Need to turn a Windows 10 desktop into a WIM (Windows Imaging Format) for rapid deployment? In this challenge we look at a simple way (using basic tools) to create a WIM for deployment using WDS (Windows Deployment Services). This…
Configuring Time in an Active Directory environment
This TechNote outlines how time should be configured in an Active Directory (AD) environment. In Active Directory, time sync occurs automatically throughout the forest, and only the PDC emulator fsmo role-holder in the forest root needs specific setup. You can…
Create the Central Store for Group Policy Administrative Templates
For Active Directory administrators, Group Policy Management plays an important role in delivering a manageable platform for the business; both from a security and configuration perspective. Using the Central Store for your Administrative Templates will ensure that Group Policy management…
Exchange Online: Getting Started
Exchange Online can be accessed from anywhere on the internet, using a variety of methods. To get started, logon to your Office 365 portal: https://portal.office.com From here you have all of your information and settings at your fingertips. To logon,…
Updating to Office 2016 for Office 365 users
Office 365 subscribers should start to get Office 2016 from today (23rd September). If Office 2016 has not shown up yet, here’s what you can do to hurry up the process: Logon to your Office 365 Admin Portal. Navigate to…
Upgrading to Windows 10? Beware new ‘Windows Update’.
Over the years I have been vocal in my dislike for ‘in-place’ Windows Upgrades, preferring to start afresh with a clean build. In the lead-up to Windows 10 release however, I was intrigued to read of an entirely new approach…
Windows 10 available July 29
Microsoft has announced launch date for the new Windows 10 operating system! Windows 8.1 users should notice a new icon in the system tray as below – an invitation to click and reserve your copy of Windows 10 for the…
Two Browsers for Windows 10
Microsoft have moved to resolve the old IE compatability chestnut by releasing two entirely separate browsers with Windows 10. Internet Explorer, with all its backwards compatability and bloat, and ‘Spartan’ – an ‘edge’ brower with only modern rendering capability Spartan…
Joining Windows 10 to Azure Active Directory
Very interesting capability… small companies will be able to use their Azure AD (from Office 365) as a more general purpose management platform. https://cloudpuzzles.net/2015/02/joining-windows-10-device-azure-active-directory/