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Merge Office 365 Mailboxes
Merge Office 365 mailboxes The Problem So John is leaving the organisation, and his replacement (Fred) wants all of his emails accessible without the need to have a separate mailbox. Fred might also want John’s emails coming directly to his mailbox. This scenario...
Rename a computer via CMD prompt (locally or over network)
Rename a computer via CMD prompt (locally or over network) The Problem For one reason or another, you need or want to change a computer name via a command prompt either over the network or on the local computer.estore deleted Office 365 mailbox via PowerShell The Fix...
Windows 10 Displaying Black Graphics
indows 10 Displaying Black Windows and Strange Graphics The Problem You'll notice Chrome displays as black when open, Edge showing white crosses in the background and if you open Settings → Windows update, you'll find some weird graphics under the opaque...
Install MYOB for all users
Install MYOB AccountRight for all users The Problem By default, when installing MYOB AccountRight, it will install the application for that user only. This is an issue where you want it installed on a computer where multiple people need to use the application...
Static routes on DrayTek routers
Configure static routes with DrayTek routers The Problem So you've got multiple WAN connections and you want to set certain machines within your network to use different WANs. This article will show how to configure static routes on DrayTek routers and...
SMTP alerts from MegaRAID Storage Manager
Cannot send email/SMTP alerts from MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM) The Problem We found this frustrating problem where some of our client servers couldn't send email alerts from MegaRAID to Office 365 via a mail relay we had setup. We tested all sorts of...
Default AD users & computers
Redirect new AD users and computers The Problem The 'Users' folder in the root of Active Directory is the location where all new users are stored by default. Chances are, you probably don't want to use this location as there's no structure and you can't apply group...
Transfer FSMO roles
An easy way to transfer FSMO roles The Problem There are multiple ways to transfer the FSMO roles. If you are like us, and when you transfer one role, you usually need to transfer them all, this one-liner is a beauty to get the job done. The Fix Open PowerShell as an...
Verify open port
Check if a port is open or closed The Problem You want to run a simple command to check if a port is open on a remote host. This is great because it doesn't require an application to do such a simple task! The Fix Open PowerShell PS C:\ Test-NetConnection...
Cannot see computers in Windows Essentials dashboard
Cannot see computers in Windows Essentials dashboard The Problem Cannot see computers in Windows Essentials dashboard Either of the following are true: You open the Essentials dashboard and can't see any workstations under the 'Devices' tab. You open a user and try to...
Disable Microsoft accounts
Disable Microsoft accounts login in Windows The Problem Users are logging in to the computers with personal Microsoft accounts. Administrators may want to disable Microsoft accounts from logging in to enforce more control over the devices and what occurs on them....
Windows Start Menu doesn’t work when clicked
Windows Start Menu doesn't work The Problem The Windows Start Menu doesn't work/expand when you click on it. The Fix We found that this happens if you have nVidia Quadro graphics card installed in the system and have let Microsoft download and install the drivers from...