MS SQL 2016 to 2022 Upgrade but downgrade of Edition
Hi All, I just want to ask a question. We have a client who is currently using Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Enterprise, and this version will reach end of life in July of this year. We are planning to...
View ArticleTeams user cannot find and chat with external user — appears as “Unknown User”
Hi everyone, I’m dealing with a strange issue affecting only one user in our organization, and after extensive troubleshooting I’m completely out of ideas. I’m hoping someone here has seen this...
View ArticleIT Management: Navigating Micromanagement - From Both Sides
A tangent from the IT Leadership series - but a necessary one - Part 2/2 Following up on IT Management: When the Best Technician Becomes the Bottleneck - which focused on how micromanagement tends to...
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IT word scramble challenge, part 4
It’s time for another IT brain teaser! Can you unscramble the silly phrases below to create common IT words or phrases? Game Tips Number of scrambled words don’t align with number of words in the...
View ArticleAutomatically open Outlook email with PDF from folder
Hi everyone, I’m trying to automate something on a Windows machine using Outlook (classic) and could use some help on the best approach. Goal: When a new PDF-file appears in a specific folder the...
View ArticleWhich is the Best Industrial Grade 8 Port Switch For Indian Oil and Gas...
I’m looking for recommendations on the best industrial-grade 8-port Ethernet switch suited specifically for oil and gas environments in India. Key factors include rugged build quality, wide operating...
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Company Webpage Problems - Falls Back To An Embarrassing Template
So a few years ago, our company decided to use a local web developer and host for our website. Before that, I used a WIX Template and maintained it myself and WAY WAY before that, it ran on a dirty,...
View ArticleExchange 2019 Hybrid with Exchange Online
I am stuck on Step, bloody, 1! I’d love to be more itune with my M365 skills. What I’ve got: Exchange 2019 fully patched, ready for SE, even. On-Prem M365 with licenses to Exchange Online for a few...
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If you could trade places with any fictional character for a day, who would...
Movie, TV show, game, anime… all fair game. I know exactly who I’d be. I would be Hannah Montana because 1. I always wanted her rotating closet and 2. I get to be a rockstar by night. Absolutely, sign...
View ArticleShould I buy my mother a used enterprise-grade or a brand new consumer-grade...
I’ve been looking at refurbished enterprise-.grade laptops, specifically the Lenovo Thinkpad series. Those CPUs are older, like 5 years old at least. Not sure if that matters in terms of speed. My...
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Scripts: Retrieve profile age and optionally delete aged copies
I’m trying to run this power shell script found on this page from Microsoft. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/support-tools/scripts-retrieve-profile-age-delete-aged-copies...
View ArticleResetting password on HPE Synergy Composer (without HPE support)
Trying to get into a secondhand HPE Synergy Composer module, but the only reset procedure I can find involves calling HPE support....
View ArticleHow many organizations can I create on Cloud help desk?
Hello how many organizations can I create on Cloud help desk? 7 posts - 5 participants Read full topic
View ArticleFalse malware positives Action1 Agent
We have been alerted that some AV engines have started flagging the Action1 Agent as potential malware. The false positive is being addressed. We only have control over what we code and deliver, how...
View ArticleTrouble Removing Active Directory unknown SIDs…
Hey Guys, So, here goes. Active Directory cleanup time. I ran into some unknown SIDs that had permissions at the domain root and some other OUs of AD. I’ve double and triple checked and see that they...
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Spark! Pro series 26th February 2026
Today in History: 1993 – World Trade Center Bombed At 12:18 p.m., a terrorist bomb explodes in a parking garage of the World Trade Center in New York City, leaving a massive, multi-story crater and...
View ArticleHelp seeing backed up group policy settings
I have some group policies that I backed up from a previous installation. I do not want to restore these group policies. I only want to be able to see the settings of the group policies and the...
View ArticleUnable to delete a target folder in DFS Namespace
I have had a DFS Namespace with multiple folder targets for years. I went to add an additional target through the gui and received an access denied error. I proceeded to check various permissions,...
View ArticleFeedback - Requests: helpful feature for CHD and a mobile fixes
It would be nice if the refresh button for the tickets fixed the error that you sometimes get when trying to edit/update the tickets. The way to stop getting that error is to refresh the whole web...
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Throwback Thursday: Apple IIc
I thought I would do another Throwback Thursday post and look at the Apple IIc. While I’ve never owned one of these machines, I spent quite a few hours using one while I was in Elementary and Jr. High...
View ArticleShould I move on from ConnectWise?
Hi everyone, I’m looking for candid feedback from those who either run an MSP or work at one regarding your experience with ConnectWise. We’ve been on CW for nearly a decade, but lately it feels like...
View ArticleHow are MSPs documenting customer sites and keeping track of notes?
Hi everyone, I’m curious how other MSPs are handling client documentation and internal notes. We’ve experimented with several workflows over the years trying to balance organization, accessibility,...
View ArticleWeird networking issue
I’ve got a real headscratcher here. I work at a public library. Our environment is somewhat mixed. Most of the computers that people work on for any length of time are Windows. We do have a few Macs...
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Snap! -- Space Farms, Shock Chess, Quiet Quitting for Companies
Welcome to today’s edition of the Spiceworks Snap! It’s your daily dose of security and tech news, in brief, along with a mix of other odd or interesting things that might come up. We’re glad you...
View ArticleUPS alerts via Ethernet
I’m looking for a UPS that will send alerts via Ethernet, that way I know if one of the systems in a remote office has a battery that needs replacing. I know there is the free software I can download...
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Skynet, in training
New Scientist AIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations Leading AIs from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google opted to use nuclear weapons in simulated war games in 95 per cent of...
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Happy Birthday To Shableigh
Let’s not today go by without giving a huge Happy Birthday to @shableigh ! And yes, you will go to your first SpiceWorld this year! Happy Birthday Shableigh! 2 posts - 2 participants Read full topic
View ArticleAdobe being buggy, weird and glitchy
Hello my IT friends, Not a specific question but I wanna check in and see if anyone else here has been having some very weird issues with Adobe recently. I’ve had 2 clients reach out because Adobe has...
View ArticleWhere is the best place to post jobs
Where is the best place to post jobs.. my customers are 100-150 person firms and they have a hard time filling roles.. Linkedin is expensive and you need a full-time recruiter just to field resumes...
View ArticleEmail Migration
Hi All, I am planning to migrate mailboxes from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365 using the Microsoft FastTrack migration service. I previously performed a migration about a year ago but encountered...
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