Author : Andrew Armstrong

Windows Server 2016 – Disable Server Manager on Startup

Windows Server 2016 – Disable Server Manager on Startup

I don’t know about you, but Server Manager loading up every time I login to a Windows Server 2016 machine drives me nuts! This is especially annoying when using my lab as most of the hardware is just old bits of kit that is not being used in production any longer. In older versions of […]

Earn Money Whilst Saving Money with Dealspotr

Earn Money Whilst Saving Money with Dealspotr

We want to let all our visitors know about a promo code website we are currently working with. Dealspotr is a simple to use website where there are 1000’s of promo codes for all different types of online stores. Each one is verified and screenshots provided to prove that each promo code does actually work […]

New Tuesday New Broken Microsoft Updates – KB4103718 & KB4103727

New Tuesday New Broken Microsoft Updates – KB4103718 & KB4103727

Yet again it looks as though Microsoft have pushed out their updates without testing them fully first! More problems have been reported after this round of Tuesdays updates which is now becoming a very regular occurrence. Again, after much Googling and removing updates one by one, we finally came to the conclusion that two more […]

Powershell – Export Active Directory User Last logged on information to CSV

Powershell – Export Active Directory User Last logged on information to CSV

If you want to export all your Active Directory users last logged on information, you can carry this out using Powershell and then exporting to CSV format. Guide First of all, you will need to import the ActiveDirectory module if you have not already done so. To do this, just open up a Powershell command […]

How to create a MDT Package within SCCM

How to create a MDT Package within SCCM

As a SCCM administrator you are probably fully aware that you have a lot of power available to you when carrying out deployments using task sequences. But you can add even more options to SCCM task sequences by adding Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) integration. This gives you a load more options during a task sequence […]

SCCM – Full list of web security proxy exceptions

SCCM – Full list of web security proxy exceptions

When using Configuration Manager, you may find that some things may not work fully if you are also behind a web security proxy service. We came across this problem recently where the Asset Intelligence Point was being blocked from contacting the internet due to web security. This caused this error in our Configuration Manager Console: […]

KB4099950 & KB4093113 – Yet More Faulty Windows Updates Released by Microsoft

KB4099950 & KB4093113 – Yet More Faulty Windows Updates Released by Microsoft

A few days ago we posted here about two Microsoft updates that had been causing us a number of problems with our older Windows 7 machines. We thought that we had resolved all of our issues in relation to these updates, but we have this week seen machines dropping off the network and ramdomly rebooting themselves […]

Vapor Zeus Kit Review from Vapor4Life.com

Vapor Zeus Kit Review from Vapor4Life.com

We have recently been testing the Vapor Zeus Kit supplied to us from Vapor4Life.com and having used it for close to three weeks, this is our review from one of guys who is trying to quit smoking. Delivery and Packaging The Vapor Zeus Kit from Vapor4Life.com arrived extremely quickly and in excellent packaging. The kit […]

Powershell – Export all members of all AD Security Groups to CSV

Powershell – Export all members of all AD Security Groups to CSV

Powershell is an awesome tool and can help IT professionals in gathering information in a split second whereas otherwise it could take hours manually. We were recently asked to carry out a number of tasks for information gathering for annual housekeeping. The tasks were varied but were made up of information from Active Directory and […]

Exchange Shell – Get all shared mailboxes with primary SMTP

Exchange Shell – Get all shared mailboxes with primary SMTP

We recently received a request to provide a project manager with a full list of all shared mailboxes with their primary SMTP addresses that were in Microsoft Exchange. To do this is a pretty straight forward task using Exchange Management Shell (EMS). Just go ahead and open your EMS and run the following command: This […]

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