If you are using Windows and you are receiving this error message: a required privilege is not held by client Then you can follow the guide below to fix this problem. Instructions This guide assumes that you are using Windows 10 although the process should be very similar if you are using Windows 8.1 or…
If you have a load of stuff on your Twitter and you fancy a clear out, there is a great utility available that you can use to connect to your Twitter account and then use to delete Tweets based on selected months (or just delete all), delete all DM’s and also Favourites. All you have…
Apple have been quick to release a new version of their iOS version 10 operating system taking it up 10.0.2. As you can see from the screenshot below from our iPad, this includes two fixes for: Addresses an issue that could prevent headphone audio controls from temporarily not working Fixes an issue that caused Photos…
Skype version 7.28 has now been released and if you would like to either add this to your Configuration Manager Software Catalog or even have it available through WDS or Group Policy, then you will want to download the MSI file for it. Skype do provide a direct download link for its Skype software and…
Google have now released a new version of their Chrome browser, version 53.0.2785.116. If you are looking at deploying Google Chrome using systems like Configuration Manager, WDS, SCUP or Group Policy, you will want to use their MSI installer to make it much easier. You can now download the Google Chrome MSI installer direct from…
Adobe have released another update to their Adobe Flash Player software, this time taking it up to version 23.0.0.162. As always, you can download the executable file or get the MSI file so that you can load it into your Configuration Manager Software Catalog. The update is also now available to import through System Center…
We have recently come across the live stream from a camera aboard the International Space Station and thought it was absolutely brilliant so thought we would share it with our visitors.
We are pleased to announce the release of Ultimate Settings Panel version 5.0. We have given it a complete overhaul and are now using a new user interface and redesigned options menu. There are also a number of bug fixes, code optimisation and suggested features included. Alongside this new release we have also added a…
Microsoft have now released an update for Configuration Manager version 1606 to add Apple iOS 10 to the supported platforms list. This update adds the following platforms to the supported platforms list for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager current branch, version 1606: All iOS 10 iPhone or iPod Touch devices All iOS 10 iPad devices…
If you are using Configuration Manager and you want to create a collection based on all Windows 10 installations, you can use this WQL query below: select SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceID, SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceType, SMS_R_SYSTEM.Name, SMS_R_SYSTEM.SMSUniqueIdentifier, SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceDomainORWorkgroup, SMS_R_SYSTEM.Client from SMS_R_System where SMS_R_System.OperatingSystemNameandVersion like “%Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 10%” You can change the “%Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 10%” to create collections…
If you are using Configuration Manager and want to run an SQL query on your database to count the number of different models you have in your organisation, you can use this SQL query below using SSRS to create a custom report: More Queries Our full range of SQL and WQL Collection queries are available here….
Google have now released a new version of their Chrome browser, version 53.0.2785.101. If you are looking at deploying Google Chrome using systems like Configuration Manager, WDS, SCUP or Group Policy, you will want to use their MSI installer to make it much easier. You can now download the Google Chrome MSI installer direct from…
If you are using Configuration Manager and you want to create a collection of all devices that do not have the Configuration Manager Client installed, then you can use this WQL query: More Queries Our full range of SQL and WQL Collection queries are available here. Feedback If you have any questions or feedback about this post, or…
We are very pleased to announce the release of our new free utility, PassGenCrypter. With the ever-increasing requirement for stronger passwords, you can use this very simple utility to generate complex passwords with ease. You can select how many passwords you want to generate allowing up to 100 different passwords. You can also select the…
Adobe have now released an update to their Acrobat Reader software to take it up to version 11.0.17. You can now download the MSI, EXE and MSP files for this release from their FTP site which you can get to using the download button below: DOWNLOAD Download Adobe Reader XI v11.0.17 COMMENTS If you have…
Below is a full list of SQL Server version numbers dating from version 7.0 through to the current 2016 RTM release. Codename RTM Service Pack 1 Service Pack 2 Service Pack 3 Service Pack 4 SQL Server 2016 NA 13.0.1601.5 SQL Server 2014 SQL14 12.0.2000.8 12.0.4100.1 12.0.5000.0 SQL Server 2012 Denali 11.0.2100.60 11.0.3000.0 11.0.5058.0 11.0.6020.0…
If you want to create a collection in Configuration Manager to show you all the devices that are not up to a specified version, then you can use the WQL query below: select SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceID, SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceType, SMS_R_SYSTEM.Name, SMS_R_SYSTEM.SMSUniqueIdentifier, SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceDomainORWorkgroup, SMS_R_SYSTEM.Client from SMS_R_System where SMS_R_System.ClientVersion != “5.00.8412.1007” Where “5.00.8412.1007” is the latest version number that you are…
If you want to create a Configuration Manager Collection with all inactive devices in it, you can use the following WQL query. You can also change the last “0” to “1” to create a collection of active devices.
With the latest offering of Call of Duty coming out for release soon, we thought we would post some of the game trailers so that we can all get excited about Infinite Warfare coming out!
Just a quick update on the latest changes to our website…. We have recently setup our new responsive theme which will allow easily viewing access for smart phones and tablets. We have also moved to a much higher specification web host along with adding a CDN and caching service to our website so you should…
We have now launched our newsletter service which you can sign up for completely free and get updates about our site and any important announcements or releases. To sign up, all you have to do is to enter a valid email address below and that’s it! If you get bored at any time, you can…
If you would like to distribute Mozilla Firefox using Group Policy, WDS or SCCM, then you will probably appreciate having the MSI installer to do this. Luckily there is a site that provides the MSI installers for Mozilla Firefox called FrontMotion. There is an archive of available MSI installers but the latest one available is…
Google have now released a new version of their Chrome browser, version 53.0.2785.89. If you are looking at deploying Google Chrome using systems like Configuration Manager, WDS, SCUP or Group Policy, you will want to use their MSI installer to make it much easier. You can now download the Google Chrome MSI installer direct from…
If you are using WordPress for your blog and trying to set W3 Total Cache, you may find that on your Administration page, you are getting this error: “W3 Total Cache Error: Page Cache Rewriting is URL Not Working. Please verify that the server configuration allows .htaccess” There can be a few reasons for this…
So it’s the start of a new month shortly and Xbox Live Gold members can again download some free games! This month is split into the first half of the month and the second half, so from 1st September until 15th September you can get Forza Horizon and then from 16th September until 30th September…
If you are using System Center Service Manager (SCSM) you may want to delete all your incidents. This may sound strange but if you are setting up and testing and then want to remove all those test incidents – this can sometimes be the case. So, all you need to do is to start up…
Apple have released iOS 9.3.5 for iPhone, iPod and iPad. Details about the latest update can be found by clicking the button below: Apple iOS 9.3.5 Update
Skype version 7.27 has now been released and if you would like to either add this to your Configuration Manager Software Catalog or even have it available through WDS or Group Policy, then you will want to download the MSI file for it. Skype do provide a direct download link for its Skype software and…
FileZilla Client 3.21.0 has been released and you can now download the latest version from the download button below. DOWNLOAD Download FileZilla Client NEW FEATURES Fixed vulnerabilities Fixed a string format vulnerability introduced in 3.20.0-rc1 when listing directories using SFTP New features: SFTP: Added support for AES-GCM ciphers as implemented in OpenSSH OS X: Ctrl+Tab…
This is our 900th blog post. When we first started this blog about four years ago, it was simply a place for us to pretty much store guides for ourselves to refer back to. Over the years it has grown and grown and we are on average now seeing around 6000 visitors a day as well…
If you want to add a VK.com Jetpack sharing buttons then there is a very simple way of doing this. Just login to your WordPress administrator site and navigate to Settings > Sharing: You should then scroll down to the Sharing Buttons section and click on the “Add a new service” link: You should then…
We recently came across a great guide on how to setup a DCM item to detect if any users machines had the Windows Firewall turned off and how to report on it. So, we thought we would share this guide with our visitors, so head on over to MyITForum to check out how to carry…
