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Skype display issue when running Windows 10 with Japanese language settings

The issue came up when upgrading to Windows 10 to 1709 and it was the same when installing 1709 from scratch: Although we thought that we had provided all language components (Language pack ja-jp, Language Features Basic, Handwriting, OCR, Speech, Text to Speech, Office 2013 MUI), Skype came up with displaced buttons and text fields… Read More: Skype display issue when running Windows 10 with Japanese language… »

Enhance PowerShell security – Reasons to disable PowerShell 2.0 and to configure logging

Windows 10 comes by default with the latest PowerShell version which is 5.x. This is fine but the problem is that for downward compatibility reasons, version 2 is also still included and active. Version 2 was released in 2009 and a deprecation was announced in August 2017 but it’s unclear when it’s actually going to… Read More: Enhance PowerShell security – Reasons to disable PowerShell 2.0 and… »

Network configuration in a Hyper-V lab with domain controller, DHCP, and DNS

If you are running a virtual environment with a DC and DNS server you are likely to encounter a problem with the internet connection or the network connection between your machines. The issue is that your machines can either get an IP address from the DHCP server in your environment or from your router. In… Read More: Network configuration in a Hyper-V lab with domain controller, DHCP,… »