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Skype version 7.39 has now been released and if you would like to either add this to your Configuration Manager Software Catalog or even have it available through WDS or Group Policy, then you will want to download the MSI file for it. Skype do provide a direct download link for its Skype software and the installer is packaged as …
Skype v7.39 Released – MSI Download Link & Silent Install Instructions Read MoreConstantly finding new ways to make your retail business grow is a given, when you’re running one. Retail analytics right now might seem sufficient if you’re starting out your business, but as you go further, you may require more insights into your business. It basically provides you with detailed comprehension about your customers, the changes you can input and also …
How Implementing Microsoft Dynamics AX Can Benefit Your Retail Business Read MoreOnline services have grown a lot during the past two decades and perhaps the biggest growth out of all was in the online gaming sector. Once the casinos moved to the online environment, things rapidly started to grow exponentially and what’s happening today could not be predicted by any analysis. A very lucrative business Online gambling is known to be …
Online Gaming Across the World Read Morelntroduction If you are using WSUS in your environment, you may want to run a scheduled task to cleanup old updates and compress some of the larger updates to free up space on your server. A good way of doing this is to run a Powershell script which will take care of all your cleanup requirements and as we are …
WSUS – Cleanup using Powershell with email notification output Read MoreINTRODUCTION This post will show you how to get the username of a SID. This will help you when you need to make amendments within a computers registry for HKEY_CURRENT_USER (HKCU). GUIDE Open a command prompt on the computer that a change is required for and run the followinng command: wmic useraccount get name, sid, status This will now look …
Get SID from Username and Username from SID using WMI Queries Read MoreThis post will show you how to enable the ability to uninstall programs when in safe mode. This can help if you have installed a driver or some other piece of software that may have blue screened your computer. Guide Launch your computer into safe mode and then run the following from a command prompt: REG ADD “HKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSafeBootMinimalMSIServer” /VE /T …
Enable Uninstall in Safe Mode Read MoreIf you are using System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) then you may have Management Packs in your system that you may longer want – especially if, like me, you go and add as many as you can in blissful ignorance expecting to get lots of tasty data. Then realising that this is a terrible idea and you now have loads …
Bulk Remove SCOM Management Packs Read MoreWhen you’re #1 in the online market, way ahead of everything else, it’s obvious that there’s a lot of work behind you – many failed projects, trial and errors, and not-so-famous products that represent the foundation of the success everyone else sees. Google’s story is no different. We all know about the search engine, about YouTube, Gmail or Google Maps, …
More Than Just a Search Engine: Google’s Best, Failed, Unknown Products Read MoreSAP Hybris is one of the first B2C e-commerce suite providers since its inception recognized for ensuring a consistent and intuitive shopping experience. No wonder, ‘The Forrester Wave: B2C Commerce Suites, Q1 2017’ Report enlists it as one of the 13 leading B2C commerce suite providers. To quote the report, “SAP Hybris continues to be a favorite because of its …
What Makes Reliable Retail Software Make News Read MoreIntroduction If you are trying to use Windows Hello to use your face to login to a domain connected device (like a Surface Pro 4 for example) then you may find that the option to set it up is greyed out and not available to you. This seems to be some sort of Microsoft bug and we have never found any …
Enable Windows Hello Feature Read MoreWe recently dealt with an issue for a customer where a few of their server event logs where full of Group Policy error. The error in question was: Event Type: Error Event Source: Group Policy Local Users and Groups Event Category: (2) Event ID: 8194 Date: 30/06/2017 Time: 10:27:12 AM User: NT AUTHORITYSYSTEM Computer: WINDC1 Description: The client-side extension could …
Group Policy Error 0x8007000d in Server Event Log Read MoreIf you have a server which has been used for EMC RecoverPoint then you may find that you require a password to get into the BIOS. The standard default for this is as below: Note that it is case sensitive.
EMC RecoverPoint BIOS Password Read More
