Group Policy can get very messy very fast especially in large organizations where there are hundreds of IT administrators and contractors that have created group policy objects over the years. So if you’re looking at a group policy and not understanding how it came into effect you wouldn’t be alone. […]
Are you experiencing “video black screen” problems? Looking for ways to get rid of this issue when playing downloaded or online videos? This guide presents 5 proven methods.
UPDATED: Aug 17 2023 We had a client with a server that did not have updated information in Azure Sentinel side, but passed all of the validation and communication tests on the Azure Arc client side (i.e. on the clients file server). NOTE: If you want to know how to […]
You may receive, “Your Account Was Not Setup On This Device Because Device Management Could Not Be Enabled” After trying to setup a Microsoft Office 365 service (like OneDrive or Outlook) or in our case the user was trying to ADD ACCOUNT to her existing accounts. You might be surprised […]
The Dopesplay DR158W Lapdock looks like a laptop but it has no core CPU. It is just a large battery, touchscreen, keyboard and some controllers with USB ports. It allows for Apple iOS and Android cellphones to operate like a laptop. In the case of Samsung Galaxy cell phones it […]
This is a simple error we have seen on Windows Server 2016, 2019 and 2022. Fortunately, it is easy to explain and easier to fix. The NTFS access control list (ACL) on the SYSVOL part of the Group Policy Object is set to inherit permissions from the parent folder which […]
UPDATED – Nov 2023 – Minor correction in the script Over the last couple of years we have been playing with several different scripts to create Snapshots of virtual machines (VM) in Azure and none of them have had us completely happy. Our most recent Azure Snapshot script from about […]
When you remove a Group Policy (or in the case of some GPO’s set it NOT CONFIGURED), you might think that the setting in question is returned to the factory default but that is not the case. Take for an example a client I worked with today who had two […]
In today’s world of Virtual Machines it’s easy to think that network speeds don’t make that much of a difference but the fact is that many small and medium sized companies still operate with on-premise servers that host their virtual machines. Also there is more than one reason to use […]
Azure Code Signing is a service provided by Microsoft that enables software developers to securely “sign” their code using digital certificates. When code is signed with a digital certificate, it provides an assurance that the code (any code – Windows executables, PowerShell scripts, and Java code…) has not been tampered […]
In this video, we’ll be taking a look at the Dell Latitude 5431 unboxing, disassembly, upgrade, benchmark and review. This ultra-portable computer is perfect for students, business travelers, executives, and more! Is it the best corporate laptop, best home laptop, best student laptop, or the best executive laptop? Lets find […]
We recently had a client ask us about this error message “Due to a configuration change made by your administrator or because you moved to a new location you must use multi-factor authentication to access”: This message is telling you that the account you were trying to log in with […]
This video was originally intended for home users who want to backup their Microsoft Office 365 files like OneDrive and Email, but the instructions the same for small businesses that want to back up their Microsoft 365 data for free. In fact, Veeam for Microsoft 365 can be used by […]
Over the years we have created half a dozen articles dedicated to cleaning up or fixing WSUS in some way. Recently we had a client that enabled driver updates in WSUS and now regrets it, so he disabled the DRIVERS category in WSUS, but the drivers that already exist will […]
A number of websites will incorrectly tell you that the net view command has been deprecated and no longer works in windows. They are wrong. It is not deprecated and it still works. If it’s not working for you you have a networking issue and we can help you with […]
Many computer tech’s, or even savvy home users, have heard the term microcode before and it knew that it related to your CPU but don’t really don’t really know what it is. Microcode became more commonly known when several security holes were found on the physical silicon of Intel CPU’s […]