by admin | Dec 9, 2020 | Patching/Security, Server 201x
To force Server 201x to recheck for updates (when you have manually installed some, or it is only showing the Install Now option), open an elevated command prompt and run: usoclient StartScan That should immediately start a rescan (and be visible in the GUI)....
by admin | Nov 26, 2020 | Server 201x
Recently had a requirement to replace an old Server 2008 file server with something a little newer. Rather than attempt an in-place upgrade we decided it was simpler to build the new server (2016 in this instance) afresh and then follow the simple instructions as...
by admin | Nov 5, 2020 | Exchange Server, Microsoft 365, PowerShell
A simple script to export a list of licenced users from your M365 tenant: Get-MSOLUser | Where-Object { $_.isLicensed -eq “True”} | Select-Object DisplayName, UserPrincipalName, isLicensed | Export-Csv C:Temp365LicencedUserList.csv Note that this does not...
by admin | Sep 22, 2020 | Printers, Software
Attempting to print from the native Windows Photo app was producing a rather unhelpful “configuration error” message, even though it had previously been working fine. The solution was to locate printconfig.dll (to be found somewhere under the...
by admin | Apr 7, 2020 | Hyper-V, Server 201x
For whatever reason you may want to rename a VHD(X) file. To do so is quite straightforward (but will require a small amount of downtime): 1. Shut down the VM.2. Remove the virtual disk (VHDX) from the VM.3. Rename the file as required.4. Use Hyper-V manager (or...