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SCCM – SQL Query for all Laptops

SCCM – SQL Query for all Laptops

If you are using Configuration Manager, you will be aware that you can create a number of custom reports using the SCCM SQL data and SSRS to produce the reports. The best way to start creating a custom report is to ensure that you get your SQL query correct first. We have written hundreds of […]

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update – Cannot access network shares fix

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update – Cannot access network shares fix

Have you recently upgraded your machine to Windows 10 Fall Creators Edition (1709) and can now no longer access your network drives or home NAS drives? Well, we have just run into this issue where after installing the 1709 update, we could not access our (slightly old) WD MyBook Live network attached storage device. When […]

How to download Windows 10 Fall Creators Update ISO offline installers

How to download Windows 10 Fall Creators Update ISO offline installers

With Microsoft‘s release of the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (1709), you may want to have the ability to choose when to update your personal or corporate machines and maybe without access to the internet. So how can you do that? Microsoft seem these days to want to update all our machines using Windows Update. […]

OneDrive – Turn on Files on Demand

OneDrive – Turn on Files on Demand

Microsoft have now brought back the OneDrive Files on Demand feature with the latest release and here is how you get it. First of all, you need to make sure you have the latest version of OneDrive, you can upgrade to Windows 1709 or you can download the installer by clicking the link below: OneDrive […]

Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 10 (1709) Released

Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 10 (1709) Released

With the release of the Windows 1709 (Fall Creators Update), Microsoft have today also released an updated version of the Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 10. You can download the installer from Microsoft by clicking the button below: Download RSAT 1709

How to Get Windows 10 Fall Creators Update Immediately!

How to Get Windows 10 Fall Creators Update Immediately!

Microsoft release the next version of Windows 10 today called the Fall Creators Update. This update will become available to the general public as it is rolled out over the next few days and weeks. This means that just running your normal Microsoft Updates will be enough for it to upgrade and load onto your […]

How to fix your machine after Microsoft Updates cause blue screen crashes

How to fix your machine after Microsoft Updates cause blue screen crashes

So Microsoft have done it again, released a batch of updates and our machines start to blue screen! Problem Updates From what we have experienced so far are that the following updates are the culprits and should be uninstalled where possible: KB4015217 KB4041676 KB4041691 Removing the Updates If you still have access to Windows, open […]

Windows Server – Change to GUI or Core

Windows Server – Change to GUI or Core

If you are using Windows Server 2012 or 2016 then you may want to change your server from GUI to Core for security purposes. To do this, open up an elevated Powershell command box and run the following command: Uninstall-WindowsFeature User-Interfaces-Infra This will run through the uninstall of the GUI process and once complete, you […]

Disable SMBv1 to protect against ransomware attacks

Disable SMBv1 to protect against ransomware attacks

With the recent issues with ransomware and the Wannacry attack, you really should now have SMBv1 disabled on your machines. If you are still working on this or maybe not even started yet, then here we will show you a few examples of what to do to protect yourselves from future SMBv1 vulnerability and ransomware […]

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