Dir /s file.nme Searches sub-directories Dir /s /a file.nme Searches sub-directories and hidden directories Dir /s /a “file.nme”>”Path\ResultFilename” Saves results to a text file
Category: Windows
Remote Desktop Authentication Error
Recent Windows 10 / Server 2013 updates are enforcing Network Level Authenticated only for users making RDP connections. This will throw up the error prompt:- To resolve – uncheck the following in the System Properties, Remote Desktop tab on the client machine
How to temporarily prevent a driver update from reinstalling in Windows 10
To temporarily prevent the driver from being reinstalled until a new driver fix is available, a troubleshooter is available that provides a user interface to hide and show Windows updates and drivers for Windows 10. The following troubleshooter is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center: Download the “Show or hide updates” troubleshooter package now. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3073930/how-to-temporarily-prevent-a-driver-update-from-reinstalling-in-window
GTMailPlus – Server 2012 Installation Prerequisite – EFS DATA Encryption
Other than the .NET FRAMEWORK v4.6.2 prerequisite that needs to be installed on a Windows 2012 server, once GTMailPlus is installed you will need to enable EFS folder encryption on the MailBoxRepository folder located in the C:\Encore folder or the Encore service (essential to mail transmission) will fail. Data Recovery Agent Note that EFS requires a certificate and this is associated with the logged on user. In the case of the server that logged on […]
E-Mails Not Showing Images
Ever come across a situation where you have downloaded an e-mail, such as a Newsletter, and the images don’t appear. Instead you get plain boxes with red crosses in them. You have turned on the option in Outlook to automatically download these images and yet they still don’t appear. This is usually due to you “Temporary Internet Files” area filling up. The “Temporary Internet Files” area has a restricted size allocation and can reach it’s limit. […]
Fast Startup Issue. (On boot one screen is on but black and the other is off).
The issue is that when the PC is turned on you can see the usual boot screens of rotating dots, but when it’s booted one screen is on but showing as black and the other is off, on dual screen systems. The PC can be rebooted several times and possibly on one occasion it actually gives you a login. This can be due to the fact that the processor of the PC can’t handle the […]
Windows Time Server Commands
Force synchronizing the time asap w32tm /resync /nowait Check NTP configuration w32tm /query /configuration Display time source – all DCs w32tm /monitor Display time source w32tm /query /source Display list of all configured NTP servers and their status w32tm /query /peers Display time service status i.e whether it is getting time from local cmso clock/external NTP server w32tm /query /status Force domain computers to synchronise the time with the DC (use elevated command) w32tm /config […]
How to REMOVE WSUS CLIENT settings
Some of P2V servers from the old domain relied on WSUS. This stops you from being ably to manually search and install Windows Updates Error message Windows Update failed : Error 80244018 On a server (or a workstation) the way to uninstall On a DC In the WSUS GPO assigned to this server, DISABLE the policy “Specify intranet Microsoft update service location”. And /Or If the policy has already been removed, or the machine is […]
Windows 10 Slow? 100% Disk Usage
Here are a few repair methods that have helped other users fix their Windows 10 100% disk usage problem. You may not need to try them all; just start at the top of the list and work your way down. 1: Disable Windows Search Service 2: Disable SuperFetch Service 3: Perform a diskcheck 4: Reset Virtual Memory Method 4: Reset Virtual Memory Virtual memory can be considered an extension of your computer’s physical memory. […]
How To Create An Encryption Certificate (EFSKey) For Windows Server 2012
GTMailPlus seems to need an encryption key to be installed when run on Windows Server 2012.