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We were recently setting up a new WSUS server in our lab and also setting up System Center Updates Publisher (SCUP) and kept getting an error when trying to connect SCUP to WSUS which were installed on the same server. The error we were getting was: “Failed to connect to the update server. Check your update server configuration settings and …
SCUP – Failed to connect to the update server error Read MoreIf you have multiple zip files, like if you have downloaded a number of computer drivers for example, you may want to extract them all in batch and into their own folders. To do this, you should first install 7-Zip from the link below: 7-Zip Download Once you have this installed, you should then highlight all of the zip files …
How to extract multiple Zip files into their own folders Read MoreAre you fed up of receiving all of those annoying game requests on Facebook? Well there is a very simple fix to turn off the gaming notifications within your Facebook app. All you need to do is to go into your Facebook app and then click “More” in the bottom right. Then click on “Settings” and then “Account Settings”: Then …
Facebook – Turn off game invitations and notifications Read MoreApple have released iOS 9.3.4 for iPhone, iPod and iPad. Details about the latest update can be found by clicking the button below: Apple iOS 9.3.4 Update Rumour has it that although Apple have claimed that this is a general security update, it is actually to prevent Apple devices being jailbroken. So, if you are using a jailbroken device – …
Apple iOS 9.3.4 Released Read MoreWe have been carrying out some work on various HTA’s for SCCM OSD processes lately and that has included automatically setting time zones. We struggled to find a comprehensive list of the time zone settings so thought that we would share that information here. If you find anything that we may have missed, please let us know and we will …
SCCM – Time Zone Codes Read MoreWith the recent release of Windows 10 1607, system administrators may have noticed that their RSAT (Remote Server Administration Tools) have gone missing. Well this is by design (albeit Microsoft design!) and you can now download the RSAT for Windows 1607. To get the new RSAT software, just click the link below: RSAT for Windows 10 1607
RSAT for Windows 10 1607 Read MoreTo all you Apple Mac users out there there has today been a release of the new operating system called macOS Sierra Beta 4. You can get this download by clicking on the button below and signing up to Apple’s Beta software program: macOS Sierra Beta 4
Mac OS Sierra Beta 4 Now Available Read MoreIf you are having buffering issues, then there is a secret menu that you can get into and make some changes and also view whether there is any interference to the wireless connection on the Now TV box. All you have to do is carry out these remote key presses in this order: Home Button x 5 Fast Forward Button x …
Now TV Secret Menus – Fix Buffering Issues Read MoreIf you are trying to run Windows Updates on your Windows 7 machine but it is seemingly stuck on “Checking for Updates” for hours, then there is a fix for it. You should download the Microsoft fix using the download button below and install this before trying to run the updates again. Download KB3135445 If the fix will not load, …
Windows 7 – Checking for Updates Fix Read MoreIf you are looking at upgrading your user machines up to Windows 10 1607 then you can do this quickly and easily using an inplace task sequence with Configuration Manager. All you need to do is create an operating system upgrade source for Windows 10 1607 and then create the upgrade task sequence and deploy it where required and your …
SCCM – Windows 10 1607 Upgrade Read MoreF1 2016 is released on 19th August (in the UK) for the Playstation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC. The makers have introduced some new exciting features to try and make it as realistic as possible including: Incentives for playing Free Practice and not just skipping straight to qualy Formation laps to warm up your tires ready for the race …
F1 2016 Read MoreIf you are an Exchange administrator and are having trouble in accessing other mailboxes although you have full access, then you may find that you need to remove the “Deny” permission on the mailbox you are trying to access. Sometimes this can be your own account or maybe a group like “Domain Admins”. To check the existing permissions on the …
Remove Deny Permissions from Exchange Mailbox using Powershell Read More
