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Azure AD Module – This assembly is built by a runtime newer than the currently loaded runtime and cannot be loaded

Posted on by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

When attempting to run the Windows Azure Active Directory Module on a Windows 7 or 2008 R2 machine, things did not go swimmingly.  In fact they did not work at all.  The error message of “This assembly is built by a runtime newer than the currently loaded runtime and cannot be loaded” was reported. 

 

Repro Steps

The below was tested on a Windows 7 and a separate Windows Server 2… Read the rest “Azure AD Module – This assembly is built by a runtime newer than the currently loaded runtime and cannot be loaded”

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Exchange 2010 Hybrid Configuration Wizard

Posted on by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

Update - The below HCW is no longer supported.  Please use the new HCW which has added multiple features as is required.

To download the Office 365 Hybrid Configuration wizard go to https://aka.ms/HybridWizard.

 

 

The below screenshots are to illustrate the Exchange 2010 HCW which was included in the Exchange install.  As noted above, this is no longer supported and should not be used.

This … Read the rest “Exchange 2010 Hybrid Configuration Wizard”

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Updating Windows Server 2012 R2 AD FS SSL and Service Certificates

Posted on by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

The below content is superseded  -- for information on updating your certificates please see:

 

Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) heavily leverages X.509 certificates to allow the solution to function securely.  As with all of the other certificates that you deploy within your enterprise, there must be a process to manage and renew certifica… Read the rest “Updating Windows Server 2012 R2 AD FS SSL and Service Certificates”

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Azure AD Connect Express Install Upgrade – Build 1.1.105.0

Posted on by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

In February 2016 a new build of the Azure AD Connect tool was released.  This is build 1.1.105.0.  Multiple features and enhancements were added, and some significant changes were made to Azure AD Connect.

The release history of Azure AD Sync and Azure AD Connect is available on azure.microsoft.com.  DirSync is grounded in the years 2013/2014, we will leave that aside.  The latest build of Azure AD… Read the rest “Azure AD Connect Express Install Upgrade – Build 1.1.105.0”

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Friday Morning Rant – Premise and Tenents

Posted on by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

Since it’s Friday, let’s have a non-technical post.  You will likely have realized that I have some OCD and language issues.  This can come through in various forms, it may be how someone insists on saying “anyways” rather than anyway, or the latest internal Microspeak babble.  Raymond Chen has a dedicated tag to track the Microspeak nonsense which he hears.&nb… Read the rest “Friday Morning Rant – Premise and Tenents”

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Azure AD Connect Express Install Upgrade – Build 1.0.9131.0

Posted on by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

The directory synchronization program managers have been hard at work adding more and more documentation to the Azure repository.  The content is currently being published to azure.microsoft.com.  For example Introducing Azure AD Connect takes us through the identity management steps when connecting to Azure AD.

Please note that this post is based on the upgrade to 1.0.9131.0 which was released in De… Read the rest “Azure AD Connect Express Install Upgrade – Build 1.0.9131.0”

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Running The New Exchange 2010 Office 365 2010 Hybrid Wizard

Posted on by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

The Office 365 HCW has been updated and now supports Exchange 2010. Previously only Exchange 2013 and 2016 were the only versions supported by the initial release of the Office 365 HCW.

For details on the updated support position please see this post on the Exchange Team Blog.  This means that the HCW built into the Exchange 2010 product is not to be used, and should now be considered unsupported.
T… Read the rest “Running The New Exchange 2010 Office 365 2010 Hybrid Wizard”

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Support Corner Webcast: Office 365 Support & Recovery Assistant (SaRA)

Posted on by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

Amir Hague will be delivering a webcast to introduce the Support & Recovery Assistant tool – SaRA.  Amir is a very well known and respected program manager within Microsoft, who is heavily focused on Office 365 and Exchange issues.

 

What: This webcast introduces SaRAwhich is an automated tool that can be run by Office 365 users on their machines to help troubleshoot common suppo… Read the rest “Support Corner Webcast: Office 365 Support & Recovery Assistant (SaRA)”

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Issues Verifying Office 365 Domains

Posted on by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

Just like buses, issues seem to come along in batches.  In the last few customer engagements there have been a few issues with adding custom DNS domains into Office 365.  Should this not be straight forward you say? Yes it should, but when we add in some deployment complexity and some interesting customer activities it leads to challenges….

The crux of the issues that I run into revolve a… Read the rest “Issues Verifying Office 365 Domains”

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How To Use Nslookup To Check DNS TXT Record

Posted on by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

Being able to retrieve DNS TXT records is very useful in multiple scenarios.  In this post we will look at checking the TXT domain verification record for Office 365 and also for the Sender protection Framework .

In addition to a MX record, we also have the option to prove domain ownership to Office 365 by using a TXT record.  Why do we want to manually check for these Office 365  TXT records?  Rat… Read the rest “How To Use Nslookup To Check DNS TXT Record”