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System administration tasks in Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012R2, Windows Server 2016 & related software.

php-cgi.exe - The FastCGI process exited unexpectedly error and how to fix it
Servers & Services / Web / Windows

Send E-Mail messages with PHP using Authenticated SMTP A brief tutorial explaining how to send e-mail messages with PHP using authenticated SMTP: PHPMailer, SendMail, Fake SendMail and other methods

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The ability to programmatically send e-mail messages with PHP is a feature used by a large amount of opensource software written using the most famous scripting language on the web: …

Send E-Mail messages with PHP using Authenticated SMTP A brief tutorial explaining how to send e-mail messages with PHP using authenticated SMTP: PHPMailer, SendMail, Fake SendMail and other methods Read More
Microsoft MVP: Everything You Need to Know
ASP.NET / C# / Coding / Other stuff / Servers & Services / SQL / Web / Windows

Microsoft MVP: Everything You Need to Know A list of (great) things you can actually do since the day you get the Microsoft MVP award e-mail

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If you've stumbled upon this post, it probably means that your mailbox has been recently visited by an e-mail from Microsoft congratulating you for being awarded as a Microsoft® Most Valuable …

Microsoft MVP: Everything You Need to Know A list of (great) things you can actually do since the day you get the Microsoft MVP award e-mail Read More
How to Migrate SQL Server DB to Azure SQL Server DB
Coding / SQL / Tools & Utilities / Windows

How to Migrate SQL Server DB to Azure SQL Server DB A detailed tutorial explaining how to migrate a SQL Server to an Azure SQL PaaS using Microsoft Data Migration Assistant (DMA)

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In this article I’m going to explain how to effectively perform a SQL Server Data Migration to an Azure SQL (PaaS) instance. Since SQL Server provides various tools and features, …

How to Migrate SQL Server DB to Azure SQL Server DB A detailed tutorial explaining how to migrate a SQL Server to an Azure SQL PaaS using Microsoft Data Migration Assistant (DMA) Read More
7 Ways to customize your Windows 10 with Themes, Wallpapers & more in 2018
Operating Systems / UI, UX & Layout / Windows

7 Ways to customize your Windows 10 with Themes, Wallpapers & more in 2018 Are you bored of the look of your existing Windows 10 installation? There are plenty of ways to improve its aesthetics: let's take a look at them!

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If you got bored of the look of your existing Windows 10, then there are plenty of ways, where you can improve its aesthetics from new themes to wallpaper. Moreover, …

7 Ways to customize your Windows 10 with Themes, Wallpapers & more in 2018 Are you bored of the look of your existing Windows 10 installation? There are plenty of ways to improve its aesthetics: let's take a look at them! Read More
IIS URL Rewrite: redirect di più nomi di dominio su un singolo hostname
ASP.NET / C# / Coding / Operating Systems / Servers & Services / Web / Windows

Office Interop DCOM Config on a Windows Server IIS Machine to open Word, Excel and Access files with ASP.NET C# How to setup DCOM Configuration Settings to use Office Interop Word, Excel, and Access with ASP.NET C# on a IIS Windows Server machine

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If you've stumbled upon this post you're most likely dealing with the Microsoft Office primary interop assemblies (PIAs), also known as Microsoft.Office.Interop library set. This is a neat collection of …

Office Interop DCOM Config on a Windows Server IIS Machine to open Word, Excel and Access files with ASP.NET C# How to setup DCOM Configuration Settings to use Office Interop Word, Excel, and Access with ASP.NET C# on a IIS Windows Server machine Read More
Disable Windows 10 Tracking, una applicazione per bloccare la raccolta di dati da parte di Microsoft
Operating Systems / Windows

How to Increase Windows 10 speed and make it run faster Your Windows 10 installation has become slow? Here are 6 Tips to increase its performances

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The latest installment in the Windows Operating spectrum is none other than the Windows 10, which has been released in 2015. Microsoft has redesigned their windows framework to a greater …

How to Increase Windows 10 speed and make it run faster Your Windows 10 installation has become slow? Here are 6 Tips to increase its performances Read More
IIS URL Rewrite: redirect di più nomi di dominio su un singolo hostname
Operating Systems / Servers & Services / Web / Windows

IIS Error - The requested page cannot be accessed - How to Fix How to fix "The requested page cannot be accessed because the related configuration data for the page is invalid" error in IIS

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Among the many obscure permissions-related IIS errors, this one definitely deserves a honorable mention: HTTP Error 500.19 – Internal Server Error The requested page cannot be accessed because the related …

IIS Error - The requested page cannot be accessed - How to Fix How to fix "The requested page cannot be accessed because the related configuration data for the page is invalid" error in IIS Read More
Triangolo giallo sull'icona Rete di Windows: cosa significa e come eliminarlo
Operating Systems / Servers & Services / Windows

How to remotely Shutdown or Reboot a Windows PC from a Command Prompt through LAN or VPN A neat shell command to shutdown or reboot a Windows client or server machine from another PC connected through LAN or VPN

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Did you know that we can issue a shutdown and/or reboot of a Windows PC from any other LAN-connected Windows machine? The only two things we need to do that …

How to remotely Shutdown or Reboot a Windows PC from a Command Prompt through LAN or VPN A neat shell command to shutdown or reboot a Windows client or server machine from another PC connected through LAN or VPN Read More
Windows 10: disabilitare il restart automatico dopo Windows Update
Cyber Security / Operating Systems / Windows

Oracle CredSSP Encryption on Remote Desktop Connection Error - How to Fix How to deal with a security issue related to Windows 10 security updates in May 2018 that could prevent Remote Desktop from working

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The recent Windows 10 updates released in May 2018 have introduced some improvements to the security of some protocols, eliminating problems related to known vulnerabilities. Among these, new security rules …

Oracle CredSSP Encryption on Remote Desktop Connection Error - How to Fix How to deal with a security issue related to Windows 10 security updates in May 2018 that could prevent Remote Desktop from working Read More
SQL Server - Recuperare il Product Key da una installazione esistente
Applications / Coding / Servers & Services / Software / SQL / Windows

MS SQL Server - How to Change the Default TCP 1433 Port The required steps to configure your Microsoft SQL Server instance to listen on a non-standard TCP/IP port

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As you probably know, the default communication port used by SQL Server for TCP / IP mode connections is TCP 1433. This simple - but far from trivial - configuration …

MS SQL Server - How to Change the Default TCP 1433 Port The required steps to configure your Microsoft SQL Server instance to listen on a non-standard TCP/IP port Read More