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Windows RRAS VPN and Multi Factor Authentication
This blog post covers the steps to add Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) to Windows RRAS server. Once this is enabled, and you sign in with a user enabled for MFA in Azure Multi-Factor Authentication...
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Exchange OWA and Multi-Factor Authentication
Multi-factor authentication (MFA), that is the need to have a username, password and something else to pass authentication is possible with on-premises servers using a service from Windows Azure and...
View ArticleHow To Change Your Office 365 App Password
If you are enabled for Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) in Office 365 then you will need an App Password for some applications that do not support MFA. The user interface for creating a new App...
View ArticleManaging Office 365 Groups With Remote PowerShell
Announced during Microsoft Ignite 2015, there are now PowerShell administration cmdlets available for the administration of the Groups feature in Office 365. The cmdlets are all based around...
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Using Office 365 PST Ingestion Service
Its been in private preview for a while, and recently entered a free preview for any Office 365 subscriber to try. So I gave it a go and have the following tips and guidance. Preparing to upload PST...
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Getting Started with Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection
Announced a few months ago, Advanced Threat Protection became generally available on 1st June. I have been involved with trialling this product during the beta and so I thought I would note down a few...
View ArticleAdvanced Threat Protection via PowerShell
I discussed the newly released Advanced Threat Protection product in Office 365 on my blog, and in this article I want to outline the cmdlets that can be used to set this product up from Remote...
View ArticleUnable To Send Exchange Quota Message
In Exchange 2013 you can sometimes see the following event log error (MSExchange Store Driver Submission, ID 1012): The store driver failed to submit event <id> mailbox <guid> MDB...
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Office 365 MDM (Mobile Device Management) From A Users Perspective
The following list of steps and screenshots are taken during the enrolment process to add an iPhone to Office 365 once the free MDM solution that comes with Office 365 is enabled for a user. Step...
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Configuring Writeback Permissions in Active Directory for Azure Active...
Azure Active Directory has been long the read-only cousin of Active Directory for those Office 365 and Azure users who sync their directory from Active Directory to Azure Active Directory apart from...
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Password Writeback Errors
I had been struggling with password writeback testing and was coming across the following set of errors, and found that searching for them uncovered nothing online. So I wrote this blog to remind me...
View ArticleUnable To Send Exchange Quota Message
In Exchange 2013 you can sometimes see the following event log error (MSExchange Store Driver Submission, ID 1012): The store driver failed to submit event <id> mailbox <guid> MDB...
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Office 365 MDM (Mobile Device Management) From A Users Perspective
The following list of steps and screenshots are taken during the enrolment process to add an iPhone and an Android phone to Office 365 once the free MDM solution that comes with Office 365 is enabled...
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Configuring Writeback Permissions in Active Directory for Azure Active...
Azure Active Directory has been long the read-only cousin of Active Directory for those Office 365 and Azure users who sync their directory from Active Directory to Azure Active Directory apart from...
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Password Writeback Errors
I had been struggling with password writeback testing and was coming across the following set of errors, and found that searching for them uncovered nothing online. So I wrote this blog to remind me...
View ArticleDSC for Exchange Server
At DevConnections 2015 and at UCDay I delivered talks on DSC for Exchange Server 2013. The sample files are available from http://1drv.ms/1r1lmvf
View ArticleQualifications in Exchange Signatures
In a recent project I was working with iQ.Suite from GBS and specifically the component of this software that add signatures to emails. The client are an international organization with users in...
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Exchange 2013 Partner Applications and Error 2008
When Exchange Server 2013 is configured to connect to Lync / Skype for Business Server one of the steps is to create a partner application. When this is first run the partner application stores the...
View ArticleExchange Server and Missing Root Certificates
I came across an issue with a clients Exchange Server deployment today that is not well documented – or rather it is, but you need to know where to look. So I thought I would document the...
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Installing Office 2016 Click To Run Via Group Policy
Office 2016 Click To Run (which comes with Office 365 subscriptions) can be deployed via Group Policy, but there are a few things that you need to know and do first. These are: You cannot use the...
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