Restore the Windows 11 Right Click Menu
Mar27

Restore the Windows 11 Right Click Menu

Windows 11 Right Click KB ID 0001819 Problem The first time I saw this I thought “Where’s cut/copy/paste gone?”. But more annoyingly ‘Send To” is also not on the initial menu! Solution: Restore Windows 11 Right Click Open an Administrative PowerShell window. Issue the following three commands. (New-Item ‘HKCU:\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer32’...

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Restore AD Objects
Mar06

Restore AD Objects

Restore AD Objects KB ID 0000096 Problem Ever since we had Server 2008 R2 we have had the AD recycle bin (which is not enabled by default). Even if you have not enabled the AD Recycle bin, when objects are deleted from AD they are not completely ‘deleted’ they are simply tombstoned, and they can be restored (for 180 days). Note: Those object’s when restored WILL lose some of their attributes though! CAN I RESTORE AD...

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PowerShell to Exchange Online
Mar01

PowerShell to Exchange Online

PowerShell to Exchange Online KB ID 0001814 Problem While attempting to PowerShell to Exchange Online today, I tried to do this by using my usual method, and repeatedly got this error. New-PSSession : [outlook.office365.com] Connecting to remote server outlook.office365.com failed with the following error message : Access is denied. For more information, see the about_Remote_Troubleshooting Help topic. At line:1 char:12 + $Session =...

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Upgrade Azure AD Connect
Feb27

Upgrade Azure AD Connect

Upgrade Azure AD Connect KB ID 0001813 Problem On 15th March 2023 support for the following Azure AD Connect sync versions will be removed; 2.0.91.0 2.0.89. 2.0.88.0 2.0.28.0 2.0.25.1 2.0.10.0 2.0.9.0 2.0.8.0 2.0.3.0 So plan in some maintenence and upgrade yours, at time of writing the current version is 2.1.20.0, so you can still upgrade if you running an older version. Upgrade Azure AD Connect: Solution Before you start it’s...

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Find Modified Files In a Folder (By Age and Date)
Feb20

Find Modified Files In a Folder (By Age and Date)

Find Modified Files In a Folder KB ID 0001812 Problem You need to find a modified file in a folder, there are a few ways to do this, the best options are via PowerShell, but you can also use the search function in Normal Windows Explorer. Solution Find Modified Files In a Folder: Graphically Strangely the option you want you cannot see unless you click into the search field, once you do that Search will be visible on the menu ribbon....

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Update PowerShell To the Latest  Version
Sep29

Update PowerShell To the Latest Version

Update PowerShell KB ID 0001800 Problem Whenever you start Powershell,  you may see something like, You’ve probably seen that so many times, you don’t even thing about it. So what’s the quickest and easiest way to update it? I like to see what’s going on, so I choose to update with the MSI file. Update PowerShell Solution From within the Powershell window execute the following command. Invoke-Expression...

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