Recently I was trying to validate a Zoho account and kept getting back

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on error resume next
 
Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
 
'Remove speed starter from the registry
regKey = "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Adobe Reader Speed Launcher"
objShell.RegDelete regKey
 
'Disable auto update
regKey = "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\9.0\FeatureLockdowng\bUpdater"
regValue = 0 'Disable
 
Set objShell = nothing

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Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
 
'Disable auto update
regKey = "HKLM\SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\Java Update\Policy\EnableJavaUpdate"
regValue = 0 '0 Disable 1 Enable
 
objShell.RegWrite regKey, regValue, "REG_DWORD"
 
Set objShell = nothing

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Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
 
'Disable auto update
regKey = "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Shockwave 11\AutoUpdate\"
regValue = "n"
 
objShell.RegWrite regKey, regValue, "REG_SZ"
 
Set objShell = nothing

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Recently some test account used up our Citrix server allocation. Apart from wait for a period of time the files in ( C:\Program Files (x86)\Citrix\Licensing\LS\conf )  concurrent_state.xml and the activation_state.xml can be renamed , then they are recreated after restarting the license server allowing the Citrix Licensing Service to successfully

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Fix from a elevated Command prompt:

·         Type netsh winsock reset and then Enter.

·         Type netsh int ip reset and then Enter.

·         Type ipconfig /release and then Enter.

·         Type ipconfig /renew and then Enter.

·         Type ipconfig /flushdns and then Enter.

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Check in the event log of the Delivery Controller for Errors

Check the IIS server to make sure the cert is working and in date

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Recently we found a Fortigate Router not listening locally 

Login to Console via Serial Cable ( Putty ) 

config system interface
edit wan1
set allowaccess ping http https
end


config system admin
edit admin
set trusthost1 %publicip%/32
set trusthost2 %localIprange%/24
end

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1. Check the volume has enough free space, if a previous merge (deletion of checkpoint ) has failed this might be why

Navigate to the cluster share and check the .avhdx’s

Hyper-V Console Method

You can also use the Hyper-V console in Windows 10 to perform the merge operation. The first thing you’ll want to do is open the Hyper-V console. Next, right-click the Hyper-V host and click Edit Disk.

After clicking Edit Disk, you’ll be presented with a wizard, where you’ll point Hyper-V to the .avhdx file that you want to merge.

IMPORTANT: Select the .avhdx file, and not the .vhdx file, otherwise you won’t see the Merge operation available!

On the next wizard screen, select the Merge action.

Next, you’ll need to choose the destination for the merge operation. In most cases, you’ll choose the To the parent virtual hard disk option.

Finally, on the Summary page of the disk editing wizard, just complete the wizard, and it will merge your disks for you. That’s all there is to it!

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Rebooting the Storefront servers fixed this

Regenerating the Security Keys needed to be done

Also assigning new SSL Keys 

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As part of our ongoing security focus, we have enabled a new feature within our email security platform from Mimecast.

What will I see?

For a small percentage of links that you click in emails, we will show you a webpage with information about the email you received and the website you are trying to access.

We will ask you to make a decision about whether you are happy to continue to the website, or if you want to change your mind. By prompting you to think before you click, you will help us strengthen our defenses.

What do I need to do?

The next time you click a link in an email [delete as needed: or request the release of an original email attachment] you will be asked to enroll in the Mimecast Targeted Threat Protection service in order to continue. You will only be asked to enroll once on each device you use to access your work email (e.g. laptop and mobile).

When prompted in the browser, enter your work email address and click “Next”. We will send you a one time authentication code by email which you will need to enter into your browser where indicated.

If you have any questions or need further help, please contact the IT help desk.

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Create a CSR , I find Digicert Util is the easiest way to do this

https://www.digicert.com/util/

Save the CSR request somewhere on a network available to the SBS server

Run this on the SBS server

certreq.exe -submit -attrib "CertificateTemplate:WebServer" %locationofcsrfiles%\csr.txt

Save to .cer file somewhere then import this into the server via the Digicert Util

Change the IIS Bindings to this nearly imported CERT

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