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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.

Applications / Servers & Services / Windows

MS Outlook disconnected, MS Exchange server not available - FIX How to solve most lack of connectivity issues of MS Outlook and Microsoft Exchange server

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If you have stumbled upon this article it is likely that you have encountered a typical problem affecting MS Outlook clients connected to a MS Exchange server: the "disconnected" status, …

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Cloud / Servers & Services / Web / Windows

How to create an Azure SQL Virtual Machine How to setup and configure a SQL Virtual Machine on MS Azure: a highly configurable way to manage SQL Databases using a PaaS approach

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Some weeks ago we've published a post showing how to create an Azure SQL Managed Instance on the Azure Cloud Portal: a great way to create, host and mantain SQL Databases …

How to create an Azure SQL Virtual Machine How to setup and configure a SQL Virtual Machine on MS Azure: a highly configurable way to manage SQL Databases using a PaaS approach Read More
Operating Systems / Windows

Windows - You might not have permission to use this network resource How to fix a recurring problem of accessing Windows network resources following caching of incorrect credentials

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In this post we will try to give some advice to solve a classic problem that can occur as a result of trying to access a network resource on a …

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Cyber Security / Operating Systems / Web / Windows

Check for Dangerous Root Certificates on Windows with SigCheck How to protect your Windows machine from unsafe root certificates such as Superfish, Komodia, PrivDog, eDellRoot using the free SigCheck tool from Sysinternals

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Have you ever heard about Superfish? If you're a System Administrator, you probably do. However, here's a quick recap: Superfish was an advertising company based in Palo Alto, California: it …

Check for Dangerous Root Certificates on Windows with SigCheck How to protect your Windows machine from unsafe root certificates such as Superfish, Komodia, PrivDog, eDellRoot using the free SigCheck tool from Sysinternals Read More
Cyber Security / Operating Systems / Privacy & Compliance / RAM, HDD & SSD / Tools & Utilities / Windows

Windows Native Data Encryption At-Rest with BitLocker How to encrypt at-rest your Windows 10 PC drives without third-party software (even without a TPM hardware module)

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Implementing Data Encryption at-rest on all clients and server machine became a fundamental pillar of the IT Security policy of most companies. In this article we'll see how we can …

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Applications / Operating Systems / Windows

MS Office - Error 0xc0000142 on Excel and Word - Fix How to fix a known bug that prevents the start of Word and Excel apps in Office 2016 and Office 365 with Windows 10

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If you've stumbled upon this post it probably means that you're struggling with a nasty error affecting MS Office applications since Office 2016. I'm referring to the 0xc0000142 error that …

MS Office - Error 0xc0000142 on Excel and Word - Fix How to fix a known bug that prevents the start of Word and Excel apps in Office 2016 and Office 365 with Windows 10 Read More
Cyber Security / Operating Systems / Servers & Services / Web / Windows

Windows - Allow UNC File Sharing through a LAN or VPN connection How to access to shared folders, files and printers over a LAN or VPN connection such as OpenVPN, PPTP, L2TP, IPKSEC and so

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This article is part of a series of tutorial posts I wrote on configuring a cloud data center on Aruba Cloud using the Cloud PRO service model: a typical IaaS …

Windows - Allow UNC File Sharing through a LAN or VPN connection How to access to shared folders, files and printers over a LAN or VPN connection such as OpenVPN, PPTP, L2TP, IPKSEC and so Read More
Hardware / Operating Systems / Printers and Scanners / Windows

Windows 10 blue screen crash when printing - KB5001567 fix How to fix the APC_INDEX_MISMATCH Blue Screen of Death printer driver issue on Windows 10 (Kyocera, Tiger, Olivetti and other brands) with the KB5001567 update for Windows 10 2004 and 202H

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If you've stumbled upon this post it most likely means that you (or your users, in case you're a System Administrator) are experiencing the dreadful Blue Screen of Death issue …

Windows 10 blue screen crash when printing - KB5001567 fix How to fix the APC_INDEX_MISMATCH Blue Screen of Death printer driver issue on Windows 10 (Kyocera, Tiger, Olivetti and other brands) with the KB5001567 update for Windows 10 2004 and 202H Read More
Operating Systems / Software / Tools & Utilities / Windows

Windows 10 - How to unlock locked files How to unlock a file handle locked by SYSTEM or any other active process in Windows using IOBit Unlocker, Process Explorer, Handle and other methods

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About 4 years ago we've published an article explaining how to unlock a file handle locked by SYSTEM or any other active process in Windows using three different techniques: the …

Windows 10 - How to unlock locked files How to unlock a file handle locked by SYSTEM or any other active process in Windows using IOBit Unlocker, Process Explorer, Handle and other methods Read More
Operating Systems / Software / Tools & Utilities / Windows

Windows 10 - Keep a Window Always on Top How to keep a windows always on top in Windows 10 with some open source software tools: PinWin, AlwaysOnTop, VirtuaWin, AutoHotkey and more

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When working in Windows it's often useful to have certain windows stay on top of others using the "always on top" feature that some programs (such as Windows Media Player) …

Windows 10 - Keep a Window Always on Top How to keep a windows always on top in Windows 10 with some open source software tools: PinWin, AlwaysOnTop, VirtuaWin, AutoHotkey and more Read More