A.J. Armstrong

Ultimate Settings Panel – Version 5.9 Released

1st March 20184th August 2018 - by A.J. Armstrong - Leave a Comment

We are pleased to announce the release of Ultimate Settings Panel version 5.9. This version includes some minor bug fixes, a lot of code tidying up, so you should notice …

Adobe / Guide / News

Adobe Reader DC version 18.011.20036 MSP Update Released

28th February 20182nd June 2018 - by A.J. Armstrong - Leave a Comment

Adobe have now made available their Adobe Reader DC version 18.011.20036. You can download the MSP and EXE files for the update directly from Adobes FTP site by clicking the …

Guide / java / MSI / News

Java JDK 9 Update 464 MSI Installers Released

26th February 20184th August 2019 - by A.J. Armstrong - Leave a Comment

We have now uploaded to our Java archive the MSI installers for the latest Java JDK version release – Java JDK 9 Update 464 MSI. This latest release is version …

FoxIt / Guide / MSI / News

Foxit Reader v9.0.1 MSI Installer and Instructions

23rd February 201817th June 2018 - by A.J. Armstrong - Leave a Comment

We have recently had a few requests about creating a MSI installer for Foxit Reader, so we have done just that and it is now available to download from our …

Adobe / Guide / MSI / News

Adobe Reader 11.0.23 MSP Update Released

21st February 201824th March 2018 - by A.J. Armstrong - Leave a Comment

Adobe have now released an update to their Acrobat Reader software to take it up to version 11.0.23. You can now download the MSP file for this release from their …

News

6 Free Online Design Tools for Creative Work

20th February 201824th March 2018 - by A.J. Armstrong - Leave a Comment

Whether you’re designing a new blog, producing an advert or creating leaflets and posters, design programs can be very expensive to buy. Often, free sights don’t have the same functions …

News

What To Do If Windows 10 Update Failed

19th February 201824th March 2018 - by A.J. Armstrong - Leave a Comment

Windows 10 is Microsoft’s latest operating system and many people use it on their computers, whether they are laptops or desktops. Even though it has been praised by lots of …

Chrome / Guide / MSI / News

Google Chrome version 64.0.3282.167 MSI Installer Released

19th February 20182nd June 2018 - by A.J. Armstrong - Leave a Comment

Google have released a minor new version of their Chrome browser, version 64.0.3282.167. If you are looking at deploying Google Chrome using systems like Configuration Manager, WDS, SCUP or Group …

Guide / Microsoft / Powershell / Windows

Start a stopped service on multiple devices using Powershell

16th February 201817th February 2018 - by A.J. Armstrong - Leave a Comment

Following on from our recent guide about restarting a service on multiple devices, we were also asked about starting a stopped service using a similar method. This is pretty simple …

Guide / Microsoft / SCCM / Virtualisation / Windows

How to create correct partitions to deploy a Windows image to a UEFI based device

14th February 20183rd June 2018 - by A.J. Armstrong - Leave a Comment

We have recently come across an issue when trying to deploy a test virtual machine using Hyper-V (Generation 2 – UEFI) that once you have selected your task sequence, you …

Adobe / MSI / News / SCCM

Adobe Flash Player MSI Installers Package v28.0.0.161

12th February 20187th April 2018 - by A.J. Armstrong - Leave a Comment

Adobe have released another update to their Adobe Flash Player software, this time taking it up to version 28.0.0.161. As always, you can download the executable file but if you …

Guide / Microsoft / Powershell / Windows

Restart a service on multiple devices using Powershell

9th February 201810th February 2018 - by A.J. Armstrong - 1 Comment

We recently had a requirement to restart a single service on multiple devices across a single network. At first, it was going to be the job of the helpdesk to …

gaming / Microsoft / News

Xbox Live Gold Free Games for February 2018

7th February 201812th April 2018 - by A.J. Armstrong - Leave a Comment

So it’s the start of a new month and Xbox Live Gold members can again download some free games! Not too bad a month this time with Assassin’s Creed and …

Guide / java / MSI / SCCM

Java Silent Installation and MSI Extraction Instructions

5th February 201820th April 2019 - by A.J. Armstrong - 6 Comments.

There are two methods to deploying Java Clients, using MSI or Offline Installation files. This guide will step you through the process of gathering and using both. Offline EXE Silent …

Chrome / Guide / MSI / News

Google Chrome version 64.0.3282.140 Released and MSI Installer

4th February 20182nd June 2018 - by A.J. Armstrong - Leave a Comment

Google have now released a new version of their Chrome browser, version 64.0.3282.140. If you are looking at deploying Google Chrome using systems like Configuration Manager, WDS, SCUP or Group …

Guide / News

TechyGeeksHome Free eBooks now on SlideShare

2nd February 201828th January 2018 - by A.J. Armstrong - Leave a Comment

We are delighted to announce that we are now a part of SlideShare and you can start to download our free PDF ebooks immediately from our SlideShare profile. We will …

Guide / Microsoft / Powershell / SCCM

SCCM – Create user collections based on Active Directory department attribute with Powershell

31st January 20184th March 2018 - by A.J. Armstrong - Leave a Comment

We recently built a new Configuration Manager system for a client who wanted user collections for all departments and companies within their corporate group. We were going to set these …

Guide / Microsoft / SCCM / SQL

SCCM – Create a device collection based on Exchange Server role

29th January 20189th July 2018 - by A.J. Armstrong - 2 Comments.

Following on from our recent posts for Configuration Manager collection queries, we have another one here for all devices that are Microsoft Exchange servers. Go ahead and create a new …