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In a previous article we explained how to setup LDAPS (Secure Light Weight Authentication Protocol) on premise and in this video we are going to show how to following this Microsoft article: LDAP Authentication with Azure Active Directory. If you are really new to Azure, you should setup a free Read more…
What is the difference between Stop and Shutdown in Azure? It depends on what you want to do but if you are done with the VM for a while, you likely want to STOP the Azure VM. The two ways most admins “shutdown” virtual machines is they way they always Read more…
The name “Microsoft Defender” has gone from relating to an mediocre integrated antivirus program to being a brand for a large suite of security products. In this article we focus on Microsoft Defender products that keep computers safe (as opposed to applications like Defender for O365) While Defender makes sense Read more…
If you are trying to log into Azure but being prompted for credentials in an Internet Explorer popup, this is the fix for you. In this video we demonstrate how PowerShell launches Internet Explorer even if Chrome, Edge or Firefox are set as the default browser. If your IE is Read more…
Do you want to create a dynamic groups in Azure Active Directory? No problem. This easy Azure AD Tutorial shows you how and we also show you how to modify Azure AD groups. There are several problems with Azure AD groups and in this Azure AD Tutorial, we show you Read more…
After working on a file for a few months I found this message: Office365 Sorry, We Couldn’t Open FILE NAME Word Excel PowerPoint The error did not appear when trying to open the file using the Word WebApp, but did appear when trying to open the file using the full Read more…
Are you annoyed by having email go into your junk mail folder that you don’t want to go into your junk mail folder? In this video we show you have to easily manage white list email addresses and black list email addresses in Outlook. Control what goes into your spam Read more…
Every email has a mail header which contains routing, source, destination and validation information. If you are trying to troubleshoot an email message you need to understand the message header. To see the mail header: DOUBLE click on a message in Outlook so that it opens in a separate window Read more…
Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, Apple and others are not going to provide details on how their algorithms determine what is and what is not spam. What they will do is provide generalized explanations and allow email administrators (like www.URTech.ca staff) to see various “switches” and thresholds for categories. From these we Read more…
If you work with Microsoft Azure cloud services you will run into Azure Locks at some point. Azure locks can really mess up your maintenance plans and limit what staff can do. If you are new to Azure, watch our Azure From Zero To Hero In 1 Hour Tutorial. We Read more…
Azure Soft Delete a way to protect backup data from accidental or malicious deletion. Put simply, if you delete something like a Virtual Machine. It will be kept in Soft Delete for 14 days. You can think of Soft Delete as self emptying recycle bin. Soft Delete is on by Read more…
In today’s high tech world we are all inundated with acronyms but in the new world of cloud technologies so many of the acronyms sound the same. We have covered PaaS, IaaS, SaaS in several other articles in the past but this one is designed for non-techs. This is part Read more…
If you are new to licensing Microsoft products you are no doubt overwhelmed by the similarity of names Microsoft uses for its cloud products. In someway all of these relate to what the industry calls VDI or Virtual Desktop Infrastructure and we have creates a free 30 minute “Zero to Read more…
If a user is receiving a 550 5.7.520 email bounce relating to External Forwarding. The problem is likely related to the default Microsoft Office 365 Exchange Online Exchange Online Protection Anti Spam filters. Delivery has failed to these recipients or groups: <User> (<user email>)Your message wasn’t delivered because the recipient’s Read more…
Sometime you have to work with large lists in Excel and you need to know if some specific text is in any of the cells. In this video we explore Microsoft Excel “Functions” to have it search the cells for you. Specifically, we explain and demonstrate the FIND and COUNTIF Read more…
In this video we explain and demonstrate how to setup a quarantine email notification in Microsoft 365 Exchange Online. This is the second of our two part series on setting up the email quarantine in Microsoft 365 Exchange Online. In the first segment we explain the step by step process Read more…