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 […]
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RSAT for Windows 10 1607
With 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 […]
Windows 7 – Checking for Updates Fix
If 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 […]
SCCM – Windows 10 1607 Upgrade
If 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 […]
Remove Deny Permissions from Exchange Mailbox using Powershell
If 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 […]
WSUS & VLSC – Windows 10 Anniversary Update
We have had a few people asking us where the Windows 10 Anniversary Update in WSUS as they cannot find it. This is because it is not released through WSUS until August 16th so synchronise your WSUS in just over a weeks time and you should then see if appear in your list of WSUS […]
Windows 10 Anniversary Update Manual Update Tool
With the release of the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, we have had a few people telling us that they do not seem to be getting the update available in the Windows Update. So, to speed things up a bit, you can download the required file to manually start the upgrade process. All you need to […]
Export Exchange Mailbox Address Details to CSV
If you need to export your Exchange mailbox address details to CSV then you can run the following EMS PowerShell command to export the name, primary SMTP email address and the mailbox database where the mailbox is allocated. Get-Recipient -Resultsize unlimited | select name, primarysmtpaddress, Database | export-csv C:tempaddresses.csv You can change the file location […]
Windows 10 – “Disable apps to help improve performance” message
You may have noticed this annoying message keep appearing in your Windows 10 notification area: If you are fed up of this, you should take a look at this excellent guide on how to disable it when using SCCM OSD: Disable apps to help improve performance
Windows 10 Language Pack Downloads
If you are using Windows 10 in your corporate environment then you may want to have the available language packs to either install manually or through deployment systems like SCCM, Group Policy or WSUS. When we were looking for the language pack files, we found it very difficult to find them on the internet so […]
Windows 10 for free? the countdown begins
Just a quick post to remind all of our visitors that if you have been considering moving to Windows 10 but have not quite got round to it yet, then now is the time. Microsoft will only be pushing it out for free until 29th July 2016 – after that you will have to pay […]
Yammer Desktop Notifier Full MSI & EXE Installer
If you use Yammer in your corporate environment then you will be aware of Yammer Desktop Notifier. This is a simple program that sits in your notification area and notifies you of messages on your Yammer site depending on what settings you enter. This is a great little tool to keep up to date with […]