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How to use IRM to Restrict Permission to a Outlook Message


IRM - Information Rights Management is the coolest way to restrict the permission of the Outlook messages. Before it use to go, your system administrator is need to install and setup the IRM feature to your mail server. If your administrator is pre-setup it you can see it under "Options" tab as a "Permission" in a new mail writing window.


  • Encrypt - The message was encrypted.
  • Normal - No sensitivity level is assigned to the message.
  • Private - The recipient will see Please treat this as Private in the Info-bar.
  • Personal - The recipient will see Please treat this as Personal in the Info Bar.
  • Confidential - The recipient will see Please treat this as Confidential in the Info Bar.
  • Do Not Forward - All access restricted.


If you want to change your default sensitivity level of the message, please follow the below instructions.
  • File -> Options -> Mail.
  • Under Send messages you can change the  default Sensitivity level.

Microsoft Teams White Window Issue


Some users are experiences the white window in Microsoft Teams cause by several issues.
  • If your account is in a domain environment,
    • Password expire, 
    • Account locked will cause to get white window in Teams.
    • Teams not get your credential properly (To avoid that follow the below instruction).
In that above situation web view might be working under your cloud policy but not working in a PC.
  • If not,
    • Internet connection is not fast enough.
    • Your account is not registered under "Emails & Accounts".
      • Windows Key/Settings/Accounts/Emails & Accounts (Windows 10)
    • Teams not get your credential properly,
      • To avoid that Sign-out and Sign-in
        • Using right click on the "Teams" icon in the task bar.

And make sure your Microsoft Teams is up to date to prevent the several issues.

Difference Between "Trust Relationship..." and "No logon Server..."


There is a major difference between the "The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed" and "There are currently no logon servers available to service the logon request". Most of the time people think the both errors are coming when the computer is removed from the Domain. It is completely wrong and the both errors have their own possible cause to show that.

 The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed.
  • Administrator removed from the AD.
  • Last 30 days not synchronizing with the AD (This is vary from the 30 days to 3 month).
    • Network failure.
    • Power failure.
  • System restores
  • Windows issue
  • Windows updates issue

There are currently no logon servers available to service the logon request
  • This issue came only through the not having the connection between PC and the Ad either no network or a WiFi in a domain environment. 
  • If the other user need to logon to PC, make sure have the network or WiFi in the domain environment. If you have the internet but not in a domain environment you can't login and you end-up with the above error.
  • If the user previously login to that PC, but if user end-up with the above error in not connection with domain environment,
    • User change their password after login to that PC and after that never login to that PC.
      • That mean computer is identified the user is change their password but not logon to that PC. 
    • User profile crash.

How to Access Shareable Drives of the Domain Environment from the Work-group or Personal Computers - FortiClient


There is more possible reason to you din't have the company Laptop, Company Laptop was out of battery, Laptop din't working, you forget to bring it home or company laptop was unexpectedly removed from the Domain. In that situation your intimidate boss required the special document at the company file server to re edit and if you have your own personal computer, there is much easier way to do it.

If your company use the Fortinet Firewall, you can download the "FortiClient" VPN from their official site. If not you can download the required VPN client software according to your company Firewall and installed it. If you din't know the settings of the VPN client software, you can contact your IT support.

  • Download and install the VPN Client software.
  • Connect to the VPN using your company login credentials. (Make sure before you have access to the company VPN)
  • Windows+R
  • Type your file server name or a IP address and click on the "OK". Please follow the below format,
    • \\FileServer (If you know the name)
    • \\199.99.9.9 (If you know the IP address)


  • Then you will be prompt the login windows.
    • User name: YourDoman\YourUserName (Ford.com\SamanthaB)
    • Password: Company login password 
  • Click on the "OK"
If you follow the above instruction, you can successfully access to the your file servers.

How to Schedule a Microsoft Teams Meeting Using the Outlook


There is a easy way to schedule a Teams meeting using the Outlook as a normal meeting schedule. Please follow the below instruction to schedule the Teams meetings.
  • At the Outlook go to "Calendar" Tab.
  • At the menu bar in the "Home" tab click on the "New Teams Meeting".

There is a another way to do that in Outlook and you can follow the below instruction to proceed it.
  • At the "Home" tab click on the "New Items".
  • Click on the "Teams Meeting".

If you click on the "Meetings" instead of the"Teams Meeting", there is additional step to follow to success it.
  • Click on the "Teams Meeting" at the "Meetings" tab.


Whatever the steps you successfully follow to schedule the Teams meeting, you will be appears the below window with "Join Microsoft Teams Meeting".


After that you can fill the required details as normal meeting and can "Send" to required users.

How to Schedule a Live Event in Microsoft Teams


There is option in a Microsoft Teams to schedule and present a Live Event. Please follow the below instruction to schedule to live event at the Microsoft Teams.
  • Open Microsoft Teams and go to "Calendar".
  • Click on the arrow in the "New Meeting" button.
  • Click on the "Live Event".
  • Fill the details as below.
  • You can invite the peoples using the "Invite people to your event group", simply you can type there names and Teams will be get it automatically.
  • If you want you can change your designation "Producer" to as "Presenter" using the "Organizer".
  • Then click on the "Next".
  • In here you can change your Live Event access permission to as your required.
  • When you go to below...
  • The above mentioned the settings you can manage your Live Event.
  • After finished it, please click on the "Schedule".
  • You can get the shareable link of Live Event using the "Get attendee link".
  • Now click on the "Close" button.
  • If you create it successfully, you can see it on your Teams calendar.
  • If you want run the Test Live, join the shareable link to and go Test Live.

How to Get List of Microsoft SQL Server Instances

There is multiple way to identify the Microsoft SQL Server Instance names installed in the local machine or a server. Please refer the below instructions.

1. Using Registry Editor

  • Windows+R
  • Type "regedit" and click on the "OK"
  • Go to the below path
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\Instance Names
2. Using Command Prompt
  • Windows+R
  • Type "CMD" and click on the "OK"
  • Copy and paste the below command
    • reg query "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\Instance Names\SQL

3. Using Windows PowerShell
  • Windows+R
  • Type "powershell" and click on the "OK"
  • Copy and paste the below command
    • Get-ItemProperty ‘HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\Instance Names\SQL’

Microsoft Teams Meeting Experience New Features

Microsoft announced the following features will be available to improve the Teams Meeting experience as there new major update in the April month. These features are still not available but it will be rolling out the this month.

  • Background effects in Teams meetings - Rolling out beginning in mid April

  • New experience for launching instant channel meetings - Rolling out starting in late April

  • Improved Teams meeting join launcher experience - Rolling out starting in late April



Administrator Privileges and Elevation (UAC) - AnyDesk


AnyDesk is provide the administration privileged and elevation when launch a program that prompts with "Do you want to allow this App to make changes to your device". 


When you have the a above windows click on the "Retry" button. Then will prompt the UAC window which you can provide the administration privileged.


If you provide the administration credentials correctly, will appear the windows application prompt window.

There is one way to make sure that you can appear the above UAC window using option menu at the AnyDesk menu bar.


Actions Menu with no option to request elevation, indicating AnyDesk to already be installed on the client PC. If not you have to click on the "Request elevation" to to install it and get the UAC prompt window.

Simple and Reliable Screen Recorder Google Chrome Web Extension


This is the really simple but very effective screen recording Google Chrome Extension with the desktop screen recording facility.

This extension is provide the record to entire screen including your desktop / specific application or a specific TAB with audio.

In addition to that it is provide the unlimited recording time with high quality.

The video format is "webm" and playback support with the VLC player / KM Player.

Click Here to Add the Google Chrome Extension.

Please follow the below instruction to operate it.


VLC Media Player - Portable Version


System Requirements:
WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to:
Application folder
Stealth:
No. Creates dvdcss folder in %APPDATA% when playing DVD.
Unicode support:
Yes
License:
How to extract:
Download the ZIP or 7z package and extract to a folder of your choice. Create portable subfolder. Launch vlc.exe.

Optionally, delete unnecessary locales.


How to setup a VPN through the FortiClient App from the Microsoft Store


If you doesn't have the Admin Right to install the FortiClient Software to your Windows 10 PC, There is a solution provide by FortiClient and the Microsoft Windows 10. Please follow the below instruction to create the VPN without admin rights.


  • Go to "Microsoft Store"
  • Search as "FortiClient" and Install it.
  • Now go to the Start -> Settings -> Network &Internet -> VPN
  • At the “VPN” tab click on the “Add a VPN connection
  • Select the "FortiClient" from the "VPN Provider" drop down box. (If you are not installed the FortiClient App, you can't show it from the drop down box)
  • Please provide the "Conection name" as your VPN name. 
  • Please provide the "Server name or address"
    • Please find the examples of "Server name or address"
  • Click on "Save" button.
  • Click on the "Connect" button and connect to the your VPN.

Your partner's desktop is no longer accessible - TeamViewer


Your partner's desktop is no longer accessible. Probably you used a program that requires additional permissions. Please wait until your partner has granted these permissions"


This is the common issue you faced when going to install the software or launch a program that prompts with "Do you want to allow this App to make changes to your device" in a domain environment or personal client PC with the user rights.

This issue can easily resolve when connecting as a Local Admin in to that PC. Please follow the below instruction to connect as the Local Admin in a remotely using the TeamViwer.

There is two part of settings to do at the client PC and the your PC.

Client PC Settings

  • Click on the "Extract" from the menu bar and select the "Options"
  • Click on the "Security" Tab.
  • At the " Rules for connections to this computer" Please choose "Allowed for administrators only" for "Windows logon" section.
  • After that click on the "OK" button and save the options.
Your PC Settings
  • Add the "Partner ID" and click on the "Connect"
  • Click on the "Advance" in the Authentication window.
  • Choose the "Windows" as the "Authentication" option.
  • Give "Administrator" as the "Windows username".
  • Give the Local Admin password as the "Windows password" and click on the "Log On" button.
If you follow the above instruction you can login as the Local Admin in the client PC on a client login. And you can control the client PC as a Local Admin.

However If you still face the above issue, there is an additional settings to do at the client PC.
  • Click on the "Extract" from the menu bar and select the "Options
  • At the "General" Tab Tick on "Start TeamViwer with windows".
  • At the "Security" Tab Please create your own Password at the "Personal Password" section
  • At the "Advance" Tab click on the "Show Advance Option" give the "Full Access" as the below mentioned.
  • After that click on the "OK" button and save the option.
If you created the personal password at the client PC, please make sure used to that password instead of the Local Admin login which above mentioned when you connecting to that PC use 

Please note that if you client PC is HP and if it has the HP Safe Guard software already installed this might be not working.