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Quickly access System Properties in Windows 10 or Server 2016 5/5 (4)

March 11, 2019 by Paulie Leave a Comment

Access to the System Properties dialog in Windows 10 and Server 2016 frustrates me when it used to be so easy to access. There are lots of routes to this familiar and useful screen, but I find this the easiest and fastest way:

Press Windows Key + R
Type sysdm.cpl
Click OK

If you want to make a shortcut to it on your desktop use the following path:

C:\Windows\System32\sysdm.cpl

Either method will get you quick access to your System Properties. I was writing a blog post on setting environment variables and it was annoying me having to go to such lengths to get to this screen.

Create Environment Variables with PowerShell 5/5 (1)

March 11, 2019 by Paulie Leave a Comment

Image showing how to set a local Environment Variable in Powershell

Creating environment variables in PowerShell is easy. This post will show you how to create a PowerShell environment variable which is scoped: Locally to your current PowerShell session. To your user profile and available to all other … [Continue reading] about Create Environment Variables with PowerShell 5/5 (1)

String.Format in VBScript or VBA 5/5 (1)

March 10, 2019 by Paulie Leave a Comment

Image showing output of a string formatting function in VBScript

Because I often switch from writing C# back to VBScript or VBA. The lack of a string.format() method in both languages gets is annoying. So I wrote a small function which performs string substitutions in the similar way. It does not have all the … [Continue reading] about String.Format in VBScript or VBA 5/5 (1)

Scan to Email with Office 365 using a Multi-function Printer 5/5 (1)

February 27, 2019 by Paulie Leave a Comment

Image showing Scan to Email Menu option on a HP Printer

Setting up a Multi-function device to scan to email via Office 365 is easy. This Microsoft document lists the three possible methods, which are: SMTP Client Submission Direct Send Using an SMTP Relay Which method you should use depends … [Continue reading] about Scan to Email with Office 365 using a Multi-function Printer 5/5 (1)

Remote Desktop CredSSP encryption Oracle remediation Registry fix 5/5 (1)

February 20, 2019 by Paulie Leave a Comment

Image showing AllowEncryptionOracle registry entry being set to a value of 2

This is a quick credssp registry fix for the following error when trying to connect to a machine using RDP (Remote Desktop): This is because the server you are connecting to is not patched up to date, and the machine you are connecting from … [Continue reading] about Remote Desktop CredSSP encryption Oracle remediation Registry fix 5/5 (1)