by Rocky Beaven | Nov 18, 2014 | Miscellaneous, Software
Robocopy is a handy command line tool but it can be extremely slow on occasion (orders of magnitude slower than a GUI drag and drop for example). A few things to try: 1. On a reliable network don’t use the /Z switch. 2. Include the /MT:16 switch (enables the use...
by Rocky Beaven | Oct 21, 2014 | Miscellaneous, Software
If you have an executable that is stored on a remote (network) drive that you wish to pin to your taskbar then the usual “Right-click, Pin to Taskbar” option is not available. The workaround is as follows: 1. Pin a local application (e.g. Calculator) 2....
by Rocky Beaven | Aug 28, 2014 | Group Policy, Microsoft KB, Server 201x, Software
You can configure Remote Desktop Services (formerly known as Terminal Services) to disconnect and/or end sessions based on timings of your choice. A Microsoft forum entry describes the various settings and options...
by Rocky Beaven | Jun 8, 2014 | Office
When you try and open a Word mail merge document that is linked to a data source you may receive a warning dialogue that states: “Opening this will run the following SQL command”. This dialogue can appear behind the application you are working on and it...
by Rocky Beaven | Feb 28, 2013 | Exchange Server, Microsoft 365, PowerShell
You may at some point want to get a list of all the mailboxes defined on your mail server, along with other details (such as additional email addresses) for each. From Exchange 2007 SP1 onwards there is an export list option in the Exchange Management Console (EMC)....
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