SOLVED: Easy GPO To Configure Windows Updates
We often take on new clients who do not have Windows update configured with a group policy and while it’s quite simple to set up it’s always nice to have some instructions and screenshots so here they...
View ArticleSOLVED: How to Remove a ONE DRIVE, CONNECTED SERVICE from MS Office
If you look for instructions on how to remove a Microsoft account from your Microsoft office so that things like OneDrive don’t appear in CONNECTED SERVICES, you will likely find instructions that tell...
View ArticleSOLVED: What Replaced Intel SGX?
We just had our staff complete some Intel security courses and one of them strangely focused on “Intel Software Guard Extensions“. SGX is a set of security-related instruction codes built into some...
View ArticleSOLVED: Simple PowerShell Script To Take Snapshots of Azure VMs
We have published a number of relatively complex powershell cloud shell scripts to take snapshots of virtual machines. This is a simple script that is useful for those who are working with a single...
View ArticleHoliday Movies: The Magic of Christmas on the Big Screen
Something is enchanting about settling into a plush theatre seat, buttery popcorn wafting through the air, and the promise of a cinematic adventure ahead. During the Christmas season, this ritual takes...
View ArticleSOLVED: Azure Entra Connect Sync Error “Insufficient access rights to perform...
I was working with a client earlier this week who had brought in a security company to tighten up their infrastructure because they were a victim of a major hack just before we were brought in. That...
View ArticleThe Future of Online Poker: Trends and Technology
Gaming is something that almost everyone enjoys in one form and another and the digital era has provided us with a plethora of gaming options, accessible in just a few clicks. Globally, there are now...
View ArticleHow Canadian Law Shields You From Predatory Lending Practices: The Role of...
Predatory lending traps vulnerable Canadians in debt cycles. Learn how new legal updates to Canadian law give consumers some much-needed protection and how computer technology can help.
View ArticleSOLVED: Password Complexity vs Password Length, Which Is Tougher To Crack?
This is an argument I am so very tired of having so I decided to prove it. In about 1998, I recall reading a paper co-written with United States Department of Defense and Microsoft, which explained why...
View ArticleSOLVED: What is 168.63.129.16? Azure WireServer IP Explained
Yesterday we had client with many IP and DNS problems and the screenshot below was taken after we cleaned up about half of them. As you can see, 168.63.129.16 is used both as a DHCP server and as a DNS...
View ArticleSOLVED: Why COMPUTER OU Does Not Appear in GROUP POLICY MANAGEMENT
Have you ever wondered why nearly every Active Directory you have seen has does not use the COMPUTERS and USERS Organizational Unit (folder) for day to day operations? Well, now you know why! We had a...
View ArticleFilmora for Mac Users: What Makes Filmora Best Choice for Mac Users?
Are you looking for the best video editor for your Mac? Then don't miss Wondershare Filmora. Learn how useful Filmora is for Mac users.
View ArticleSOLVED: How To See HIDDEN and/or SYSTEM Folders
We recently wrote a brief article on the C:\$Windows.~WS folder noting that, by default, Windows has this this folder hidden so you can’t see it. It is both a hidden and a system folder. If you need to...
View ArticleSOLVED: Can An Apple Air Tag Be Tracked Back To Its Owner?
One of our clients attached air tags to pile of different equipment they had set out so that thieves could easily take them. In the security world, we call that a honey pot. This client however did not...
View ArticleSOLVED: What is in C:\$Windows.~WS & Is It Safe to Delete
If you are trying to clean up your hard drive storage you may notice the C:\$Windows.~WS folder and wonder what is in it and if it can be deleted. What is C:\$Windows.~WS The C:\$Windows.~WS folder is...
View ArticleSOVLED: Why Snapshot Differencing Disks Grow In Size Much Faster Than Normal...
If you’ve ever taken a snapshot in Microsoft Hyper-V, Nutanix, or VMware, you will probably notice that the differencing disk it creates grows in size much faster than a normal disk would. One of our...
View ArticleTools & Techniques for Successful MVP Launch
How to launch MVP successfully and avoid painful pitfalls? Read our guide on the best techniques and tools for product discovery and MVP development.
View ArticleSOLVED: Proper Way To Decommission an RDS Server
We recently had one of our clients need to retire one of the RDS servers from their farm and wanted to know to correct process for decommissioning. While it is not difficult, we have had clients just...
View ArticleSOLVED: Three Surprisingly Easy Ways To Clean Up WSUS & Get Disk Space Back
We have many complex ways to clean up the WSUS database to make the WSUS MMC stop crashing and to free up space on the disk holding the database. However, there are two methods that our own technicians...
View ArticleSOLVED: How To List All The (Old) Computers in Your AD
About a week ago we brought on a new client and immediately noticed, as part of our pre-onboarding due diligence, that they had hundreds of old desktops laptops and servers still in their Active...
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