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Azure Backup internal error (ID: 130001)

When installing the Azure Backup Agent you need to supply your vault credentials.
If doing so incorrectly you will get the following error…

Azure Backup Mail Report Script

Jocha previously released a very popular mail report-script for Windows Backup. A downside with the new Azure backup-agent is that it did not offer mail reports… until today!

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…

Breaking into a Windows System

Do you ever get that sinking feeling, when you’ve forgotten the root password to your test lab?  Again?

I hate it too!  So I decided to figure out a way around it, using a work around…

Office365 Safe Attachment Delay Report

Recently the Helpdesk have been getting cases about slow delivery times due to Office 365 ATP Safe Attachments. We have created a script to retrieve the data from Exchange Online, and then used Power BI to visualize it.

How to Export Mailboxes with Exchange Server 2010 SP1

How to Export Mailboxes with Exchange Server 2010 SP1

Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1 introduced a new method for exporting mailboxes called Mailbox Export Requests. This new method replaces the previous Export-Mailbox command.
Before we look at how to create a new mailbox export request in Exchange 2010 SP1 there are a few things that you should understand.

Verifying Domain User Home Directory

Verifying Domain User Home Directory

Some administrators prefer to do everything manually, other automated. I have always preferred to have as much as possible automated or at least set up with a script so the action can easily be repeated without varying end results.

I have written a script which verifies that all users that should have a home folder has one, and that it has the appropriate permissions.

SCCM with RevoDrive and 0x800700A1

SCCM with RevoDrive and 0x800700A1

Lately I’ve been struggling with deploying Windows via SCCM 2012 to a workstation running a RevoDrive as primary storage. The MDT scripts do not seem to think that the card is bootable…

Make Primary User Local Admin via Task Sequence

Make Primary User Local Admin via Task Sequence

I set up a small script which adds the username supplied during OSD to the local administrative group instead, which you could run from a TS.
This way only the Primary User gets elevated privileges over their own PC.

Application Installation Error 0x87D00607

Application Installation Error 0x87D00607

I ran into this issue when switching between our production and test environment. If you’re receiving the 0x87D00607 error you are most likely connected to a network/site which does not have a Configuration Manager Boundary or Boundary Group.

SCCM Client Installation Error 53

SCCM Client Installation Error 53

If you’re having trouble deploying the SCCM client and you’re getting Error 53 you should verify that the Client Installation account is local administrator and that Remote administration is turned on.

Password Generator

Password Generator

Security is very important, especially when it comes to IT.
We’ve created a password generating script to assist in making sure we all use high security passwords.

Sending Emails via Powershell

Sending Emails via Powershell

Lately I’ve been setting up a back-end script for one of our customers. The full script creates Domain users, generates passwords and emails the manager/CEO the user information.

This post will only contain the Email function, more functions will be posted later.