Andy M

Multiple vendors have recommended logging out all users before restarting our RDS servers. Sadly I was never able to find a script that could do everything I wanted. I created the script below for Server 2012 + servers. The script will do the following: Logout all active users (even console users) Write errors and information into the Application event log You can find the script here:  https://github.com/andy2002a/PowerShell/blob/master/RDS/Disconnect-LoggedOnUsers.ps1 The script will not reboot the server, but you can always add a shutdown -r -t 0 at the end, or schedule your reboot script to run right after this one.

This guide will show you how to force add-ins to load in Office every single time. We will also prevent users and office from disabling/enabling add-ins*. *Outlook 2016* will sometimes disable add-ins any way, but we will apply a workaround for this. At the end of the guide, the add-ins you configure will look like this: Getting the ClassID of an add-in Find the ClassID of the Add-in. This is found in: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Addins HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Addins HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Office\application name\Addins HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Office\application name\Addins It is usually in a format similar to Application.OutAddin Enforcing add-ins  We will now create a GPO that will enable or disable the add-ins that we configure. Create a GPO called Office Enforced Add-ins *Depending on the importance(compliance, auditing, etc) of this Add-in it migh...