If you have a Microsoft account logged in to a Windows machine that’s also joined to Microsoft Azure/Entra, and you want to add that Microsoft Account to the local Administrators group on that computer, here’s how to do it: Make sure you are logged in in to the Windows machine with the Microsoft account. Run […]
We performed an upgrade from version 6.7 directly to 8.0.3 in a single step on a Dell PowerEdge server. The same process was also successfully used to update vSphere 8.0.2 (Build XXXX) to 8.0.3 (Build XXXX). Typically, every six months or so we reach out to Dell Enterprise Support, as Dell is the vendor for […]
We’ve encountered difficulties with Office 365 functionality on macOS systems. When attempting to configure Outlook with Office 365, users encountered the following error message after entering their email address: “Connecting to Office 365 Authentication Couldn’t be Completed Try Again” Moreover, even after successful configuration, Outlook failed to receive emails, accompanied by sporadic pop-up windows that […]
Login to the Office 365 and go to the antispam section. Direct link: https://security.microsoft.com/antispam Edit the “Anti-spam Inbound Policy (Default)” Scroll domain and you should find the a section for allowed domains to enter.
If your Windows Updates option/button is missing from the Settings page of Windows 11, check the following Reg_SZ (SettingsPageVisibility), if exists delete. Close and Re-open Settings. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer SettingsPageVisibility —-> Value —-> REG_SZ hide:windowsupdate
I was trying to enable an extension on a Mac, but the system prompted me to boot into Recovery mode, go to System Security settings, and enable it from there. The Mac is managed through Jamf. I logged in using the username First.Last, then authenticated to Azure/Office 365 with First.Last@Domain.com and my password. When I […]
How to search Outlook email for phrases using AND / OR First make sure you can use quotations in Outlook search, so you might need to make a registry change https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/unexpected-search-results-when-you-use-double-quotation-marks-to-search-items-in-a-mailbox-in-outlook-d1de87c9-2ce6-0ce7-69b6-a6e872ba14c8 If the leading keys don’t exist, please create them Example of searching Outlook for emails received between 01/01/2019 to 01/01/2023 with phrases, words or […]
If you are remote and want to manage Active Directory from a computer that is not part of the AD domain. VPN into the office For Windows 10/11, add “RSAT: Active Directory Domain Services and Lightweight Directory Services Tool” to Windows. This is an Optional Feature in Windows so if you go to Optional Features […]
How to encrypt drive of Windows 10 / 11 with Bitlocker and print encryption key to copy and save for future recovery. Don’t save on the same C drive. Run command line as admin manage-bde -protectors -add C: -rp
Learn how to automate daily reboots or shutdowns at specific times using the command line or command prompt in Windows 10/11. Below is an example of scheduling a computer shutdown daily at 6 PM: schtasks /create /sc daily /tn ShutdownAt6PM /tr “shutdown -s -f -t 2” /st 18:00 /NP schtasks: Command used to schedule tasks. […]