Some Notes on the Machines

It’s very possible, per user or per computer:

www.mustbegeek.com/block-usb-or-removable-devices-using-group-policy/

It’s done in Policies, Administrative Templates, System, Removable Storage Access. There are quite a few granulations available.

User Configuration, Preferences (not Policies!), Control Panel Settings, Folder Options. Create a new item. Choose “Launch folder windows in a separate process”.

There’s a utility:

github.com/pmachapman/mysqltuner/

Nicely searchable, including for CVE numbers:

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search

When this happens, do the following in Azure AD Connect:

1. In “Customize synchronization options”, disable (uncheck) the password hash sync option.
2. Wait for sync to complete, watching in the Operations tab of the Synchronization Service Manager.
3. In “Customize synchronization options”, enable (check) the password hash sync option.
4. Wait for sync to complete, watching in the Operations tab of the Synchronization Service Manager.
5. Check the Office 365 admin readout.

It can be done, without install media or reinstall, via DISM:

https://richardstk.com/2012/04/10/in-place-upgrade-of-windows-server-2008-r2-standard-to-enterprise-or-datacenter-edition/

If you are getting persistent H303/H505 errors or the like, check the .ND file corresponding to the QuickBooks database you are trying to load. If it has an IPv6 address within, that’s probably the problem, we need to set IPv4 as dominant on the server:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2533454/resolving-internet-connectivity-issues-after-world-ipv6-launch-june-6

Reboot is required before the setting takes effect.

This is great, once you have a PayPal account:

https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_ship-now

Rather interesting diagnostic.

http://azurespeedtest.azurewebsites.net/

When recent versions of Outlook and other Office applications run certain plugins, sometimes the result will come up in a separate window called “AdxTaskPane”. To prevent this:

1. File > Options > General > User Interface options
2. Choose “Optimize for compatibility (application restart required)”
3. Restart the application