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Microsoft SC-100 Practise Test – Cybersecurity Architect #2

Intro This is the second free SC-100 practise test I have created, if you haven’t done the first one, please go do that first here: Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect (SC-100) Practise Test Questions #1 In this test, there is only one correct answer to each question. If there is any issues that you spot, please leave …

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Microsoft SC-100 Exam

Microsoft SC-100 Practise Test – Cybersecurity Architect #1

Intro As I am sitting exams at the moment, I have finding I am on the look out for practise tests and supplementary material for giving me confidence in exams. I have noticed there is no free Microsoft provided SC-100 practise questions, so therefore I have decided to study and create my own! I hope …

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How To Fix Windows Activation Error ‘0xc004f050’

Intro I recently bought a Windows 11 Pro license key and found that the key wouldn’t activate to Windows 11 Pro from Windows 11 Home. I quickly remembered that Microsoft sells distinct types of Windows keys, there are upgrade keys and activation keys. You must use a Windows Pro upgrade key before using a standard …

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How to fix Mail Manager crashing and slowness

Intro I’ve been contracted to file 1 million emails from Exchange Public Folders to a filing system using Mail Manager so, I’ve become pretty acquainted with issues that can arise from Mail Manager as I use it extensively everyday for weeks. One of the most common issues I get, is Mail Manager repeatedly crashing (and …

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How to uninstall ScreenConnect / ConnectWise Control

Intro Something I am met with for time-to-time is users who report having unwanted 3rd party access to their computers, this can be legitimate, such as an old IT service provider or malicious like from a Microsoft support scam; it is known that ScreenConnect / ConnectWise Control has been used in support scams (as with …

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How to Password Protect an Excel File to Stop Modification

Intro Excel spreadsheets are used to store and redistribute tons of information! I was recently contacted by an end-user seeking how they can stop accidental modification of their Excel file by securing it with a password. After a bit of looking around, I found the answer: Method ⚠️ This should be used as a method …

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How to add AzureAD account to local administrators on Windows

Intro Elevating local accounts is something that pop-ups up from time-to-time, as I have been migrating my clients away from local and domain accounts and towards AzureAD, I find myself having to confirm the best way to elevate certain accounts to local admin, my usual process of going to lusrmgr.msc is no longer effective with …

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The best way to run PowerShell Scripts on ConnectWise Automate

Intro Starting my journey using ConnectWise Automate, I quickly realised the most obvious way of running PowerShell scripts, natively in the ConnectWise Automate scripting language frequently results in scripts never finishing or only partly executing, I’ve spent hours troubleshooting and found the best way to run PowerShell scripts in Automate! This info is the result …

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Stop Teams meetings automatically created for every Outlook calendar event

Intro One of my clients uses Teams for internal communication and Zoom for external sales presentations. They have been plagued with Teams meetings being automatically added to their Outlook calendar events. I personally understand the annoyance of Microsoft’s push to use Teams at every opportunity, despite the development of Teams, it is still not the …

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