Summary Remote Desktop Services with Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is the recommended prevention against ransomware. The attack port changes to 443 HTTPS from 3389 RDP and the MFA prevents brute force password attacks. Simply changing the communication port to a custom port number is not an effective defense against a port scan. A Virtual Private Network […]
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How to find out who the User Profile Disk Belongs To Terminal Server RDS
UPD, short for User Profile Disks, is a new disk type for Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server 2012 R2. It’s an alternative to roaming profiles and folder redirections for RDS to store user profiles as a separate VHDX disk on dedicated file storage. The disk is mounted to the user session as soon as […]
How to sign up and use ChatGPT
At the moment using ChatGPT is free, and you can access the tool (as mentioned, it is prone to reaching capacity), very simple to use. To do this: Your account will be set up. What is AI technology? AI (Artificial Intelligence) is a technology that enables machines or computer systems to perform tasks that would […]
Sage 50 Payroll – change database path
Issue Sage 50 Payroll data files have been moved to another server and we need to point the application to the new location. Sage Payroll doesn’t provide any obvious way to do this. There is no way to open a new company or close an old one via the Open Company dialog. The Browse button doesn’t help either. Trying to […]
Generate a report of all passwords for all cameras on your Milestone XProtect VMS.
This process requires MilestonePSTools and the MipSdkRedist modules. But it does NOT need to be installed and run on your Milestone management server. The modules are available in the PowerShell Gallery and can be installed using Install-Module MilestonePSTools -Scope CurrentUser on an internet-connected system. The MipSdkRedist module is a dependency for MilestonePSTools, so it will […]
Error message trying to start BitLocker on Windows
You can use the Group Policy Editor to set this option. 1. Press the WinKey+R to display the Open dialog. 2. Type gpedit.msc in the Open: box and click OK. 3. In the Group Policy Editor, navigate to Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/BitLocker Drive Encryption/Operating System Drives. 4. Right Click the Require additional authentication at startup policy and select Edit. 5. Click the Enabled option. 6. In the Options section, place a check mark in […]
How to Move WordPress to a New Host or Server with No Downtime
Are you planning to move your WordPress site to a new hosting company or a different server? The biggest risk when switching web hosting or migrating a website to a new server is data loss and downtime. Both of these can make your website temporarily inaccessible to users and search engines which can result in […]
Enable users for Enterprise Voice online and Phone System
Microsoft Team Outbound calls not working
Enable users for Enterprise Voice online and Phone System Voicemail
Before you begin, check that the Teams PowerShell module is installed on your Front End Servers. If it’s not, please install using the instructions in Teams PowerShell Module Installation. Start Windows PowerShell as an administrator. Type the following and press Enter: PowerShell