Outlook 2016: Deactivate buttons / functions

Buttons, functions or button groups can be deactivated with the help of group policies or the registry. This small example shows how to disable the Microsoft Store in Outlook. These two components are required to disable certain buttons or menus: Office 2016 Administrative Template files (ADMX/ADML) Office 2016 Help Files: Office Fluent User Interface Control ... Read more

Exchange 2016: Determine DNS names for certificates (Quick & Dirty)

The DNS names of the configured URLs of the virtual Exchange directories are relevant for the SSL certificate. The corresponding DNS names must be available on the certificate as SAN (Subject Alternate Name). This small script lists all configured DNS names of the Exchange 2016 servers. This allows the certificate to be requested and issued accordingly. $AllExchangeServers = Get-ExchangeServer foreach ($ExchangeServer in $AllExchangeServers) ... Read more

Exchange 2016: Free certificates from Let's Encrypt

Foreword The certification authority Let's Encrypt has been offering free certificates for some time now. I wrote an article on this topic back in December 2015, but the Windows client wasn't working reliably at the time, so I had to take a detour via a Linux computer. A little over a year has now passed and I have ... Read more

Office Update and Sophos UTM: error code 30180-26

Outlook informed me today that it would like to install updates: However, after clicking on "Update now", only the following message was displayed: Sorry, that didn't work. Unfortunately, Office could not be installed. Please make sure that you have an Internet connection and then try the installation again. Error code: 30180-26 The Windows ... Read more

Active Directory: What should the new Active Directory be called?

My last posts on the subject of Active Directory have brought an important question to light: What should the new Active Directory be called? In this article, I made the following statement: If you're in a greenfield site, you can freely name your Active Directory. In the meantime, names like company.local are no longer used in new environments. Read more

EUGO: Venue postponed

Important information for all EUGO participants. We had to change the venue. We will meet as usual on 10.02.2017 at 19:30, but now in the premises of the "Habichtshöhe" in Bielefeld: Allegro Habichtshöhe in Bielefeld Bodelschwinghstr. 79 33604 Bielefeld Link: Google Maps Link: Website Allegro Habichtshöhe The ICS file has been updated accordingly and we will ... Read more

Active Directory: Mail when password expires

In this article, I have already described how to set up a website where users can change their password. Especially users who work with a computer that is not a member of the Active Directory often have problems changing their password. The website now gives these users the opportunity to change their password in good time. ... Read more

Active Directory: Password change via website

Foreword The following article describes a way for Active Directory users to change their password on a website. The Windows feature "Web Access for Remote Desktop" is somewhat misused for this purpose. A complete installation and configuration of the Remote Desktop services is not required for this. Note: The method described here is only suitable for changing the known Active Directory ... Read more

Server 2016: Active Directory installation (part 2)

Foreword In the first part of this article, a new Active Directory was installed. So far, however, there is only one domain controller. In order to keep the Active Directory available in the event of a server failure, at least two domain controllers should be installed for each domain. In this article, the second domain controller is installed and configured. Preparation The preparations ... Read more

Happy New Year!

And 2016 is already over. Happy New Year! FrankysWeb even set a small record in 2016. The number of visitors has risen every year so far, but 2016 was the first time that the number of visitors exceeded 1 million per year. I'm curious to see if this figure can be maintained or even increased in 2017. ... Read more