Tuesday 29 January 2013
Exchange 2013 Prerequisites
This topic provides the steps for installing the necessary Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) operating system prerequisites for the Microsoft Exchange 2013 Mailbox and Client Access server roles. It also provides the prerequisites required to install the Exchange 2013 management tools on Windows 8 and Windows 7 client computers.
Friday 4 January 2013
Remote Desktop Useful Key Combinations
If you Microsoft Remote Desktop you may want to use those familiar useful key combinations … here are the substitutes to use on the remote desktop.
Send Ctrl+Alt+Del keystrokes
CTRL+ALT+END: Opens the Microsoft Windows Security dialog box
“If you want to change password on a remote system this is the simple one we all forget.”
Cycling between programs
ALT+PAGE UP: From left to right replaces CTRL+PAGE UP
ALT+PAGE DOWN: From right to left replaces CTRL+PAGE DOWN
ALT+INSERT: Most recently used order replaces ALT+TAB
Display menus
ALT+HOME: Display the Start Menu replaces CTRL+ESC
ALT+DELETE: Display the Windows menu
Toggle Window Size
CTRL+ALT+BREAK: Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen. (could not do this)
CTRL+ALT+PAUSE: Switch the Remote Desktop between a window and a full screen.
Screen Shots
CTRL+ALT+Minus(-): Place a snapshot of the active window area in the remote client clipboard replacing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.
CTRL+ALT+Plus(+): Place a snapshot of the client window area in the remote client clipboard replacing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.
Disable password complexity Hyper-V 2008 R2
Disabling password complexity requirements on Hyper-V Server 2008 R2
Other useful things to investigate:
Type net accounts at a command prompt on the Hyper-V terminal will display current password policy settings.
I use net accounts /maxpwage:unlimited to prevent my password expiring in my test environment … just out of pure laziness.
Net Accounts
Updates the user accounts database and modifies password and logon requirements for all accounts.