Disable Powerpoint 2016 extended display mode
Credit: https://web.archive.org/web/20240809174312/https://tips.timscomputer.com/disable-powerpoint-2013-extended-display-mode-via-registry/ Disable the extended display mode upon login, same as the link just modified the version from 15 to 16 Run the following as a batch file upon login @echo off reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\PowerPoint\Options /v UseMonMgr /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
Windows 2008: Task Scheduler causes account lockout when policy locks account after one attempt
I encountered a very odd issue where I was attempting to amend a scheduled task on a Windows 2008 R2 server. When attempting to amend to a “service” account it locked out immediately. This account has a policy where it is locked out if the password is incorrect once. After several attempts and having to…
DBForms: Check and format email addresses from Sage Line 500/1000
As the email field can sometimes not be used for the correct purpose I use a bit of code to look for an @ symbol and then a dot. If more than one email address is in I replace the comma with -t which is required by dbmailsend. If using Sage Line 500/1000 the CustomerTable…
Remotely remove a broken user profile from another computers registry when the user folder is deleted
I recently had an issue where someone had deleted my admin user profile from a remote server by deleting its folder. The logon then failed as Windows still expected the folder to be there, as obviously the registry entries were not removed. Rather than manually checking HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList for the SID and then removing it…
Using current versions of Syncplify.me Server! as a Cisco UC Backup Server
For anyone who has had the annoyance of trying to backup a Cisco Unity Communications based server to a Windows based server, you will know how annoying it can be. I recommend Syncplify.me Server! and it has a how to for its older version of Server!. They have obviously changes it to a web based…
Amend an SCCM NTFS USB flash drive for the Microsoft Surface 3 (Non Pro)
Microsoft Surface 3’s for some reason don’t support mounting USB Flash drives mounted as NTFS from its UEFI/BIOS and have to be FAT32. Either reformat the USB flash drive as Fat32 and copy back the image (Windows Command Line currently only supports FAT32 to NTFS conversion, not the other way around), third party software needs…
With a faulty drive stop Windows from mounting
Credit: A Video from Linus Tech Tips reminded me of a way to stop Windows 7/10 from automounting drives If you have an issue with a hard drive (That is spinning up, doesn’t sound like its head is craching/clicking and a SMART tool like CrystalDiskInfo Standard edition shows its healthy) that simply appears to hang…
Georgia Telnet or SSH generate a list of users for GS_L_User.txt
Georgia Telnet can restrict the number of users that connect to Telnet or SSH. I am lazy so I tend to generate a list based off our user logon scripts folders, however I do of course take a backup and test it afterwards. echo Change to the drive where your Georgia logon scripts are located…
Creating a shortcut to a non existent location on Windows
Credit: ServerFault Credit: Craig Tolley I came across the need to create a shortcut to a non existent file share (Where a wireless network had a different ip range on a different site). I thought Windows would let shortcuts for SMB shares be created if they didn’t exist, but Windows 10 insisted the share had…
Disable Word Press from allowing saving of the username and password from the login screen
A plugin which isn’t in the Word Press list of available plugins is one I find very handy from Benjamin Uzelac. It disables Word Press from allowing the browser to save the username and password and that’s it. Its good for complying with the usual website tests, which flag saving a username and password as…