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  • Configuring PowerChute Network Shutdown on Server Core

    author Andy Dawson calendar Jan 16, 2019 · 1 min read · Firewall Firewall Hardware Hardware PowerShell PowerShell Windows Server Windows Server  ·
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    Everyone installing Hyper-V servers is installing them as Server Core servers, right? Smileclass="image_figure image_external image_processed" width="19" height="19" src="/images/wlEmoticon-smile_1394587819815960963.png"

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    I recently hit an issue configuring …


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  • Windows Admin Center Updating Automatically

    author Andy Dawson calendar Jan 16, 2019 · 1 min read · Deployment Deployment Remote management Remote Management Upgrade Upgrade Windows Admin Center Windows Admin Center Windows Server Windows Server  ·
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    It was great to see that the Windows Admin Center is now being updated automatically with other Windows Server OS updates when I updated the server on which it is installed the other day:

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  • Windows 10: We can’t add this account

    author Andy Dawson calendar Jul 10, 2018 · 2 min read · Azure AD Azure AD Security Security Windows 10 Windows 10  ·
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    A colleague recently started seeing an issue when attempting to add their work account to a Windows 10 device. Following a device re-image (this, as we’ll see becomes important…), a colleague saw the following error reported when attempting to add their work account:


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  • System Center Data Protection Manager 2016 Delegated Administrator

    author Andy Dawson calendar Mar 28, 2018 · 2 min read · Data Protection Manager Data Protection Manager DPM DPM Security Security SQL Server SQL Server  ·
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    I recently had a requirement to add a delegated administrator to DPM 2016. While it’s possible to configure self-service recovery, there doesn’t appear to be any way that I can configure another user to perform the delegated admin role as there is in some other System Center products.

    It is possible to configure …


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  • Renaming an In-Use Content Type in SharePoint Online

    author Andy Dawson calendar Mar 16, 2018 · 3 min read · Content Types CSOM CSOM PowerShell SharePoint  ·
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    Design of SharePoint content Types for SharePoint, and in particular SharePoint Online is very important. Care must be taken to ensure that the design is appropriate for the environment as changes made later can impose significant management overheads. In particular, if a Content Type is put to use (I.e. is assigned to …
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  • twentyseventeen

    author Andy Dawson calendar Sep 19, 2017 · 1 min read  ·
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  • Azure AD Connect–Upgrade to 1.1.533.0 and Change of Source Anchor to mS-DS-ConsistencyGuid

    author Andy Dawson calendar Jun 28, 2017 · 2 min read · ADFS ADFS Azure AD Azure AD Upgrade Upgrade  ·
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    As I blogged yesterday, I upgraded our instance of Azure AD Connect to what was, at the time, the latest version, 1.1.524.0. Subsequently, Microsoft Security Advisory 4033453 was published indicating that an upgrade to version 1.1.533.0 was very strongly recommended. As before, the upgrade went smoothly, however there …
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  • Azure AD Self-Service Password Reset Issues

    author Andy Dawson calendar Jun 27, 2017 · 2 min read · Active Directory Active Directory Azure AD Azure AD Password Reset Password Reset Security Security  ·
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    We recently saw an issue with Azure AD self-service password reset (SSPR). It’s been working fine for us for ages, ever since we first configured it using DirSync, but recently users started seeing the following message: Please Contact Your Adminclass="image_figure …


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  • Book Review: Windows Virus and Malware Troubleshooting by Andrew Bettany and Mike Halsey

    author Andy Dawson calendar May 23, 2017 · 5 min read · Malware Malware Security Security Windows 10 Windows 10 Windows 7 Windows 7 Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1  ·
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    Summary: A very useful volume that discusses what malware is, how to defend against it and how to remove it. Clear and simple instructions are given on ways to improve security on your PC, as well as how to deal with malware that may end up on your PC. Recommended. Presented in a very easy to read writing style, this …
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  • Test-SPContentDatabase False Positive

    author Andy Dawson calendar May 19, 2017 · 3 min read · PowerShell PowerShell Sharepoint Sharepoint Sharepoint Sharepoint SQL Server SQL Server Upgrade Upgrade  ·
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    I was recently performing a SharePoint 2013 to 2016 farm upgrade and noticed an interesting issue when performing tests on content databases to be migrated to the new system. As part of the migration of a content database, it’s usual to perform a ‘Test-SPContentDatabase’ operation against each database before attaching …
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