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If you are using SCCM and you want to delete a device from your database (for example if you are using OSD and only deploying to Unknown Devices) then you would normally have to go into the SCCM Console, Devices, search for the device and then right click and delete the device which would remove it from the SCCM database. …
SCCM – Delete a Device using VBS Read MoreWe have recently been using a new script that we came across which allows you to run a PowerShell script on your SCCM environment and it looks for all the Dell hardware models that you have and then automatically downloads all the latest drivers and BIOS’s for each machine found. This is an excellent way of ensuring that you keep …
SCCM – Dell Client Bios & Driver Autodownload Read MoreIf you are using SCCM for the deployment of software then you may find that with the smaller SSD’s that you may be using that free space is becoming an issue. This can be because the more an end user installs to their machine from your Software Catalog, the more data that is being downloaded to the CCMCache on their …
SCCM – How to clear CCMCache content older than x days using Compliance Settings Read MoreMicrosoft have now released SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 2016 and is ready to download and use. You can get the download by clicking the button below: Download SSMS 2016 SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is an integrated environment for accessing, configuring, managing, administering, and developing all components of SQL Server. SSMS combines a broad group of graphical tools with a …
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 2016 Released Read MoreIn Exchange you can have a number of mailbox features either enabled or disabled for each mailbox. These features include Outlook Web Access (OWA), POP3, IMAP and ActiveSync. If you want to enable or disable all or any of these features on bulk or by Organisational Unit (OU) then you can use the following Exchange Management Shell PowerShell script to …
Exchange – Disable & Enable Mailbox Features based on Organisation Unit Read MoreSkype version 7.29 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 does provide a direct download link for its Skype software and the installer is packaged as …
Skype v7.29 Released – MSI Download Link & Silent Install Instructions Read MoreIn previous versions of Windows it was always pretty simple to add a program into the start up. You just dragged a shortcut (or the program itself) into the start up folder from the Start button menu and job done. In Windows 10, it is not quite as simple as that. To add an item into the current users startup, …
Windows 10 – Add a program to start up Read MoreIf you are using Exchange and you want to see the list of folder sizes a mailbox has, you can open up Exchange Management Shell (EMS) and run the command below: Where: mailboxalias = The alias of the mailbox you want to get the folder sizes of Name = Name of the folder @{N=”FolderSize (MB)”;E={$_.FolderSize.ToMB()}} = Converts the folder size …
Exchange Server – Get Mailbox Folder Sizes Read MoreIf you are having issues on Windows 10 when opening File Explorer then you may find that when you go into Quick Access that it crashes. This is a problem with the links that are within your Quick Access so you need to clear these and this is how to carry that process out. Open File Explorer and then right …
How to Fix Windows 10 File Explorer Crashes when accessing Quick Access Read MoreIf you need to enable your Windows Telnet Client (like for use with our new Ultimate Settings Panel Tricks Panel) then it is a very simple process: For Windows 7: Click Start > Control Panel. Click Programs and Features. Click Turn Windows features on or off. In the Windows Features dialog box, check the Telnet Client check box. Click OK. …
How to Enable Windows Telnet Client Read MoreIf you are using Outlook 2016, you my find that you come cross the following error when trying to open hyperlinks from within an email: Your organization’s policies are preventing us from completing this action for you. For more info, please contact your help desk. The first thing to note is that the error message is not really true and …
Outlook 2016 Fix – Cannot Open Links Read MoreAre you fed up of restarting or shutting down you computer and it then comes up with the dreaded “Configuring Windows Updates – Do Not Power Off Your Computer”? Well, there is a quick fix to get around this and allow your machine to shut down immediately. All you have to do is to open a command prompt (Windows 10 …
Fast Windows Shutdown – Avoid Configuring Windows Updates Message Read More
