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Script to check if a reg key is set on multiple servers

Summary If your servers require a reg key and unsure if its properly configured. You can use this...

Date: 06/18/2019

Script to copy specified IIS logs from multiple Servers

Summary Need to copy a set of IIS logs from multiple servers for data analysis? Are you doing it...

Date: 06/15/2019

Script to backup event logs using a server list

Summary Have you ever needed to back up event logs for root cause analysis or auditing? Did you...

Date: 06/06/2019

My Blog Site is Moving

Hello All, Just a quick note that my blog will be moving to a new home. You will find my new blogs...

Date: 04/03/2019

SharePoint / How is mail deleted from the “DROP” Folder?

Summary I recently worked on a case that involved slow incoming mail destined to SharePoint...

Date: 03/11/2019

How to disable the modern experience in SharePoint 2019

Summary SharePoint 2019 delivers an updated modern look and feel for lists and libraries and enabled...

Date: 11/21/2018

Is SMTP Auth Really Working?

Summary Now that SharePoint 2019 supports SMTP authentication you have the option to relay e-mail...

Date: 09/22/2018

SharePoint requests fail when memory is low

Summary When working in virtual labs, I don't always adhere to best practices. For example, we all...

Date: 08/11/2018

Does SharePoint 2019 still need the SMTP Service?

Summary Now that SharePoint 2019 public preview has been released, the official deprecated / removed...

Date: 08/09/2018

Finally – SMTP Authentication included with SharePoint 2019

Summary On July 24, 2018 Microsoft has announced the availability of both SharePoint Server 2019...

Date: 07/25/2018

Unable to access Crawl History from SharePoint Central Admin

Summary Have you experienced an issue where "Crawl History" is inaccessible in your Farm and...

Date: 06/28/2018

Create a wild card DNS zone for SharePoint APPS

Summary To support installing and publishing APPS from your SharePoint Farm you will need to...

Date: 02/24/2018

Install SMTP Server and Telnet with PowerShell

Summary SharePoint and general app servers often use the SMTP Service to integrate e-mail into the...

Date: 02/15/2018

SharePoint Site Population Script for Testing

Summary The following script will create and populate data in a SharePoint Farm for testing. What...

Date: 02/07/2018

SharePoint Pages intermittently load slowly

Symptom Have you ever experienced intermittent but short-lived delays while rendering your...

Date: 01/31/2018

SharePoint fails to create Configuration Database for a new farm

Problem Description A new installation of SharePoint fails to provision a new farm due to a failure...

Date: 01/12/2018

Introducing the "Default to Cloud" feature for SharePoint hybrid scenarios

Summary Is your SharePoint Farm in or soon to be in a hybrid state? If so, you may be considering to...

Date: 01/10/2018

SharePoint / PSConfig is failing with error “Keyset does not exist

Symptom Unable to join any servers to your Production SharePoint Farm. PSConfig is failing with...

Date: 01/05/2018

Outlook / Unable to open Enterprise Vault items after September 2017 security patch

Symptom After installing the September 2017 security patch for Outlook, Veritas Enterprise Vault...

Date: 01/05/2018

SharePoint eDiscovery Export Download Fails with Error

Symptom Downloading results from a SharePoint site query fails partly through the export with the...

Date: 01/05/2018

Sharepoint Central Admin does not load correctly and top ribbon is grayed

Symptom Unable to fully load Central Admin on a newly built SharePoint Farm. In this case, the issue...

Date: 01/05/2018

Troubleshooting Remote Blob Store (RBS) Install and Configuration issues

Summary I worked on a long running RBS case where the customer followed the steps in our TechNet...

Date: 01/04/2018

Fun with SharePoint Service Application Pools!

Summary The blog referenced in the resource section below does a great job at demonstrating how to...

Date: 01/04/2018

Outlook / Unable to view the body of plain text message inside Outlook

Symptom You may be unable to view the body of plain text message inside Outlook and find it does...

Date: 12/23/2017

Test email from SharePoint using PowerShell

Summary: The following PowerShell script was written for my post on configuring TLS between...

Date: 12/23/2017

Configure TLS encryption between SharePoint on-premise and Exchange

Summary This blog will guide you through the steps required to configure, test and troubleshoot...

Date: 12/22/2017

About Me

Hello All, Although I may be a new "MS Blogger", I'm not new to Microsoft. I started supporting...

Date: 12/21/2017