Like in earlier Office versions, when installing Office 2019/2016 or Office 365 a user is offered to try the product for free during 30 days. In 30 days some of the Office features are blocked, and a user is prompted to purchase a license and activate the product (using a retail/MAK key or a KMS activation), or to uninstall Office completely. However, there is a little trick that allows you to extend your Microsoft Office free trial period up to 180 days.
- Active DirectoryGroup Policies
Troubleshooting: Group Policy (GPO) Not Being Applied
October 16, 2019In this manual I will try to tell you about typical reasons why a Group Policy object (GPO) may not be applied to an organizational unit (OU), specific computer or…
Sometimes I see that a certain virtual machine on the VMWare ESXi host freezes and it’s impossible to turn off or restart it from vSphere console by any means. Rebooting…
You can use PowerShell to generate QR codes to share with your friends or colleagues. Let’s consider an example of using QRCodeGenerator PowerShell module to generate a QR code image…
- Active DirectoryGroup PoliciesWindows 10
How to Configure Google Chrome Using Group Policy ADMX templates?
October 8, 2019In this article we’ll get acquainted with the Chrome Group Policy administrative templates (admx), provided by Google, that allow you to centrally manage browser settings in an Active Directory domain.…
- PowerShellWindows 10
Wi-Fi Network Disappears After Sleep/Wake/Hibernate in Windows 10
October 4, 2019I have noticed a strange thing that my brand new Lenovo laptop loses Internet connection over a Wi-Fi adapter after waking up from sleep or hibernation. In this case the…
- Windows 10Windows Server 2012 R2Windows Server 2016Windows Server 2019
Installing SFTP (SSH FTP) Server on Windows with OpenSSH
October 2, 2019You can use the official OpenSSH package for Windows to easily organize a secure file transfer between the client and Windows server using the SFTP (Secure FTP) protocol. In this…
- SQL Server
SQL Server Install Error: Could Not Find the Database Engine Startup handle
September 30, 2019I came across an interesting error when installing MS SQL Server 2014 on a new VM running Windows Server 2012 R2. SQL Server setup was interrupted almost at the end…
- Windows 10Windows 7
How to Disable UAC Prompt for Specific Applications in Windows 10?
September 27, 2019In this article, we will show how to selectively disable UAC for a specific application without disabling User Account Control service completely. Consider several ways to turn off UAC for…
- Windows Server 2012 R2Windows Server 2016
How to Approve and Decline WSUS Updates?
September 26, 2019One of the main tasks of a WSUS administrator (Windows Server Update Services) is to manage approval of updates to be installed on Windows computers and servers. After installation and…