mo wasay

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Excel: Check email addresses in bulk if format is correct or not

So had a request today to clean up email addresses as some of them were not valid. This was needed for over…

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DFS Namespace service could not initialize cross forest trust information

After you install Active Directory on Windows Server 2008 R2, you may start seeing the following error message after the server boots:…

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DNS broken after Windows Update KB3145126

I noticed the DNS broke on my servers after Windows Update. The problem was KB3145126. Read more about it here. After a…

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Check Proxy settings from Powershell

To check the proxy settings like ProxyOveride or if it is enabled or not: Get-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings" To disable proxy from…

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IE Enable/Disable Proxy Settings via Registry

Whatever the reason may be to enable or disable proxy, here is a simple registry hack to turn it on or off.…

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Disable IPv6 on Windows Core Server 2008 R2 – 2012 R2

GUI Version: Open Control Panel > Network & Internet > Network & Sharing Center > Change Adapter Settings > Choose the Adapter…

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Change the password age in bulk for Active Directory accounts

Ran into an interesting situation where pretty much all domain accounts did not follow the default password policy and had the option…

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Disable Office group creation

Every Exchange user has an OWA mailbox policy that governs what they can and can’t do with their mailbox. Updating this mailbox…

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Saving emails in the ‘Sent Folder’ of shared mailboxes

When composing a message from a shared mailbox, by default when the message is ‘sent’, it is copied to the Sent Items…

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ESXi 6.0 not detecting BROCADE HBA adapter

Steps: Make sure HBA is connected on the PCI slot and visible under esx hardware list: esxcli hardware pci list Check if…