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Skype 7.18.32.111 Released – MSI Download Link & Silent Install Instructions

Skype version 7.18.32.111 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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Bluetooth Mouse asking for passcode

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We recently came across an issue where when trying to connect a bluetooth mouse, it kept coming up asking to enter a passkey. Well, with it being a mouse you cannot enter a code so how do you fix it? You need to look in the registry and remove the address for it. Identifying the address is difficult but if …

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Exchange Server – Anti-Spam Recipient Filtering

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If you want to add multiple specific email addresses to your Exchange Anti-Spam Recipient Filtering then you can use Exchange Management Shell to run a command to add comma separated multiple email addresses. The command you should run is this: Set-RecipientFilterConfig -BlockedRecipients joe@bloggs.com,steve@techygeekshome.info,bob@mail.com You can keep adding email addresses to the list for what you require. Something to keep in …

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Symantec Backup Exec Trial Extender

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If you have been running a trial of Symantec Backup Exec you will have a 30 day trial. But, what do you do when that trial expires and you haven’t fully tested it? Well you can extend the trial by up to another 60 days by using the ExExtender tool. You can download the tool using the link below: Download Symantec …

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Word attachment jpaoscanner email Backdoor:Win32/Drixed.M virus alert

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So have you been bombarded with emails from your network scanner today? Another virus attack was launched today with the email seemingly coming from your local network scanner, usually with an email address of “jpaoscanner@yourcomany.com” A word attachment with the file name similar to “Scann16011310150.doc” is what the virus is and those that have opened the attachment will have started …

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Skype 7.18 Released – MSI Download Link & Silent Install Instructions

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Skype version 7.18 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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Digital River Replacement?

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If you remember the good old days when Microsoft had Digital River to allow you to download a whole range of ISO files for Windows operating systems, then you would have been pretty annoyed when they took Digital River offline. However, a German website has started to collate most of these ISOs and now has quite a large selection of …

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Windows 7 / 8 / 10 Official Downloads

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If you are looking for the restore media for your Windows machine, then you can download the official media (if you have a licence of course!) from the official Microsoft website. All you have to do is click the link below: Microsoft Windows Download Page Then fill out your details with your licence key information and you can download the …

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SCCM 1511 – New Software Center

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If you have upgraded to SCCM 1511 recently then you may have not yet noticed that their is a new Software Center available and included within the Software Center itself is an area when users can download the applications directly instead of having to have Silverlight installed and use Internet Explorer. The old Software Center looked something like this: You …

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Exchange Mailbox Limits – Export None Default Quotas to CSV

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If you are using Exchange in your organisation and have multiple administrators, then you may need to keep an eye on mailbox limits. In most organisations the mailbox limits are set by default on the database, however you can change the limits per mailbox. So, if you want to see which mailboxes do not have the default database limits set, …

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Free Daily Software Giveaways!

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Everyday a different free software utility giveaway will appear on this page. Feel free to take advantage of these offers and come everyday to get your freebie!

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New Site Launched!

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Welcome to our brand new site! We have migrated our platform Google Blogger over to self hosted WordPress which will hopefully give us much better options to provide our visitors with better functionality. We have also moved domains to https://techygeekshome.info/ as this is now basically a blog to the rest of our expanding empire! There will be a large number …