Splashtop is a helpdesk software agents use to access a computer and render support. Sometimes during cleanup processes or other activities, you may need to exclude Splashtop from getting closed. Here are some lists that will help you exclude Splasthop's processes...

Change Windows Password Using Ease of Access

by Spencer Heckathorn | January 13, 2023 | General Computing | 0 Comments

Have you ever been locked out of a Windows system by either a forgotten password or maybe someone left the company and wasn't kind enough to put the password on a sticky note on their monitor or under their keyboard? Well, I have a method for you that will help!...

Free Disk Space Windows 10

by Spencer Heckathorn | October 20, 2022 | General Computing | 0 Comments

I've not always had the money to get the largest hard drive when building my computers or picking one from the store. Often I find myself selecting the smallest size and regretting it later. Here are some steps I've learned over the years to free up space and allow...

How To Set Password Policy in Active Directory Using PowerShell

Feb 27, 2023 | General Computing

I will make more articles on how to do these things using the GUI in the future; however, I love using the command line. As I said, it helps a ton, especially if you are a newer admin just getting your feet wet. The reference documentation is here from Microsoft In...

How to Fix “This Operation Returned Because the Timeout Period Expired”

Dec 18, 2022 | General Computing

This week I ran into a very slow-to-respond computer that gave the error "This operation returned because the timeout period expired." I spent much longer working directly on the machine before I had a crazy idea. This all-too-slow machine was an SBS 2011 server. It...

Office 365 Email Server Settings IMAP POP SMTP

Oct 21, 2022 | General Computing

I find myself in many situations where I need to set up a custom app or legacy system with the ability to send out emails, but we just started using Office 365 recently. So here are some of the server settings for different applications that should help keep the mail...

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