Status The first step of troubleshooting Trusted Platform Module (TPM) errors is to review the status of the security processor. Windows 10 Go to Settings -> Update & Security -> Device Security -> Security Processor Details Or Type “TPM” in the search box and select Security Processor Details Or run Get-TPM in an administrator PowerShell console. Any […]
Recently, I purchased a gaming laptop with the intention of connecting it to my home theatre and answering the Call of Duty from my recliner. The laptop did exactly what I wanted, but it didn’t take long to learn I had overlooked something. I planned on running an extra Bluetooth keyboard and mouse that I […]
Microsoft’s 365 enrollment has three states: Enabled, Enforced, and Disabled. Enabled means that a user has, or will be prompted to enroll for multi-factor authentication. However, if they do not complete the enrollment and you do not have any type of enforcement policy, the account will continue to be authenticated without MFA. Once a person […]
Several of the solutions for controlling mobile data on the market claim to have an easy solutions, but only one of them has impressed me. Microsoft’s Intune Endpoint Device Manager is extremely robust and very complicated. However, if you forget about trying to push apps and manage user profiles for now and concentrate on securing […]
I’ve have owned so many laptops that I’ve literally lost count. Some of those systems, like my Surface Book, are capable of playing games. However, none of them are, or were, dedicated game machines. I’ve helped my friends and family pick out their portable game machines and have spent plenty of hours playing on them. […]
Normally I would not write a post about something so mundane as configuring a remote for a TV, but this was difficult to figure out. There appear to be quite a few people searching and posting on the Xfinity and Samsung forums, Reddit, and other places, but I wasn’t able to find the actual answer […]
I’ve written several posts on creating Hyper-V virtual machines on Windows 10. One of my most popular covers how to create a Linux VM with sound. Inevitably, somebody will follow up with a question along the lines of, “How do I access XRDP (Linux RDP Server) from other machines on my network?” One might be […]
If there’s one thing Outlook really likes to do, it is to make sure that you are notified. Sometimes it can be a little overbearing, especially if you are a member of very many shared mailboxes, a room delegate, or have full access to another individual’s mailbox. You will get all of those notifications too. […]
What do you get your wife who has everything for Valentine’s Day? Sure you could go with the standard flowers or candy and my wife would be more than happy with that choice. However, I’ve noticed that she’s been borrowing my Surface Go more and more lately. Mostly due to needing a keyboard and trackpad […]
Due to a misunderstanding of a poorly designed form it is easy to allow LDAP to bypass Fortitokens or other MFA technologies when implemented on Fortigate VPNs. In a Fortigate VPN configuration, you create an inbound rule to allow VPN tunnel access. That rule specifies the source objects and groups that have access to the […]
