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.Net Framework 3.5 feature failed.

Adding .Net Framework 3.5 feature failed. When trying to install .Netframework 3.5 you receive an error that the feature installation has failed. This problem occurs because security updates 2966827 and 2966828 for Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-046 for the .NET Framework 3.5 require metadata that is added to the system only if the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 feature is enabled on the…

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Microsoft Released Technical Preview of Project “Honolulu”

Microsoft Released Technical Preview of Project “Honolulu” In the built up to Microsoft Ignite, Microsoft has released the Technical Preview of Project Honolulu. Honolulu is a flexible, locally-deployed, browser-based management platform and tools to manage your environment. 1.Overview: Take a broad look at Project “Honolulu”, its architecture, deployment options, and its capabilities. https://sec.ch9.ms/ch9/1433/528cd435-2727-4db9-a016-08b853bf1433/HonoluluOverview_mid.mp4 2. Getting started: See how…

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Customize junk e-mail protection for Outlook for mac

You can adjust the junk e-mail filter so that it classifies more or fewer messages as “junk.” IMPORTANT: Junk e-mail protection is available in Outlook for Mac 2011 for all supported e-mail accounts except Exchange. On the Tools menu, click Junk E-mail Protection. Choose the level of junk e-mail protection that you want. NOTE: Unless the level…

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Cannot Rename Computer Name or Un-join Computer – Certificate Services 2012

Introduction: Careful consideration should be made before installing Certificate Services on the Windows Server 2012. A proper CA hierarchy should be design along with Naming standards, CA names cannot be more than 64 characters in length. Naming convention rules which applied to Server 2008 R2 still holds good for Server 2012 such as   Considerations:…

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Authenticate Google Apps email with DKIM

About DKIM You can help prevent spoofing by adding a digital signature to outgoing message headers using the DKIM standard. This involves using a private domain key to encrypt your domain’s outgoing mail headers, and adding a public version of the key to the domain’s DNS records. Recipient servers can then retrieve the public key to decrypt…

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System Center Virtual Machine Manager Host in “Pending State”

In Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) 2008 or VMM 2008 R2 or VMM 2012 R2, pending hosts are cluster nodes that VMM discovers and that are not currently being managed by VMM. To add pending hosts to Virtual Machine Manager In the VMM Administrator Console, click the Hosts view. In the Filters area, expand Status, and then select the…

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Windows Server 2012 R2 (We couldn’t complete the updates undoing changes ..)

Today i started building new servers installed windows updates and asked to restart. After restart i was prompted with this “beauty” of a message. First thing i tried to restart the VM with no luck and the same message come back . After some digging i found this article: http://blog.powerbiz.net.au/fixes/we-couldnt-complete-the-updates-undoing-changes-error-on-windows-server-2012-r2/ Turns out turning of the…

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