Restricting an AD user account to particular workstations–one gotcha
DaleWe locked down one of our generic user accounts to a particular workstation, for good security reasons. Windows OSHub has a good writeup on how and why you do it.…
Desktop Wallpaper–Tile Stretch Fit Fill Center Span
The customer sent me a request to update their Desktop Wallpaper, with the comment Don’t use fit as it upsets the “look” of the wallpaper. We mostly use “Fill”, so…
Saturday WMI Link Roundup
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 - How to Set WMI Namespace Security This article describes how to set Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) namespace security in Windows Server 2003. WMI security is…
Who is that woman promoting Shantaram for Audible?
That would be Australian Author Stacey McEwan.You can see all her socials here https://beacons.ai/stacebookspaceAnd the Audible Ad can be seen here:https://www.tiktok.com/@stacebookspace/video/7055390495832313089.
Increasing the event log file sizes under “Applications and Services Logs” via Group Policy.
You can’t directly. Using Group Policy Preferences, though, you can. In other words, we’re going to set some Registry Keys. The Applications and Services Logs registry entries can be found…
How to remotely find out the firmware version of the HP USB-C dock?
Before you start for the HP G5 Dock, you will need: the HP Dock Accessory WMI Provider installed on the computer, and (HPDockWMIProvider.exe) the computer connected to the dock. You…
“Try an improved Quick Assist experience”
Or as I read it “Microsoft backtracks on removing Quick Assist from the Windows Operating system.” In June, we moved Quick Assist to the Microsoft Store to help improve performance…
Visual Studio Code–Running as administrator is not supported
Though it WAS supported until very recently. Some digging later: Microsoft made it the default in mid-December. The fix? Don’t run your VS Code with Administrator privileges The workaround? Edit…
Replacement bolts and blades for the Ryobi RSH2400RG Impact Shredder
We picked up one of these for free off Facebook Marketplace. Ryobi does not list replacement blades for this model. And that’s ok, because you can find replacement blades easily…
Saturday Link Roundup
Microsoft 365 network connectivity test (office.com) When you run this test, we measure the connectivity between your device and the internet, and from there to Microsoft’s network. Insights from these…