Windows: Remove hidden NIC

Applies to Windows 2003 I was getting this error after have made some change with my virtual NIC adapters. The error I was facing was this one, when I was making changes to the only NIC there was installed: The IP address XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX you have entered for this network adapter is already assigned to another … Read moreWindows: Remove hidden NIC

This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer.

Trying to open a hyperlink in Microsoft Office Outlook or Microsoft Office Word – you receive the following error message and subsequently cannot open the hyperlinks: This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Cause: Upgrading Internet Explorer from a previous version or uninstalling Google Chrome can corrupt dependent registry keys. … Read moreThis operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer.

Assign a Room Mailbox Permissions

If we want to check the detail information of the room mailbox schedule or change the permission level of the Calendar permission.  We should do the following steps:  Add a user as a full permission to the room mailbox via PowerShell: Assign Permission Add-MailboxPermission -Identity “[email protected]” -User “[email protected]” -AccessRights Fullaccess -InheritanceType All Open room mailbox … Read moreAssign a Room Mailbox Permissions

Close Powershell Sessions!

If you have ever received the error message below or a similar one then you are not closing your PowerShell sessions properly (or at all!). [serverName] Connecting to remote server failed with the following error message : The WS-Management service cannot process the request. This user is allowed a maximum number of 3 concurrent shells, … Read moreClose Powershell Sessions!

Set a Room Mailbox to Show Details of a Meeting in its Calendar

You may notice that meetings with a ‘Room’ mailbox will by default only show a “Busy” status. Many, including the organisation I work for, wish to have (at the very minimum) the following displayed in the Room’s calendar: Organiser of the meeting, and The subject of the meeting Below I will demonstrate how to set … Read moreSet a Room Mailbox to Show Details of a Meeting in its Calendar

Grant & Revoke Access to Mailboxes

There may be times where you may need to grant an IT administrator or other employees access to another user’s mailbox. Below I will demonstrate how to: Grant an Admin access to a single mailbox Grant an Admin access to all mailboxes Revoke the above permissions (recommended cause of action after the Administrator has finished … Read moreGrant & Revoke Access to Mailboxes

Remove Password Expiration

Many customers ask me the question how they can remove password expiration on their Office 365 environment. With the PowerShell command below this can be achieved: First make sure you have the remote signed execution policy set to true. You can do this by running PowerShell in admin mode and running: Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned Next, run the … Read moreRemove Password Expiration

Maintain Your Mac – Check the File System for Errors

Use File System Check Your Mac seems stable and healthy, and you figure you’ve got it made. Because of this, you’re probably thinking you don’t need to check the file system for errors. Don’t do that though, because there may be problems lurking in the background that you can’t see. Just as it’s a good … Read moreMaintain Your Mac – Check the File System for Errors