How to disable Windows Updates permanently

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How To Turn Off Windows Updates Permanently?

  1. Press Windows key + R. Type services.msc, then hit Enter.
  2. Search for Windows Update.
  3. Right-click on Windows Update, then select Properties.
  4. Under General tab, set the Startup type to Disabled.
  5. Click Stop.
  6. Click Apply, and then click OK.
  7. Restart your computer.

How to configure Windows firewall for file sharing

To enable file sharing, you need to open TCP 445 port. Here are how.

  1. Run Windows Firewall.

2. In the left pane, click Advanced settings, and in the console tree, click Inbound Rules.

3. Under Inbound Rules, locate the rules File and Printer Sharing (NB-Session-In) and File and Printer Sharing (SMB-In).

4. For each rule, right-click the rule, and then click Enable Rule.

How to enable SMB in Windows 10

If the administrator from a single computer login two servers, does that consume 2 device CALS ?

Q: We are running two Windows 2016 as RD Servers. If the administrator from a single computer login two servers, does that consume 2 device CALS ? When I run the license server report they’re appearing as the same computer name but with different hardware ID so now two administrator users who are administering the server have used up 4 licenses.

A: Generally, each device will only consumed 1 CAL when choosing per Device mode. But there are some factors will impact the Hardware ID of clients and sometimes leads to the issue Multiple per device RDS CALS are issued the same device

Please take your time to check below article and verify those resolutions accordingly:

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Ask-The-Performance-Team/Multiple-per-device-RDS-CALS-are-issued-the-same-device-issue/ba-p/375639

Does administrator consume RD CALs?

Q: We have Windows 2016 as RD Server. Does the server assign a device CAL, when an Administrator logs in to the RD server?

A: It is by design. After the RDS environment is deployed, it will consume the CAL when each device or use remotes to terminal server. However, if you use mstsc /admin command to remote into console mode, that won’t consume CAL.

How to reset Windows 10 PC to the factory settings

1. Navigate to Settings
Select “Update & security”
Click Recovery in the left pane.
Click Get started under Reset this PC.
Click either “Keep my files” or “Remove everything,
Select “Just remove my files” or “Remove files and clean the drive”
Click Reset windows when prompted.
Click Continue when prompted.

2. You can also try downloading an ISO file of Windows 10 install. Mount the ISO file in Windows, which will create a new drive letter. Run setup.exe to either upgrade Windows 10, or to repair Windows, if the ISO is the same version as you have now.

You can create an ISO file by running the Media Creation Tool.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

How to set Shoretel/Mitel phone system when out of the office

Situation: the client uses ShoreTel and Mitel phone system. They would like to know how their salesperson uses the phone system when teheyare in the office and out of the office.

Answer is if he is in the office , keeps the settings by checking Desk phone. If he is out of the office, switches to Softphone as shown below. Note: you need to enable Softphone on the system Connect.