paultclark.com

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Okay I use Microsoft OSes once in a while because some people think you have to use Word to communicate. I suspect those people will soon retire and then people will begin using things like HTML, OpenSource, and wireless devices.

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Operating Systems

• Windows 95
• Windows NT
• Windows 98
• Windows XP
• Admin password
• Backup Blurays and DVDs
• Change Your Mac
• Install RTMP
• Windows 7
• Windows 8
• Windows 10
• Default gateway is not available
• Delete your Office Document Cache
• How to Clear Clipboard
• How to Configure Outlook Email Notifications
• How to connect to Hotspot 2.0 Wi-Fi networks
• How to Find Out What's Keeping Your Computer from Going to Sleep
• How to disable Windows Defender
• Map a network drive
• Miracast
• Move notification toasts to top or bottom of the screen, only works on early builds, thanks Microsoft.
• Restore quarantined files in Windows Defender
• Set up and manage a Network Bridge connectiont

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IIS

• HTTP status code
• Viewing my IIS hosted site on other machines on my network

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Office 365

• Admin center
• Reset an Office 365 business password for someone else
• Azure
• Office 365 training center (for users)
• Office 365 Admin help center
• Exchange
• Custom Rules to Block Azure Blob Storage Phishing Attacks
• enable on demand encryption
• add distribution
• Security and compliance reports
• Find and fix email delivery issues as an Office 365 for business admin
1. Client side tool for fixing Outlook and office365 issues
1. On the client's device, https://diagnostics.office.com/
2. Click download now
2. Check server health
1. On your device, Visit Admin center
2. Review the service health box state
3. Mail flow troubleshooter
1. On your device, Visit Troubleshooting mail flow
4. Use message trace
1. On your device, Visit Admin center
2. Click on Admin centers
3. Click on Exchange
4. In the mail flow box, click on message trace
5. Enter the sender and recipient
6. In the message trace results pop-up, highlight a message
7. Click on the pencil icon for details
5. Contact Microsoft support

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Cygwin

Cygwin enables you to run a Linux like environment on Windows.

Installation

• Download 64 bit
• During install
• Select Packages > Web > lynx
• Select Packages > Web > wget

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Install apt-cyg

Install tool for Cygwin similar to debian apt-get
• Copy https://raw.githubusercontent.com/transcode-open/apt-cyg/master/apt-cyg to C:\cygwin64\bin
• Windows will try to add .txt to the filename
• In Cygwin
• chmod +x /bin/apt-cyg
• apt-cyg mirror ftp://sourceware.org/pub/cygwin

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Install dig

Dig is similiar to nslookup with a few more features
• apt-cyg install bind
• vi /etc/resolv.conf
• insert "nameserver 8.8.8.8" without the quotes.
• save file
• dig +short A paultclark.com
• If the result is 143.95.250.176, then all is ok.

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openssh (client)

Openssh is similar to putty but from the command line.
• apt-cyg install openssh

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openssh (server)

Openssh is similar to putty but from the command line.
• apt-cyg install openssh
• apt-cyg install cygrunsrv
• You must be running cygwin as administrator to continue.
• ssh-host-config -y
• answer yes
• create and document the password for cyg-server
• net start sshd

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Additional packages

• ssmtp
• subversion
• bzip2
• cygrunsrv
• rlwrap
• gcc-core
• libpng15
• libpng-devel
• xorg-server
• xinit
• xorg-docs
• xterm
• make
• gdb