID
If you need to drop RAID from a windows box follow these steps: Reset the Local account password Sysprep the box and shutdown Disable RAID from the drives or remove the controller Let the system boot and rejoin the domain This can be helpful if you plan the virtualize a windows box that is set to boot from… Read More »
Azure HUB Savings
Hybrid Use Benefit is a bring your own license benefit saving clients ~40%. Each existing Windows Server Standard with SA license will permit you to run either: 1 Azure VM instance up to 16 cores 2 Azure VM instances up to 8 cores Each Windows 10 or Windows VDA per user with SA Limitations: The license can be run… Read More »
Making PowerShell Interactive
Turn a Powershell script into an interactive application with: Out-GridView -PassThru | This code will pause your script and present you the data collected in a grid view. You can then select specific items in that view. When you hit OK at the bottom the script will proceed against just the selected items.
Windows updates via PowerShell
The script runs for a while at get-wulist Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -MinimumVersion 2.8.5.201 –Force Install-Module PSWindowsUpdate get-wulist get-wuinstall –acceptall –AutoReboot
Outlook “Signatures” button fails
If the “Signatures” button fails to open the dialogue box for changing your signature, you can take the following steps: Locate: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{0006F03A-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\LocalServer32] Direct it to outlook.exe This file can be renamed .reg and imported to fix this issue on Office 365: Office365
Windows 10 1803 not installing
If the 1803 download gets stuck you can manually install it from here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 Do NOT choose download now.