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This article lists all the version numbers for Configration Manager 2012 and “CB”, and how to tell which version you’re running.
Get Active Directory pictures in Windows 10
We have been working on migrating a customer from Windows 7 over to Windows 10. Our goal is to have Windows 8 and 10 clients pull the pictures from Active Directory to the users local profiles.
Windows Backup Mail Report Script
Updated version available: This article covers v4.1 of the script (2016). A fully rewritten v5.0 is now available, compatible with Windows Server 2025 and using the SendGrid REST API instead of the deprecated Send-MailMessage.Read the updated article: Windows Server...
Fix Users Homefolder Permissions
The script will look through the a selected Organization Unit and verify that all users have a Home Directory set, and that it has the appropriate NTFS permissions.
Previously all users had Full-permissions on their home folder, which led to the users resetting permissions and removing unwanted permissions (Backup or Admin accounts) to their “private” stuff.
Google Adsense shortcode for WordPress
Following is a short tutorial how to get your Adsense code set up to work as a shortcode.
This is very effective if you want to place advertisements within a post or page.
Uninstall script for Outlook KB3114409
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday on december 8th 2015 released update KB3114409, intended to help admins keep Outlook 2010 from starting in safe mode, has in fact done the opposite.
SASL/LDAP Simple warning on Domain Controllers
I noticed that a couple of Domain Controllers started reporting Warning-messages. It turns out that one or more clients have been using LDAP binds that are performed on a clear text (non-SSL/TLS-encrypted) connection.
Fix for slow “Downloads” folder in Windows 10
In the last couple of weeks I’ve been noticing that clicking the “Downloads” folder in Windows Explorer took a long time to load.
After a bit of research, it turns out Windows 10 tries to guess…
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