If you manage Windows Services and are comfortable working from the command line then you can use it to easily start, stop, pause or restart any service from an elevated command prompt or as part of a convenient script/batch file. Stopping a service To start a service, run: net stop service-name. Where service-name is the … Continue reading Start, stop or restart a Windows service from command prompt
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SBS POP3 Connector Log Location
The POP3 Connector log files on SBS 2011 & SBS 2008 are stored in the following location: C:\Program Files\Windows Small Business Server\Logs\pop3connector\Pop3service.log If you wish to create a new log file you will need to stop the Windows SBS POP3 Connector service, rename the log file to something suitable, and then restart the service. A … Continue reading SBS POP3 Connector Log Location
Remotely enable RDP on a domain computer
Sometimes we find ourselves needing to connect to a machine in our corporate network that for one reason or another doesn't have Remote Desktop Connections enabled. This can be enabled through Group Policy however we might not want to wait for Group Policy to take effect. To get an immediate result we can use the … Continue reading Remotely enable RDP on a domain computer
Enable Windows installer in safe mode
Windows Installer will not work when booted into Safe Mode, this means that programs cannot be installed or uninstalled in safe mode however we can make Windows Installer work under safe mode, you need to create a registry entry for the specific version of safe mode you are logged in to. Safe mode Add the … Continue reading Enable Windows installer in safe mode