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With the recent release of Microsoft Office 2016 and the subsequent release to volume licence users on VLSC, a lot of people will be rushing into upgrading to the latest version. However, be careful with compatibility with your corporate Exchange servers… Outlook 2016 will work with the following Exchange Server versions: Exchange Server 2016 Exchange … Read more
You may notice that if you are running either Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 that your task manager is showing very high disk usage like the screenshot below: The reason for this is that Windows 8.1 and now Windows 10 automatically manages your machines virtual memory and paging file size by default. This is usually … Read more
We are pleased to announce a new utility custom built by us called Shoretel Account Viewer. Shoretel Account Viewer is a small installable utility that allows you to connect to your Shoretel systems MySQL database and return information on any users account within that environment. This is an essential tool for any Shoretel administrator as … Read more
If you need a WMI query for Group Policy or for Configuration Manager for machines that have Internet Explorer installed and even a version filter, then you can use the following: You can then change the “11.%” part to the version number that you would like to have. COMMENTS If you have any questions or … Read more
To get the Shoretel Communicator download for the client software you can easily retrieve it from your Shoretel HQ server and you then have the ability to use the installer in various different installation methods. EXE Format You should go to the following URL in an internet browser on a machine that is connected to … Read more
Are you having problems with slow internet at home? are you on fibre but still only getting a few megabytes download speeds when running a broadband speed test? a lot of people think that this is due to the actual internet connection (and to be fair – in some cases it probably is!), but there … Read more
You may come across a requirement to have the full offline installers for Dot Net 3.5 for Windows 8, 10 or Server 2012. This can be for older applications that require Dot Net 3.5 or 2.0. You may also need offline installers if you have WSUS in your environment and you cannot install the added … Read more
Finally Microsoft have released the Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 10 as part of a bigger release of products today. We have been holding back on pushing out Windows 10 but with the release of these tools we are now ready to go with the upgrades as we really like the new operating system. … Read more
If you would like to download Windows 10 in full so that you can have it on DVD or a USB memory stick, then you can go to the website below and download the media creator tool from Microsoft to allow you to download and create the installation media for any version of Windows 10. … Read more
If you are using the new windows 10 operating system, then you will probably be familiar with the new feature which allows you to have multiple virtual desktops. This is excellent if you are skiving from work where you can have your personal stuff on one and then quickly flick to another desktop with all … Read more
If you are a Cisco CLI user, you will be familiar with the “–More–” prompt when you run a command that spreads over a number of pages. This can be infuriating if you run a command that brings back hundreds or even thousands of pages. So, if you want to run a command but have … Read more