Microsoft had recently announced the end of Support for their most popular server revision, Windows Server 2003, ending July 2015. What does this mean for business? Many businesses may still be utilizing Windows Server 2003 for many of their core services, whether it be an intranet hosted on a …
If you are managing or administering a newly built Windows Server 2012 machine and receive a message that says “Your current security settings do not allow this file to be downloaded”, don’t panic. By default, Windows Server 2012 does not allow EXE files to be downloaded via Internet Explorer …
When creating new databases within Exchange 2013, the default location may be on the C drive. This could cause an issue because most operating systems are also on the C drive, and this could cause issues when Exchange decides to create an abundance of log files which could fill up …
This article described how to shut off Lync tabbed conversations within the Windows client. When using the Lync 2013 client on your desktop, it automatically defaults to tabbed conversations meaning that ALL conversations you have going will stick in one window. For some, this may be ok, but if you …
When it comes to configuring the Call Park Service in Lync 2013, there aren’t too many options that are apparent within the Lync Control Panel itself. I will outline the commands that can be sent using the Lync Management Shell to configure the “Parking Lot” within your Lync 2013 …
This article shows you how to boot to desktop in Microsoft Windows 8.1. One of the major setbacks of transitioning to Windows 8 for most standard users seems to be the representation of the Windows 8 default Start screen. Everyone sees the “Metro” style buttons and feels lost compared to …
Outlook has certain built in forms that can become corrupted at times. In the most recent case, this issue happened when a user was trying to view their Lync messages in their Conversation History folder within Outlook, and was greeted with the “Outlook Form Region Cannot be Opened” error. …
In Windows 10, you may notice your Quick Access shortcuts have disappeared and it won’t even allow you to pin new shortcuts to the Quick Access location in File Explorer. This is actually a pretty easy fix and it does not require a reboot once completed. 1. In File …
This may be a little off topic from the computer world, but there might be someone out there trying to program there DirecTV remote control to work with their Yamaha Receiver. If this reaches just one person, then it makes it all worthwhile. 1. First, there has to be …