QuickTip – Removing IE11 Via Command Line
Now that multiple services have stopped supporting IE11 coupled with the end of support for legacy Edge, it is imperative that we transition to an updated browser on all …
Tips N Tricks
Unable To Install PowerShell Modules – Unable To Download From URI Error
When you try to install a PowerShell module or connect to the PowerShell Repository you may get the below error messages:
WARNING: Unable to download from URI 'https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=627338&clcid=0x409' to …
Quick Tip – Get Unique Instances In PowerShell
To remove duplicates using PowerShell is exceedingly straightfroward. However, I have a habit of forgetting the cmdlet so parking this here for future reference.
For example, we can use the …
Checking Exchange SMTP Logs To Determine Usage
This week I was fortunate to return to one of my favourite customers, to help with Exchange 2010 migration activities. As we all know, Exchange 2010 will exit out of …
Script to Clear Credman
With my customer facing role, there are lot of demonstrations to enterprise customers. Manually reverting machines back to the initial starting point for the next demo can be time consuming …
QuickTip–Delay Functionality In Windows Snipping Tool
In current versions of Windows the venerable snipping tool (snippingtool.exe) has been updated with improved functionality.
Windows 7 Snipping Tool
This is the Snipping Tool from a Windows 7 lab …
Get-AdfsProperties Error ADMIN0120
The below is an issue which caused this week's customer a little stress. They wanted to review the current AD FS configuration, but were not able to successfully run the …
QuickTip – Windows Emoji Keyboard Shortcut
Since today is World Emoji Day, the below tip is rather relevant!
Did you know that Windows now has a keyboard shortcut built in to allow to access emojis?…
Connect to AD FS 2016 WID Using SQL Server Management Studio
As part of troubleshooting a recent Windows Server 2016 AD FS issue, I wanted to take a look at the database using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). In order to …
Easy Way To Retrieve Certificate Thumbprint Using PowerShell
Since many certificate operations involve knowing the certificate's thumbprint, it is always useful to to have an easy way to get this information. In some of the online documentation it …