The Danger of the Local Administrator Account
The local administrator account resides on every Windows Server and is usually in an enabled state. This account is a major security vulnerability and is commonly prone to hacking attempts.Security...
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Certificate Warnings when upgrading to Exchange 2016
Because Exchange Server runs most of its configuration at an "Organisation Level" adding new Exchange Servers to an existing Exchange Environment can be a difficult challenge to ensure users get a...
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Deploying Exchange 2016 into an Exchange 2013 Organisation with MAPI over...
This issue may be encountered when migrating to Exchange 2016 from Exchange 2013 when MAPI over HTTPS is enabled. The default Exchange 2013 MAPI over HTTPS authentication settings set IIS and Internal...
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Bug Creating Frontend Transport Receive Connectors in Exchange 2016 CU2
There is a bug creating Frontend Transport Connectors from Exchange Administrative Center in Exchange 2016 CU2.Currently it is not possible to select Hub Transport or Frontend Transport when creating a...
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0x80190194 OAB Error when Migrating to Exchange 2016
When migrating from Exchange 2013 to Exchange 2016, I encountered an error 0x80190194 when downloading the Offline Address Book on workstations.0x80190194 The Operation Failed 0x80190194 is a very...
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Cisco UCS Blades KVM Not Working
I needed to access a Cisco UCS Blade enclosure at one of my customers after a major ESX failure. When attempting to access the KVM over the Java applicate for the Cisco UCSB-B200-M3 blade servers, I...
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Issues with Local Mailbox Moves on Exchange 2010 SP3
A customer running an Exchange 2010 SP3 UR15 multi-role server had issues moving mailboxes between databases. The error experienced was as follows:Get-Mailbox "mailboxname" | New-MoveRequest...
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EventID 1006 MSExchangeFastSearch
A customer had an issue with Microsoft Exchange 2013 search not working. Users received an error "Your search didn't return any results" in Outlook Web App. This following error was generated in the...
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Direct Access Server not displaying Connection Statistics
A customer of mine had an issue with a Direct Access Server not displaying connection statistics. My clients are connecting to the server without issues using IPHTTPS but we have no visibility to who...
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Exchange Server Lost Trust to the Domain
A customer of mine running Exchange 2010 SP3 after a UPS had issues with Exchange loosing trust to the Active Directory domain. This renders Microsoft Exchange unusable as all important Exchange...
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How to Patch Windows Server 2003 with Error 0x80072EFF
I have a customer who has 3 forests all running Exchange 2003 on Windows Server 2003... yes in the year 2016 (almost 2017). Before moving to Exchange 2010 --> 2016 we are required to consolidate...
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Manual Outlook Configuration with Outlook 2016
With the release of Microsoft Outlook 2016, it is now no longer possible to manually add an Exchange account. Exchange accounts can only be added to Outlook 2016 using Autodiscover. If Autodiscover...
View ArticleOut of Office Messages Interval on Exchange Server
I had a customer raise an interesting request. They wanted to know if it was possible to change the amount of Out of Office messages which are sent to external and internal recipients after a user...
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MSExchange ActiveSync Event ID 1016
Customer with a single Exchange 2010 completely down. The following error was spammed throughout the event log:Log Name: ApplicationSource: MSExchange ActiveSyncDate: 18/01/2017...
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Displaying full values of Attributes in PowerShell
In Windows PowerShell often when you are running queries, PowerShell will only show a limited value for objects which contain large attributes. The attribute output is cutoff with a "..." at the end...
View ArticleDisable RC4 on Windows Servers
The 13 year old RC4 cipher exploit is enabled by default on Server 2012 R2. If you have a IIS server using a digital certificate facing the Internet, it's recommended to disable RC4 cipher.There are...
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Disabling Modern App Bloatware on Windows 10 Image
Windows 10 comes with much unwanted bloatware in the form of "ModernApps". These apps include:NetflixPandoraSkype PreviewPaid WiFi & MobileXboxGet OfficeMicrosoft Solitaire CollectionGroove...
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Kerberos Error Connecting to Exchange 2010
Using an old user account at a customer site, I had the following error when attempting to connect to Exchange Management Console (EMC).The following error occurred while attempting to connect to the...
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Pop and Crackling in Ableton 9.7.1 with Serum
I was having many issues with crackling on Ableton 9.7.1 running the Serum VST even though my CPU usage was only 20-30%. After extensive research I disabled the Intel SpeedStep and TurboMode...
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Error 0x800f0922 attempting to reprovision DHCP Server
We needed to re-provision a DHCP server running Windows Server 2012 R2 which was recently demoted and the role removed. When attempting to re-add the role the following error was experienced:The...
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