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We recently had a request from someone wanting to know how to clear both their search and viewing history from YouTube. For whatever reason this can be handy to do this especially if you use YouTube at work – you don’t want your colleagues seeing the dodgy stuff you view on a weekend!! Instructions We have created a quick video guide …
How to clear your YouTube search and viewing history Read MoreIf you have set up VMWare ESX you will find that it defaults to the evaluation version giving you 60 days of unlimited use. But, how do you apply your serial number? We have created a quick video below to help you with this easy process: Video Walkthrough – How to activate VMWare ESXi Serial When using this in a …
VMWare ESX Serial Number Activation Read MoreIf you are using SCCM for your operating system deployments across different countries, then you may want to set the time zone within the task sequence. To do this, you can take advantage of the built in Windows tool call tzutil.exe. In this example we will set the time zone for a computer deployment based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands which …
SCCM – Set Time Zone During OSD Read MoreIf you are using WSUS in your environment then you should consider also using System Center Updates Publisher (SCUP) to inject 3rd party updates. You can use SCUP to inject any updates by creating them but also built into the utility are updates for Adobe, HP and Dell. This is great for pushing out updates for programs like Flash Player …
System Center Updates Publisher Signing Certificate Step-by-Step Guide Read MoreIf you are using Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) you should enable, where possible, SSL. To do this is a fairly simple task but needs to be carried out carefully to ensure all your client machines talk to your WSUS server successfully. There is an excellent step by step guide with images here: Enabling SSL on Windows Server Update Services …
Enabling SSL on WSUS Read MoreIf you are looking for a SCCM collection query for virtual machines in your environment, then you can use this query below:
SCCM Collection Query – Virtual Machines Read MoreIf you are looking at setting up your System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) with PKI, then there is an excellent step by step guide that you can follow from SCCMGuy. The link to this guide is below: https://sccmguy.com/2013/11/26/pki-certificates-for-configuration-manager-2012-r2-part-1-of-4-web-server-certificate/ We have used this in the past our various labs and it details well what you need to do.
System Center Configuration Manager PKI Setup Read MoreMimecast have now released version 6.2.1494.15300 of their Outlook Client. To push this out using SCCM or Group Policy, we recommend using the MSI command below: msiexec.exe /i “MSOInstall.msi” /passive /norestart What this will do is to firstly run the installer, then the /passive will show a basic user interface without user interaction, but will stop and show the error …
Mimecast Outlook Client 6.2.1494.15300 Released Read MoreSkype 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 …
Skype 7.18.32.111 Released – MSI Download Link & Silent Install Instructions Read MoreWe 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 …
Bluetooth Mouse asking for passcode Read MoreIf 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 …
Exchange Server – Anti-Spam Recipient Filtering Read MoreIf 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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