PowerShell Security Warning

PowerShell Security Warning

by | Jul 23, 2013 | PowerShell

You may get the following security warning in Powershell even though you have your execution policy set to unrestricted.   Security warning Run only scripts that you trust. While scripts from the internet can be useful, this script can potentially harm your computer....

Hypervisor Breaks after replacing HDD with SSD

by | Jul 17, 2013 | Windows

When you replace a bootable HDD with a bootable SSD, your boot configuration may not get copied over.  The default boot configuration may not load hypervisor.   You will get this error from Hyper-V Manager when attempting to start a Hyper-V machine: An error occurred...
Turn off Reading Mode in Word 2013

Turn off Reading Mode in Word 2013

by | Jul 16, 2013 | Microsoft Office, Word

I prefer to use Word without the reading view.  It is easy to turn off. Open word and select File/Options/General.  Deselect “Open e-mail attachments and other uneditable files in reading view,” then select OK Similarly, you can disable protected mode....
Restart a Windows 2008 R2 server via Task Scheduler

Restart a Windows 2008 R2 server via Task Scheduler

by | Jul 15, 2013 | Windows

There are many reasons you may need to restart a server via task scheduler.  My favorite reason is so I can reboot the server after patching without having to work late.  🙂 This example will restart a server every morning at 6:00 AM Monday through Friday, but will not...

SQL Determine if Enterprise features are in use

by | Jul 8, 2013 | SQL

  You can determine if any SQL Enterprise version features are in use in a database by checking the sku features table. This query lists all edition-specific features that are enabled in the current database SELECT feature_name FROM...