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Change “This PC” using group policy

Posted on April 10, 2019 - April 10, 2019 by vrpc

It is possible to rename “This PC” using group policy:

add registry entry under: User Configuration/ Preferences/ Windows Settings/ Registry

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

Using %COMPUTERNAME% will change it to the actual domain computer name.

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Group Policy, windows 10

Windows 10 remove System Drive after 1803 upgrade

Posted on September 6, 2018 - September 6, 2018 by vrpc

This is what worked for me:

  1. start; CMD right click select Run As Administrator
  2. mountvol <Letter of the Drive> /d

 

resource:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4337524/windows-10-april-update-new-partition-appears-after-installing

 

 

Posted in WindowsTagged windows update 1803

Add FROM: in outlook 2016

Posted on August 16, 2018 by vrpc
  1. click on “New Email”
  2. select options from the tabs on top.
  3. click on From icon

that  is all

 

Posted in WindowsTagged Outlook 2016

AD user on encrypted MAC

Posted on June 25, 2018 by vrpc

using terminal:

sudo fdesetup add -usertoadd username -usertoadd username -keychain

and or:

  1. Login as Local Admin
  2. Add AD User to Filevault(you will need user to input AD Password)- Skip this step if you already added and rebooted and not seeing the AD User.
  3. Log the Local Admin account out (Do not restart or shut down- just logout).
  4. Now you should see the AD User(or Users list if multiple had signed in)
  5. Login as AD USER. Then Log out(do not restart or shur down- just logout).
  6. from the Login screen now reboot.
  7. AD Users should now show up as an option to login in.

reference:

https://www.jamf.com/jamf-nation/discussions/25692/high-sierra-10-13-encrypted-users-not-showing-at-filevault-login-screen

 

Posted in AppleTagged AD, FileVault

Remove Printer Driver on Windows 10

Posted on June 6, 2018 by vrpc

To completely uninstall driver after printer has been removed and deleted:

run this command using windows + R

printui /s /t2

this will bring up a list of installed drivers.

Select the one which need to be removed and delete it.

 

Posted in WindowsTagged driver, printer

Fix Cannot get performance counter data

Posted on June 6, 2018 by vrpc

I was receiving management error on my windows 2012 R2 server

 

this is what helped:

  1. to rebuild perf registry using elevated CMD enter: lodctr /R
  2. re register perf libraries: winmgmt /resyncperf

that is what worked for me.

 

reference: http://www.expta.com/2015/08/fix-for-server-manager-error-online.html

 

Posted in ServersTagged management error

Exchange 2016 user mailbox export

Posted on May 22, 2018 - May 22, 2018 by vrpc

using exchange powershell command:

New-MailboxExportRequest -Mailbox UserName -FilePath “\\server\export\username.pst”

Posted in Servers, WindowsTagged Exchange 2016

office 2016 remove repeated activation

Posted on May 22, 2018 by vrpc

this fix is for VLC activation:

Close the activation window and all Office apps.

Open regedit (using run or type it at the start menu)

It is always very important to make backup of registry or the registry key you are changing or deleting first.(use export under file menu)

navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common\OEM

Edit>Delete.

Do the same with this key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common\OEM

Close the Registry Editor and start Office again.

 

resources:

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Office-repeatedly-prompts-you-to-activate-on-a-new-PC-a9a6b05f-f6ce-4d1f-8d49-eb5007b64ba1

 

Posted in WindowsTagged office 2016 activation

windows 10 system recovery drive remove drive letter

Posted on May 17, 2018 by vrpc

From elevated command prompt:

diskpart

list volume

In my case the drive letter for the system partition was D

select volume D

remove letter=D

Close Command Prompt and restart your PC

Posted in WindowsTagged recovery partition

Wired 802.1x authentication with MS RADIUS server and Meraki switch

Posted on April 5, 2018 by vrpc

Group policy:

 

NPS configuration:

  1. add all switches under RADIUS clients

    You will have to use the same shared secret on switch RADIUS authentication
  2. Create new (or edit existing) Connection Request Policy
    Use all default only add condition NAS Port Type “Ethernet”
  3. Create new Network Policy:



    * under NAS Port Type select ETHERNET

  4. On the Meraki switch access control configure new policy:
  5. Assign the policy to individual ports:
Posted in Network, Servers, WindowsTagged wired 802.1x

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