Making IT Happen
With the recent ransomware attack across the world, IT departments should now been fully patched but also be taking steps to help protect themselves in the future. One way of trying to stop encryption of your files on network shares is to utilise the free File Server Resource Manager (FSRM) tool. This tool has been around for a while now …
Stop encryption of network shares using FSRM Read MoreIf you are using System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) then you will probably be making use of the Application Catalog feature. This allows IT departments to give a software shop front to its end users freeing up IT staff from the tedious installations of 7-Zip and Adobe Reader. But, the standard URL for the Application Catalog is a bit dirty, …
SCCM 2012 Software Catalog Easy Access using DNS Read MoreIf you are using System Center Operations Manager and you want to bulk remove multiple Management Packs, then you can use the power of the Operations Manager Shell to carry it out. First of all, you need to open up the Operations Manager Shell. Then you should run the following command: where: “*Microsoft.SQLServer*” = the management pack names that you …
Bulk Delete Multiple Operations Manager Management Packs [2020 Updated] Read MoreWe are currently running some special offers for advertising, guest posts and reviews on our site. You can check out the details and the offers by clicking the link below: Special Offers If you have any questions, please feel free to leave us a comment below and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
Advertising, guest posts and review special offers Read MoreYou may have seen our previous post on using DISM to clear space on a Windows computer. This is great, but what if you are using an older operating system, something like Windows Server 2003 which does not have the option to use DISM? Well, there is another little tool within these older operating systems called compcln.exe which you can …
Disk space saving on older operating systems Read MoreIf you are using Windows Server Core in your environment then you will know that adding disk space to a virtual hard drive is not as simple as using the Disk Management GUI. But, using the steps below, you can carry out the disk extension in no time. First of all, add the amount of disk space that you want …
How to expand a virtual hard disk in Windows Server Core Read MoreMicrosoft has come up with a novel way of getting you to start using Bing over Google, paying you to ditch the search giant. Fancy a bit of extra money in your pocket this weekend? Well there’s a surprisingly easy way to get some extra cash. All you need to do is stop using Google. That’s because Microsoft has started paying …
Microsoft will pay you to stop using Google! Read MoreAs explained in our previous post, we have not really been online for the last week so if you have emailed us or commented and are awaiting a response, you should get one very shortly. We have a number of new guides and articles to release which will be coming over the next week. We also have coming up a …
Site Update Read MoreWith the events of the last week, we have not been reading emails or posting anything on our site as you may have noticed. We are based and live in Manchester and it has been a truly shocking and upsetting week for our city and the people that live here. Everyone will know the circumstances of what has happened in …
Update – Manchester Bombing Read MoreMost of us will now probably have a smart TV in our homes that’s capable of streaming movies and playing online games. But smart technology is about so much more than this as the interconnected nature of the latest home gadgets looks to make our homes feel very futuristic indeed. Security advances The humble lock on your front door has …
How smart tech is taking over our homes Read MoreSome more information on the ransomware cyber attack…. Microsoft have now released patches for some legacy systems including Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP. You can view the blog post and the download links for the patches by viewing the below from Microsoft:
Ransomware Legacy Systems – Patches Released Read MoreFollowing on from the ransomware attacks of the last few days, you should have by now patched all your servers and clients using the Windows Update that relates to your operating system (see list and download links at the end of this post). If you want more security around this then you should also disable the SMBv1 where possible. Just …
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