SCCM OSD Policy Retrieval Error
If you are using System Center Configuration Manager for Operating System Deployment (OSD) then you may come across an error like this even after a successful PXE boot:
KB3114409 – Outlook in Safe Mode Problem
KB3114409 – Outlook in Safe Mode Problem – Microsoft have yet again released another Windows Update which has caused corruption and crashing on Windows computers.
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Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 10
Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 10 includes Server Manager, Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-ins, consoles, Windows PowerShell cmdlets and providers, and command-line tools for managing roles and features that run on Windows Server Technical Preview.
Disable OneDrive using Group Policy
If you would like to disable Microsoft OneDrive in your corporate environment then you can do so using Group Policy. Simply open up your Group Policy editor and create a new policy (or edit an existing policy) and browse to the following location: Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components In this location you […]
Dropbox Whitelists for Web Security Proxy
If you are having problems in getting Dropbox to either install or synchronise on your corporate network, then you will need to add some IP ranges and URL’s to your web security proxy whitelists.
Mimecast Outlook Client 6.1.1417.14820 Released
Mimecast have now released version 6.1.1417.14820 of their Outlook Client. To push this out using SCCM or Group Policy, we recommend using the MSI command: msiexec.exe /i “MSOInstall.msi” /passive /norestart
Google Drive Proxy Whitelist
Full list of all required web security proxy whitelist URL’s to enable Google Drive to work within a corporate environment.
Outlook Shared Mailbox – Sent and Deleted Items into correct folders
If you are using a shared mailbox in Outlook 2013 then you may find that when you send items from the mailbox or if you delete items from the mailbox that they go into your own mailbox folders. To fix this and make the sent and deleted items go into the shared mailboxes folders, you […]
Now TV – Review and Offers
We have recently been using Now TV, the cheap media streaming service where you can purchase Sky TV subscriptions without the need for a Sky dish, cabling or annual contracts. We have been massively impressed with it so thought we would post about it on our site. The device itself comes with either 3 months […]
Windows and Office Activation Proxy Whitelist Websites
We recently came across an issue where our Configuration Manager Operating System Deployments (OSD) were failing at the activating Windows step. Having spent far too much time looking into why it was doing this, we eventually found out that it was our proxy servers that were blocking access it the Microsoft activation servers.
Windows 10 Major Update – Threshold 2
Today sees the release of “Threshold 2” – a major update for Windows 10. This update includes new features and upgrades to the operating system and also some display and theme changes that were originally planned for the first release. This is the first major new feature update for the Windows operating system using its […]