Skype v7.26 Released – MSI Download Link & Silent Install Instructions

Skype version 7.26 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 …

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How to Show Shoretel User Licenses Allocations

If you have a Shoretel telephony system in your corporate environment and you want to know which extensions have which licenses, then you can do this by running a simple query across your Shoretel MySQL database. Login to your HQ server and open MySQL and login to your main Shoretel database. Then run these following queries on it: Show all …

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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 to wherever you want to …

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SCCM OSD Fails with Error 80220005 at the “Apply Windows Settings” step

If you are trying to deploy an operating system using SCCM and you are getting an error 80220005 at the “Apply Windows Settings” step, then there can be two reasons for this. One is that the computer name that you are trying to give to the machine is over 16 characters long and will cause a failure. The second is …

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SCCM Distribution Point Pre-Requisite Powershell Script

If you are setting up some distribution points for Configuration Manager (SCCM) then you will need to ensure that you have all the correct server features installed and also the correct firewall ports opened. To do this, we have created a quick PowerShell script to carry this all out for us. To download this script for yourselves, please click the …

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How to restore Windows 10 Apps including Store

If you have somewho managed to delete any of your Windows 10 apps, including the Windows 10 Store app, then there is a quick and easy way to restore all the apps. Simply open PowerShell as an administrator and run the following code: Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)AppXManifest.xml”} This will then start the re-installation process: Once this …

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Microsoft Office 2013 – Skype and OneDrive for Business not installing when using OCT

If you are deploying Microsoft Office 2013 then you will have used the Microsoft Office Customization Tool (OCT) to tell your installer what parts of Office to actually install. So what if you have setup your installer to carry out the standard Word and Excel installs but you also want Skype for Business (or Lync as its known in Office …

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