tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28999356198294882942026-01-31T21:27:45.585-06:00LazyJeffThese fixes are things we've discovered to save time or resolve error messages and problems.
LazyJeff LLC is an IT Company focusing on Small Businesses in the St Louis and Southern Illinois Areas.Jeff Kykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056984842353578755noreply@blogger.comBlogger229125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899935619829488294.post-78706480428576268122025-06-04T19:02:00.002-05:002025-06-04T19:02:46.243-05:00HOW TO - Copy NTFS Permissionsq: On a windows system, how can we copy permissions from one folder to another?a: With PowerShell using the Get-ACL / Set-ACL commands. Get-Acl C:\Windows\System32\LogFiles | Set-Acl D:\Windows\System32\LogFilesJeff Kykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056984842353578755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899935619829488294.post-85626054190978866402025-03-12T09:59:00.001-05:002025-03-12T09:59:45.181-05:00Disable Prompts to migrate to use Outlook (new)Q: Customer called about having to close 4 windows prompting them to migrate to Outlook (new). A: We uninstalled the Outlook (new) app from Installed Apps, created a new key in the registry, rebooted, and then Outlook (classic) seemed to open just fine. Either manually create this key, or save the 4 lines to a file name DisableNewOutlook.reg and run it on the computer.Hide Jeff Kykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056984842353578755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899935619829488294.post-73748753832569079772025-03-12T09:51:00.004-05:002025-03-12T09:51:48.202-05:00Bulk Update IIS SSL Bindings Certificate updateQ: The customer called with a server with multiple IIS sites each with secure bindings using an SSL Certificate that will expire soon. How can they automate updating the bindings on each site?A: Using this Powershell script, found online, they can run it locally from an elevated Powershell window / or remote script utility. Identify the SSL Thumbprint of the expiring certificate as well as Jeff Kykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056984842353578755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899935619829488294.post-2537642934673682582024-08-08T14:23:00.001-05:002024-08-08T14:23:31.751-05:00Charter Spectrum SMTP Sending fails Error: Customer reported they could not send emails from their charter.net email address through mobile.charter.net over 587 SSL when they were on their Clearwave wireless network. If they turned off wifi, emails would send.Answer: We configured Mozilla Thunderbird on their Clearwave network to use Charter, it immediately threw this error when we tried to send:An error occurred while Jeff Kykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056984842353578755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899935619829488294.post-78444754823523725592023-12-17T15:13:00.002-06:002024-10-28T08:33:13.691-05:00HOW TO - Share a password q: With password complexity on the rise, what is a quick way to securely share a password without trying to spell it over the phone?a: Password Pusher - https://pwpush.com/You can provide your own data to share, or let the site generate a string for you.You can control expiration by Day and View count.You can even require a password, to access this string.You can also share files &Jeff Kykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056984842353578755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899935619829488294.post-37120929963551224872023-12-16T09:29:00.004-06:002023-12-16T09:29:45.080-06:00WINRM cannot process the request | Kerberos authentication | unknown security errorq: A user tries to send a command to SERVER1 via PowerShell over WinRM and gets an error. PS > Invoke-Command -ComputerName SERVER1 -ScriptBlock {net localgroup administrators}*[SERVER1] Connecting to remote server SERVER1 failed with thefollowing error message : WinRM cannot process the request. The followingerror with errorcode 0x80090322 occurred while using Kerberosauthentication: An Jeff Kykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056984842353578755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899935619829488294.post-24063790099151877082023-10-16T11:51:00.006-05:002023-10-16T11:51:59.498-05:00Google Workspace - We couldn’t verify it’s youq: Customer called with Google Workspace blocking their access to log into a user account via webmail. Google We couldn’t verify it’s you We want to make sure it’s really you trying to complete this action. To help us verify it’s really you Use a device and browser you’ve signed in on before &Jeff Kykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056984842353578755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899935619829488294.post-48688475888082648912023-10-15T08:35:00.006-05:002023-10-15T08:35:59.141-05:00Azure Arc Setupq: Customer called because they had a new Azure Arc Setup utility in their system tray.a: This is apparently a server feature to be removed through Server Manager. Uncheck the box & don't forget to reboot when it finishes. C:\Windows\AzureArcSetup\ArcSetup\AzureArcSetup.exeC:\Windows\AzureArcSetup\Systray\AzureArcSysTray.exeJeff Kykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056984842353578755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899935619829488294.post-10163003454172268512023-10-13T10:46:00.003-05:002023-10-13T10:56:56.259-05:00HOW TO - Curl from Task Scheduler in Windowsq: A customer requested to run a curl command on a regular schedule from a windows computer.a: Within Windows, create a Scheduled Task that runs as system, using Powershell and Invoke-WebRequestGeneral tab: Use the following user account: SYSTEMTrigger tab: At system startup - After triggered, repeat every 5minAction tab: Start a program - C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Jeff Kykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056984842353578755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899935619829488294.post-83610343744421034122023-10-13T07:59:00.002-05:002023-10-13T07:59:38.417-05:00HOW TO - Scrape an old htm / html websiteq: Customer called requesting a method to download their htm based website to their local computer.a: We recommended HTTrack - We tried a few different applications and none of them got every single site file. Some missed image files because they were configured as background images. HTTrack got every single file and folder. Download here: https://www.httrack.com/page/2/en/Jeff Kykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056984842353578755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899935619829488294.post-41984133639298249582023-10-05T10:48:00.000-05:002023-10-05T10:48:04.030-05:00OneDrive 0x80070422 Something went wrong q: Customer tried to sign into OneDrive and got a pop-up error. Something went wrongPlease try again later0x80070422Send feedbackWe got this error within Microsoft Word as well.a: We discovered the Microsoft Account Sign-in Assistant service was stopped & disabled.We set it to automatic, started it, tried again & were prompted for the PIN associated with the account. Jeff Kykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056984842353578755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899935619829488294.post-15295033745391044332023-03-03T10:30:00.002-06:002023-03-03T10:30:29.166-06:00HOW TO - Search Windows Explorer for Folder Name q: If you put a value in the search window it returns folders and files. How do you limit the results to ONLY folder names?a: use this parameter in the Windows Explorer Search field to search for folders named testing:kind:folder testingJeff Kykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056984842353578755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899935619829488294.post-51710034305673367202022-10-25T14:54:00.003-05:002022-10-25T14:56:59.474-05:00Easy File Retention Enforcementyou have a folder d:\files, it has files in the root and in sub-foldersthe first line will move all files over 90 days to d:\files\tempthe second line will delete d:\files\tempROBOCOPY D:\files\ D:\files\temp /s /move /minage:90 RD /S /Q D:\files\TempJeff Kykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056984842353578755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899935619829488294.post-44287303467235068112021-01-13T20:03:00.001-06:002021-01-13T20:03:12.109-06:00HOW TO - Audit MS SQL Sysadmin usersq: how can I query a Microsoft SQL Server to identify accounts granted the system level sysadmin role?a: try this script:USE masterGOSELECT p.name AS [loginname] ,p.type ,p.type_desc ,p.is_disabled,CONVERT(VARCHAR(10),p.create_date ,101) AS [created],CONVERT(VARCHAR(10),p.modify_date , 101) AS [update]FROM sys.server_principals pJOIN sys.syslogins s ON p.sid = s.sidWHERE p.type_desc IN ('Jeff Kykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056984842353578755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899935619829488294.post-47215319036922766522020-12-31T11:23:00.003-06:002020-12-31T11:23:13.768-06:00HOW TO - monitor a URL from CLI during a short outage q: The customer rebooted a webserver and wanted to know how to monitor their URL so they would know when the server was back up. 10 years ago they would have used paping by Google but it does not seem to work anymore.a: Nping. If you install Nmap, it includes the Nping utility. Open an elevated command prompt and run a command like this, replacing the URL and Port as needed.&Jeff Kykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056984842353578755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899935619829488294.post-16730306391894127932020-12-29T16:22:00.002-06:002020-12-29T16:22:23.801-06:00HOW TO - Replace CR LR in a TXT file q: The customer has a text file full of data, one value per row. They want them all in a single row separated by a comma.a: Using Notepad++, click the Paragraph icon in the toolbar (this shows CR and LF at the end of each line). From the Menu click Search and Replace. Find what: \r\n replace with: , Then click Replace All. done!Jeff Kykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056984842353578755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899935619829488294.post-78516803932113285832020-07-14T16:46:00.002-05:002020-07-14T16:46:37.205-05:00HOW TO - lookup your external IP from command lineq: I am on a server with restricted browser security, how can I return my external IP address?
a: Using OpenDNS's MYIP feature. Open a command line and run:
nslookup myip.opendns.com. resolver1.opendns.comJeff Kykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056984842353578755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899935619829488294.post-55643489582395346822020-06-16T12:11:00.000-05:002020-06-16T12:11:04.564-05:00Speed Testingq: How can I test my internet speed?
a: There are a LOT of speed testing sites available now.
Cloud Flare has one - https://speed.cloudflare.com/
Netflix has one that focuses mostly on Download speed - https://fast.com/
Charter / Spectrum - https://www.spectrum.com/internet/speed-test
The original by Ookla - https://www.speedtest.net/
You can even host your own -&Jeff Kykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056984842353578755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899935619829488294.post-2250618949173693162020-03-04T21:33:00.001-06:002020-03-04T21:33:36.090-06:00Temp email for receiving messagesq: What is the fastest way to receive email to a disposable account?
a: If you have a Google/gmail account, it supports adding a plus sign then a descriptor between your name and the @ sign. And example would be yourname +bestbuy @ gmail.com for example (without spaces). Gmail will ignore anything after the plus sign and deliver it to your inbox, but you can sort/filter the Jeff Kykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056984842353578755noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899935619829488294.post-30233448178690609462020-03-04T21:21:00.002-06:002020-03-04T21:22:39.886-06:00New Ad blocking extension for Chromeq: What is a good way to reduce ads and security concerns from within Chrome?
a: We recently discovered uBlock Origin as a replacement for ABP, AdBlock Plus, etc.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-origin/cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm?hl=en
We like the additional options and filter lists available.
Jeff Kykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056984842353578755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899935619829488294.post-44160513484100713372020-01-30T23:50:00.003-06:002020-01-30T23:50:29.982-06:00Dell Laptop Windows Product KeyQ: We need to re-install the Windows Operating system on a Dell Latitude, but we cannot find the Windows Product Key sticker. Where is it?
A: We found this on a Dell Support post:
"The Product Key label, is situated in the battery compartment(for most of the laptops).. we would advise you to remove the battery and check.
You can also check PC Settings, PC Info or activation Jeff Kykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056984842353578755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899935619829488294.post-86971039363961974172020-01-24T23:08:00.001-06:002020-02-04T11:04:05.587-06:00Best IPv6 Testing SiteQ: What is the best site to use for testing my IPv6 configuration?
A: For a lightweight interface and quick results we like this site by @testipv6com
https://test-ipv6.com/
Jeff Kykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056984842353578755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899935619829488294.post-11653655266295543152019-05-14T08:06:00.000-05:002019-05-14T08:09:00.994-05:00Google Chrome is all darkq: What happened to Google Chrome? The address bar / omnibox is black instead of white and we do not have a theme installed.
a: Microsoft released Light and Dark mode for Windows 10 and Chrome is inheriting it. Click Start, type dark mode, click 'Color Settings' from the search results, scroll to the bottom. Look for 'Choose your default app mode' and it is most likely set to (X) Dark Jeff Kykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056984842353578755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899935619829488294.post-43550750979653679342018-04-02T15:17:00.000-05:002018-04-02T15:17:01.365-05:00HOW TO - Hash a file in Windowsq: The customer called and had two copies of a file. They wanted to identify if they matched exactly or not because the file dates were different.
a: A simple hash should help with that.
Open an elevated command prompt
Run this command
CertUtil -hashfile c:\path-to-file\filename.txt MD5
This will generate an MD5 of the file. Without the MD5 switch it will default to SHA1.
Run the same command Jeff Kykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056984842353578755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899935619829488294.post-49547105123277341032017-06-09T15:10:00.002-05:002017-06-09T15:10:58.340-05:00Windows 10 Upgrade can't resize windowq: Customer called saying they were clicking the middle button on the top right (restore / maximize) and it wasn't working.
a: Windows 10 had recently upgraded the system and it was in Tablet mode. We clicked Tablet mode to disable it and everything went back to normal. NOTE: Most of the tray icons were missing and the desktop was the start menu open.
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