Remote Desktop Services is currently busy
If you ever see this error when a user is trying to log on to a Remote Desktop Server: The task you are trying to do can't be completed because Remote Desktop Services is currently busy. Please try again in…
Group Policy Settings for UAC
Unfortunately there is no single Group Policy Setting to choose the UAC Level. We wanted to specify the Level of the UAC Slider with GP, it turns out that you need to define all of the settings below to ensure that…
Resolve VSS Errors without Rebooting
VSS Errors are a fairly common occurrence, with most resolutions being "reboot the server". Each VSS Writer is linked to a Windows Service. Often VSS Errors can be resolved by restarting the corresponding service. The following PowerShell script will check…
Phantom Unread Emails on iOS Devices
This problem has cropped up a few times recently. When using an iOS Device (iPhone/iPad etc) to connect to a Microsoft Exchange Server, sometimes the device will report an incorrect number of Unread Messages. The following instructions are to clear…
Rolling out Flash Player – Another Update
In previous posts we detailed how to roll out Flash Player through Group Policy with an update to include 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Now Adobe have decided to combine the 32-bit and 64-bit installers (since v11.3). The new download link…
View the Name of Redirected ‘My Documents’ folders
When browsing to a folder containing redirected My Documents folders (for Windows Vista/7 Users) on Windows Server 2008 or later, a very frustrating feature is that every folder is listed as "My Documents". In order to find out which folder…
Reset Local Security Policy
This is a very useful command to remove any Security Policies that have been applied to a computer previously on a domain. When removing a computer from a domain, there can be various settings that get left behind (password complexity…
Missing Send or Send/Receive Button in Outlook 2003
Searching for this topic online produces thousands of results. Almost all refer to one of the following: Reset/Customise Outlook Toolbars Run "outlook /safe" to launch Outlook in Safe Mode Run "Detect & Repair" on Office Installation Recreate Mail Profile in…