"Launch folder windows in a separate process", by Group Policy
article #1246, updated 2369 days ago

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

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Tune MySQL on Windows
article #1245, updated 2375 days ago

There’s a utility:

github.com/pmachapman/mysqltuner/

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NIST National Vulnerability Database
article #1244, updated 2390 days ago

Nicely searchable, including for CVE numbers:

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

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Azure AD Sync: password sync fails but directory sync working
article #1243, updated 2392 days ago

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.

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Upgrade Windows Server Standard (2008R2 and up) to Enterprise or DataCenter via DISM
article #1242, updated 2392 days ago

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/

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QuickBooks May Need IPv4 to be the Dominant Protocol
article #1240, updated 2406 days ago

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.

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Shipping labels by PayPal
article #1239, updated 2414 days ago

This is great, once you have a PayPal account:

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

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Measure latency to Azure sites, live
article #1238, updated 2417 days ago

Rather interesting diagnostic.

http://azurespeedtest.azurewebsites.net/

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"AdxTaskPane" window comes up with Outlook
article #1237, updated 2424 days ago

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

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QuickBooks and Server 2012 R2 Essentials
article #1236, updated 2424 days ago

Deep in this page:

https://community.intuit.com/articles/1502150-how-to-fix-error-h101-h202-h303-or-h505-when-opening-your-company-file-in-quickbooks-desktop#detailscollapse4

we have a strange piece of input stated as being specifically and only to Server 2012 R2, to prevent H202 errors and the like. We are to do the following:

  1. Stop the Base Filtering Engine in services.msc
  2. Perform a Scan in the QuickBooks Database Server Manager, after making sure that appropriate folder(s) are selected
  3. Start the Base Filtering Engine in services.msc

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