Introduction Are you trying to access a network share using unauthenticated user credentials? – in simple terms, are you trying to access a network share without using a username and password? If you are, you may run into a problem as Windows 10 does not like you doing this! Assuming that you are trying to … Read more
Group Policy is an awesome tool for IT Departments to ensure that their end user computers have the correct enforcement settings on them. It also ensures that company policies are met while also helping to keep security measures in place. The wide range of policies available to IT Departments via Group Policy, means that computers … Read more
A simple step by step guide on how to fix a Windows service stuck in stopping mode.
If you are an IT administrator then the chances are that you have come across issues with trying to download files directly from a website to your server. You would have received this security alert when trying to download: Your current security settings do not allow this file to be downloaded. Although this is a … Read more
You may have come across a problem when trying to connect remotely to a server using remote desktop connection. If you are receiving a CredSSP error like the one below: Then the chances are you have this update: CVE-2018-0886 – which seems to be from March 2018 but we have only just started to see … Read more
I don’t know about you, but Server Manager loading up every time I login to a Windows Server 2016 machine drives me nuts! This is especially annoying when using my lab as most of the hardware is just old bits of kit that is not being used in production any longer. In older versions of … Read more
Powershell is an awesome tool and can help IT professionals in gathering information in a split second whereas otherwise it could take hours manually. We were recently asked to carry out a number of tasks for information gathering for annual housekeeping. The tasks were varied but were made up of information from Active Directory and … Read more
If you want to use Active Directory modules for Powershell then you can will need to run the commands to import the required module and then install the RSAT tools. To do this, open up an elevated Powershell command box and run the following command to import the Server Manager module: Import-Module ServerManager Once that … Read more
Users love to keep their email for as long as they possibly can, but when IT Admins start telling them to archive their email because their mailbox is too big, sometimes things get worse and PST files end up being created all over your corporate Filestores. Even worse than that, users will create their PST … Read more
If you have a stubborn file that you cannot delete or move, then you will need to take ownership of the file to allow you to carry out any action on it. To do this is a pretty simple process, just follow our step by step guide below to carry this out and enable you … Read more
Windows 10 is Microsoft’s latest operating system and many people use it on their computers, whether they are laptops or desktops. Even though it has been praised by lots of users, this OS has its own problems and the biggest one seems to be related to updates. Lots of people complain on forums that the … Read more
Download the Microsoft Xbox One Controller driver for Windows. This package enables your Xbox One controller to work with your Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC for gaming and other applications. Requirements Windows 10 or Windows 11 Xbox One controller USB cable or Xbox Wireless Adapter How to Download Watch our video guide on how … Read more