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Installing Microsoft Exchange Server 2016
I’ve recently been assisting clients with Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 migrations and thought I’d write a quick blog post demonstrating the deployment process.Note that the full TechNet Planning and...
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Import and Export PST to and from mailboxes on Exchange Server 2016
I’ve noticed many of my clients and colleagues have asked the question how to export and import PSTs from mailboxes on Exchange Server 2016 so I thought I’d write this quick blog post to demonstrate a...
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Unable to launch Citrix XenDesktop 7.8 virtual desktop published through a...
ProblemYou completed deploying a new XenDesktop virtual desktop catalog, publishing it through a StoreFront, then providing access to the StoreFront through a NetScaler gateway:Clicking on the desktop...
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Citrix NetScaler VPX appliance fails to boot with the error: “can’t load...
ProblemYou’ve recently upgraded a NetScaler VPX appliance to version 11.0.63.16.nc and have been running the upgrade for a few months but noticed that the appliance fails to boot into the kernel after...
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Setting up multiple domain federation with ADFS 2012 and Office 365
ProblemYou have an on-prem Active Directory domain with ADFS 2012 configured to use Office 365 services to for messaging services and would like to expand the usage to another domain that is a...
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Launching XenApp 7.8 application published through NetScaler 11 fails and...
ProblemYou have successfully published applications on a XenApp 7.8 application server through a NetScaler but noticed that while you are able to log into the portal and view the published...
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Patch required for upgrading Lync 2013 client to Skype for Business 2015
I’ve noticed that I’ve been asked quite a few times over the past year about how to upgrade the Lync 2013 client to Skype for Business 2015 and through speaking to colleagues and clients, I think the...
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Monitoring disk space with simple PowerShell script
I’ve been asked several times in the past about what I typically use to monitor server disk space if the environment I was working in did not have a proper monitoring server or was in the process of...
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Disabling “Do Not Send a Response” option for meeting invites in Outlook 2010...
I’ve recently been asked by a client whether there was a way to disable the Do Not Send a Response option within Outlook 2010 and Outlook 2016 because the Response column in the View Tracking Status...
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Controlling Outlook Options'"Update tracking information, and then delete...
I recently had to determine how to disable the Update tracking information, and then delete response that don’t contain comments option in the File > Options > Mail > Tracking settings via...
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"Your user account is disabled" error is thrown after upgrading VMware...
ProblemI recently ran into an issue while upgrading VMware Horizon View to 6.2.0 and 6.2.1 when I noticed that user accounts from other Active Directory domains within the same forest of the domain you...
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Uninstalling Office 2016 KMS key from Windows Server 2012 R2 KMS server
ProblemYou have a KMS server in your environment and would like to uninstall the KMS product key for Office 2016 with the command: Slmgr.vbs /upk <Activation ID>You execute the following command...
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Upgrading Microsoft CA (Certification Authority) from SHA1 to SHA256 hash...
I’ve recently been asked by many of my colleagues and clients about what they would need to do to upgrade their internal Microsoft CA from the deprecating SHA1 hash algorithm. The process could be...
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Using Citrix NetScaler Rewrite Action and Policy to prevent the Location HTTP...
I was recently asked by a client to fix an issue with their Exchange 2013 Outlook Web Access webpage where an HTTP request to the site would expose the internal IP address of the Client Access Server...
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Unable to start Microsoft CA service after migrating from Cryptographic...
ProblemYou’ve successfully completed the steps required to migrate your Microsoft CA (Certificate Authority) from Cryptographic Service Provider (CSP) to Key Storage Provider (KSP) after performing the...
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Importing PFX certificate from Microsoft Windows Server into Citrix NetScaler...
One of the most common Citrix NetScaler questions I’ve been asked by colleagues and clients is how to import a PFX certificate from a Microsoft Windows Server into Citrix NetScaler and while there is a...
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Unable to configure port group properties on distributed switch in vSphere...
I’ve recently ran into an issue at a client’s vSphere 5.5 environment where I was unable to configure any properties of a port group on the distributed switches. The properties of the environment are...
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The message: "One of your on-premises Federation Service certificates is...
ProblemYou’ve recently noticed that you receive the following message when logging into the Office 365 portal at https://portal.office.com: One of your on-premises Federation Service certificates is...
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Launching XenApp 7.6 desktop published through NetScaler appliance throws the...
ProblemYou attempt to launch a XenApp 7.6 desktop published through NetScaler appliance: … but notices that you are presented with the following error message: The connection to...
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Attempting to recompose a virtual desktop in VMware Horizon View throws the...
ProblemYou attempt to initiate a recompose of a desktop in you VMware Horizon View environment but notice that it errors out with the following details:View Composer Fault: Unexpected VC fault from...
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