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How to setup SyncToy as a scheduled task

Posted on 31st March 2016 by Matt

SyncToy is a very powerful yet simple backup tool, that lets you synchronise your folders. Download SyncToy from here. Once you have downloaded and installed the SyncToy application you are ready to setup your first “Folder Pair”. A folder pair… Continue Reading →

Desktop, Server, Tools, Windows, Windows 10, windows 7, windows 8/8.1 backup, microsoft, synctoy, windows
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Error When Adding Gmail to Microsoft Outlook

Posted on 28th March 2016 by Matt

When adding your Gmail account to Microsoft Outlook you run into the Error; “Your IMAP server wants to alert you to the following: application-specific password required: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833” This error is thrown because certain applications such as Microsoft Outlook (even 2016) do… Continue Reading →

Desktop, Email, Microsoft Office, Windows gmail, microsoft, outlook
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Windows Server Web.Config 301 to WWW

Posted on 25th March 2016 by Matt

If you are running your websites on IIS you will find that .htaccess files are redundant. To force all traffic to a specific subdomain ie. http://yourdomain.co.uk to http://www.yourdomain.co.uk you can use a web.config file. The following rules in web.config will… Continue Reading →

Scripts, Server, Web.config, Websites Configuration, IIS, Web Server, Web.Config
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Disable Clutter for a mailbox in Office 365

Posted on 25th March 2016 by Matt

To connect to office 365 via powershell to run the below command see; Connecting to office 365 with powershell Set-Clutter -Identity [email protected] -Enable $false

Office 365, Powershell, Scripts
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Connecting to Office 365 with Azure Powershell

Posted on 25th March 2016 by Matt

To connect to Azure Powershell, ensure that Azure Poweshell is installed. Download Azure Powershell Open the Azure Powershell Module Run the following command and enter the admin credentials for the given domain $credential = Get-Credential Create a new session using… Continue Reading →

Office 365, Powershell
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Force Server/PC Restart using Powershell

Posted on 24th March 2016 by Matt

To force a restart of a machine using powershell: Restart-Computer -Force Full documentation is here

Powershell, Scripts powershell, reboot, restart

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