Create Test Users in Active Directory
You sometimes need some (or even many) test user objects in Active Directory.This script helps you create any number of test users in your Active Directory domain, which you can easily enable for...
View ArticleManage Windows Services for Exchange Cumulative Updates
Services of third-partyĀ software solutions often interfere with installing a new Exchange Server cumulative update, because these services have a file lock active.Ā To avoid any issues when installing a...
View ArticleMCT Summit 2021 Middle East
This year's MCT Summit Middle East took place onĀ 19-20 March, with two full days of content about Microsoft technologies. Four session tracks plus a workshop track offered possibilities to learn and...
View ArticleMicrosoft Teams integrates Outlook
This post was published first on April 1st 2021Ā Wouldn't it be nice if you could stay in Microsoft Teams even when working with your emails?Ā Microsoft Teams is getting even more mature by providing an...
View ArticleIT-Recovery Playlist
Being in a situation where you need to recover IT components or even a whole IT infrastructure after a disastrous event can be stressful. It would help if you stayed concentrated while dealing with the...
View ArticleTeams Nation 2021
Ā I am honored to speak at Teams Nation 2021Ā on 12th May about Microsoft Teams Admin Roles and Teams Admin Center.Ā Register today and visit my session in room Teams Nation Germany (TCD). As suspected,...
View ArticleNew SharePoint Home Site not showing
The use of Microsoft Viva requires using a modern SharePoint site as a home site.Ā The documentation for enabling Microsoft Viva describes how to set a new SharePoint Online Home Site, but lacks an...
View ArticleTalking at CloudEight Virtual Summit 2021
I am honored to speak at CloudEight Virtual Summit 2021.CloudEight is a conference about Microsoft 365 related topics and takes place for the third time.Ā Ā My session covers the topic "Microsoft Teams...
View ArticleExchange Server 2016 Uninstall fails - Access Denied
Recently I had to support the uninstall of Exchange Server 2016 CU10 on a Windows Server 2019 system. That this setup is not supported is a different topic. In this case, a new Exchange Server 2016...
View ArticleHCW Receive Connector Selection
When you create or update an Exchange hybrid configuration using the Hybrid Configuration Wizard magic things happen. That's why it is called a Wizard.One essential step of the Hybrid Configuration...
View ArticleExchange Server Questionnaire
The Exchange Product Group announced Exchange Server vNEXT for fall 2021. angekündigt. We are all very excited to see what the new version has to offer.But what is the current situation in on-premises...
View ArticleMicrosoft 365 Collaboration Bootcamp 2021
The Microsoft 365 Collaboration BootCamp takes place on 21th & 21stĀ August 2021.The event addresses collaboration and best practices for using Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Lists, Groups, and...
View ArticleExchange Server 2019 - No Public Folders available
The ProblemYou might face a situation during an Exchange Server migration where your Exchange Server 2019 mailbox users are not able to open their public folder favorites when using Outlook on the Web...
View ArticleTemporary server error. Please try again later ATTR3.1
The ProblemMail flow from on-premises devices and applications to Exchange Online is a tricky topic. The documentation allows for different solutions.Recently a client ran into a situation where an...
View ArticleMSExchangeApplicationLogic - The underlying connection was closed
You might see the following error in the Windows Application Event Log:Source: MSExchangeApplicationLogicEvent ID: 3018Level: Error The request failed. Mailbox: Url:...
View ArticleExchange Server Questionnaire Fall 2021 - Results
These are the results of theĀ Exchange Server Questionnaire from August 2021.First of all, I want to thank all of you who participated in the questionnaire. The results are pretty interesting. Even...
View ArticleRemove existing move request from failed batch users
When you move mailboxes using migration batches you might encounter a situation that your batch contains migration users that fail during batch execution. One of the possible reasons is an existing...
View ArticleClear legacyExchangeDN ADCDisabledMail
When you prepare your on-premises public folder hierarchy ACLs for migration to Exchange Online or for moving from Exchange Server 2016 to 2019 you might see the following error:Multiple objects with...
View ArticleExchange Emergency Mitigation Service - Findings
You are hopefully familiar with the new Exchange Emergency Mitigation Service (EEMS) for Exchange Server 2016 and 2019. That is a new service providing automated emergency configuration of your...
View ArticleUpgrading a Distribution Group fails
Microsoft 365 Groups are a more modern way to work in teams and to distribute email messages. We still have the option to use classic distribution groups.Exchange Online provides us with an option to...
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