IT Tips and Tricks
One of the biggest complains we get from customers that are using Microsoft Office 365 is the mandatory password expiration. Microsoft has a KnowledgeBase article that explains with a few simple powershell commands how to disable this and set the passwords to never expire. Connect to the Windows Azure Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell …
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One of the issues you will run into when migrating from an on premises Exchange 2010 server on SBS 2011 is that Outlook will not autodiscover the correct Office 365 server settings. Fortunately this can be easily solved with a few simple PowerShell commands. Open an Exchange Management Shell as an administrator. (Elevated PowerShell) Use …
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I was troubleshooting a Windows 8 laptop that wouldn’t connect to a customer’s wireless network recently. The wireless network was configured using the WEP – Shared Key Authentication method which is horribly insecure and should never be used. After doing some diagnosing and researching I discovered that Windows 8 has dropped support for WEP …
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After a long hiatus from blogging, I’m back. I plan to post tips, tricks, and tidbits from the world of IT. [alert style=”error”] Warning: Some posts will be very technical in nature. Do not attempt at home. It works on my machine. [/alert]