Windows 8.1 Update Scheduling
Windows Update on Windows 8/8.1/2012/2012R2 has some confusing behavior. I’m assuming you’ve installed the 2013 patch 2885694 to get more control over the updates. You’ll probably want to read the …
Run Downloaded PowerShell Scripts
If you downloaded a PowerShell scripts, for example as part of a .zip file, you may see the message [Script name] is not digitally signed. The script will not execute …
Restore Server 2012 R2 to a ThinkCentre M93p Desktop, Take 3
Once a year, I test restoring a server to a desktop. The server is backed up with standard Windows Backup. The idea is to confirm that if the server went …
Manually Delete Pending Printer Documents
Sometimes when a document is “stuck” waiting to print and Microsoft’s cancel/restart approach doesn’t help, you need a way to delete it manually. These commands, run from an administrative command …
HitmanPro.Alert Slows Software Protection Service
On one Windows Server 2012R2 Essentials machine, the Software Protection Service, which runs once an hour or so to verify licenses, was usually failing to start within 30 seconds, raising …
Update TeamViewer ID in MaxFocus Remote Management
On one machine running TeamViewer (not Take Control), the TeamViewer ID changed. Not sure why but it may have to do with having installed a new network card in the …
Script Timing Out in MaxFocus Remote Management
Sometimes a script times out because it really is trying to do more than is possible in the time allowed. But what if a script runs fine in the command …
Debugging Scripts in MaxFocus Remote Management
Sometimes a script is failing or timing out when run from the MaxFocus dashboard and you need to duplicate dashboard behavior manually from a command prompt. Here’s how:
Replace Fan in APC Back-UPS XS 900 (BX900R)
The Young Lin DFB401024H fan that comes in the Back-UPS XS 900 VA (BX900R) uninterruptible power supply is rated for 50,000 hours or 5.7 years. At some point the bearings …
Manually Determine User’s Profile Path
If you can log on as a user, you can run echo %UserProfile% to get the correct profile path. But if you are logged on as another user, or even …