There are lots of backup solutions out there but a lot of them seem to be overly complicated to me. A lot of the software we have now days seems to be overly complicated but that is a rant for another time. That is why I started using a simple robocopy script to do most Continue Reading »
My laptop was having issues last week so I reinstalled Windows 10 1809. Everything was good but I started to notice I could not connect to shares on some NAS servers. Even little stand alone devices like the WD My Cloud device would not connect. I messed with settings on the server and in windows. Continue Reading »
As of Windows 10 1809, the default USB removal policy is now “quick removal” mode. This is probably a good move for most people. But what if you are using big files or do regular backups to a USB drive or external hard drive connected by USB? Could this cause issues? I run some virtual Continue Reading »
Lots of programs like to use overlay icons over top the windows folder icons. They use these icons to give the user information at a quick glance. Like if a file has been backed up or synced. But the problem is windows only allows for 15 overlays. On top of that Windows uses some of Continue Reading »
Sometimes there is a need to set an exact time for an account to expire in active directory. But the RSAT visual tools do not allow you to set a specific time. So I had a question. Is there a way to do this? It turns out there is a way! But it requires some Continue Reading »
