We just posted a simple article and screenshot explaining how to install GPMC on Windows Server, however the process to install Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) tools on windows 11 is different, So we thought a separate article would be useful. What’s the Difference Between GPMC and GPedit? If you Read more…
When you promote a Windows Server to be a Domain Controller, Active Directory tools get installed automatically including the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC). Group Policy Management Console does not always get installed on member servers even if RSAT tools (think, Active Directory Users and Computers) are installed. Put simply, Read more…
Well, solved is a bit of an overstatement, but the disk problem has been determined and we can’t do more about it. We have a client who has many EVENT ID 15 disk errors in the System Event Log each day like We have an article explaining how to list Read more…
Transposing cells in Excel is an easy process of rotating data from rows to columns or vice versa. Here are the simple steps to do it: The original and the transposed tables are completely unlinked. After rotating the data successfully, you can delete the original table without affecting data in Read more…
This article answers the questions, ‘who has access to that printer and what permissions do they have?’ We recently had a large multinational company go through a security audit in which a list of Each user or group listed in the permissions of each printer was required. After struggling for Read more…
The OneDrive Personal Vault is a secure folder that can only be accessed with strong authentication or a second factor of identity verification, such as your fingerprint, face, PIN, or a code received via SMS or generated in the Microsoft Authenticator app. It’s designed to store your most sensitive files, Read more…
In Canada, the landscape of gambling has evolved significantly with the emergence of iGaming platforms. As digital platforms like 10Bet.com offer convenience and accessibility, ensuring the safety of players becomes paramount. This essay delves into the mechanisms and regulations in place to foster safe iGaming gambling in Canada, examining the Read more…
As you likely already know, most SSL certificates show only the “friendly name” of the issuing Certificate Authority and not the host name. 1 – The Certificates ISSUED BY Field Often the ISSUED BY field will give you a clue to the hostname of your CA If that CA name Read more…
In this very basic Microsoft Excel Tutorial we show you an easy keyboard shortcut to expose all of the cells that are referenced in a formula. The key here is to have the cells become highlighted so you can simply look at your table and know what is included in Read more…
Microsoft recently sent out the email below warning Azure customers that the “public ip SKU” version they are using for Virtual Machines, Firewalls, Azure Webapps, and other Azure services is going away. Upgrade to Standard SKU public IP addresses in Azure by 30 September 2025—Basic SKU will be retired You’re Read more…
If you have a domain controller that needs to be renamed you might be tempted to just use the old advanced system properties dialog box to rename the computer. That will be a mistake. The easiest and safest way to rename a Domain Controller is to: However, there are circumstances Read more…
“Authenticated Users” is a special built-in group in Active Directory. It doesn’t exist like a typical group as shown in the Group Scope table below. This group includes all users who have a password in the Active Directory domain or in a trusted domain. To be clear, Authenticated Users contains Read more…
If you’re an it pro and you have either worked on an Active Directory for a long time or taken someone else’s over you will know that there are security groups that are just not used anymore but you’re afraid to delete them because they might be. You can use Read more…
In a word, yes. You can safely recover many GB’s of disk space by deleting the old versions of C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V15\ClientAccess\Owa\prem , however there are a couple of things to know before you go deleting what you think are old and unsused MS Exchange files / folders. How To Read more…
Unless you’ve been living under a rock you will be familiar with generative AI and if you’re a tech or a CTO, you should already know that there are a number of privacy issues with generative AI. We have a simple article explaining how to disable Adobe Acrobat AI features Read more…
We just published a short article explaining why it might be a good idea to disable Generative AI functions in some software. Most notably, Adobe’s AI ingests into its learning model whatever you ask of it. That means if you ask it a question about something confidential that confidential information Read more…