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I got this error after moving someone from a local Exchange 2003 server to Office 365. When you open outlook you will get a message saying: The file C:\Users\<username>\Local\Microsoft\Outlook\<emailaddress>.ost cannot be accessed because it has been configured for use with a different mailbox. From what I can figure out it is because it another exchange …
After setting up a PPTP VPN from my new Windows 10 computer I couldn’t get internet access. So I tested to make sure it wasn’t just DNS playing up and pinged 8.8.8.8 but no good. So I tested pinging my default gateway and that worked, so then I tested pinging the default gateway of the …
PowerShell is an incredibly powerful tool that for Windows Sysadmins is a must. Once you start using it you will not stop. Microsoft does not give you access to the back end management software for Exchange so PowerShell is a must if you are going to use Office365 for a business. Windows 7 by default …
This is one of those frustrating problems that many people with multiple monitors have had and the resolution is actually quite simple Right click on the desktop, click screen resolution. In the dialog where you see two monitors drag them so they line up. You should notice the jump increase and decrease with the alignment. …
Windows 10 Technical Preview is now released and is available for download. If you want you can download and install Windows 10 Technical Preview. Microsoft has skipped a number in there naming scheme and completely missed Windows 9. There is a few different rumours about why Microsoft decided to skip the number 9 but really …
PowerShell is proving to be a wonderful tool for Microsoft System Admins. The ability to send emails in a PowerShell script can be quite useful, you can use this simple little function to send an email from PowerShell. You could potentially use this function to send you an email when an automatic PowerShell task runs and …
What is an NDR? NDR stands for non-delivery report. When an email is rejected from an email server you may receive an NDR email, this usually happens because you have sent the email to an email address that does not exist. This list of NDR codes and what they mean may help you for diagnosing your …
You may receive error code 800F0922 when trying to update Windows Server 2012 or Server 2012 R2 when you are trying to install Security Update KB2920189. This error is caused by a conflict with Secure Boot. To make the update work you need to disable secure boot. Reboot the machine into the BIOS, (usually by …
To update Windows 10 you can do this two ways. The first way to update Windows 10 is to open the control panel, then select Windows Update. Then check for updates and install them. The second option is to open the Windows Update app. To open Windows Update app just type in update in the …
With Windows 8 and 8.1 computers some of them have been coming out with BIOS embedded product keys. This has done away with the stickers that had the product key on them stuck to the bottom of laptops and stuck on the side of desktops. Activating these when you install from traditional windows installation media(cd, …