Tuesday 12 June 2018

Appear offline while online in Skype for business

Follow these steps
  • Open Registry editor using "Rededit" in the Run or Cortana (Windows 10)
  • Navigate to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\office\16.0\Lync
  • Right Click on the right side window. select New--> DWORD (32-bit) Value, Name it "EnableAppearOffline" & Set "value data" to "1"


  • Close the Registry editor and restart the machine
  • Open Skype for business to see and use your newly added status option👇


Note: In Windows 10, sometimes, Lync Key is not available under Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\office\16.0\. Create one and  then follow steps 2 & 3 to achieve the same result



Tuesday 10 January 2012

Resolved - Free Yahoo Account Sync with Mircrosoft Outlook 2010 and Outlook 2007

For MS Office Outlook 2010

Incoming Mail Server Settings

imap.mail.yahoo.com

Port: 993

Use Following type of Encrypted Connection = SSL

 

Outgoing mail Server Settings

smtp.mail.yahoo.com

Port: 25

Use Following type of Encrypted Connection = None

Outgoing server Settings

My SMTP server requires authentication = Checked

Tick "Use same settings as incoming server"

Require logon using Secure Password Authentication (SPA) = Unchecked 

 

Some of these above mentioned settings have to do done by clicking on the More settings Button.

 

For MS Office Oulook 2007

 

Incoming Mail Server Settings

imap.mail.yahoo.com

Port: 993

Use Following type of Encrypted Connection = SSL

 

Outgoing mail Server Settings

smtp.mail.yahoo.co.uk

Port: 465

Use Following type of Encrypted Connection = SSL

Outgoing server Settings

My SMTP server requires authentication = Checked

Tick "Use same settings as incoming server"

Require logon using Secure Password Authentication (SPA) = Unchecked 

 

Some of these above mentioned settings have to do done by clicking on the More settings Button.

Thursday 5 January 2012

Run AutoHotKey Scripts as Administrator without compilation in Windows 7 or Vista

Manual Registry Hack

Open up regedit through the start menu search or run box, and then browse down to the following key:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AutoHotkeyScript\Shell

Right-click on “Shell” on the left-hand side and create a new key called “runas”, then create a key called “Command” below it. Then create or set the following two values on the right-hand side, adjusting the path if necessary.

NameValue
(Default)“C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\AutoHotkey.exe” “%1″ %*
IsolatedCommand“C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\AutoHotkey.exe” “%1″ %*

The default key should already be there, just need to set the value.

Now when you right-click on an AutoHotkey script, you’ll see the option to Run as Administrator:

Sunday 20 November 2011

Five free file managers that might make IT pros and power users dump Windows Explorer

The average Windows user would probably never consider using a file manager other than the one built into the operating system — Windows Explorer. But, if you aren't an average Windows users and like to optimise, customise your computers read below. 

This is a full-featured, yet lightweight file manager. This tool has features such as tabbed exploring, bookmark files and folders, search filters, a built-in text editor, file preview, transparency levels for different programs, themes, shortcut key support, breadcrumb navigation, session saving and much more. CubicExplorer is divided into three panels: the Main navigation window, the Navigation tree and the Filter/Preview/Dropstack panel. Now, the first two panels should be familiar to most Windows users and work as you'd expect them to. The Dropstack panel, however, is unique. It lets you drag and drop files or folders into groups for temporary quick access

Explorer++ offers Tabbed browsing, real-time file previews, keyboard shortcuts, a customisable user interface, full drag-and-drop support and advanced file operations. This file manager is completely self contained means put it on a flash drive, and you'll have it for using on your machine or on any machine you're working with.

Xplorer² comes in both free and paid versions. The free (or Lite) version doesn't have the full version's Advanced Search capabilities or come with Customer Support, but you can browse the entire shell namespace, preview documents, pictures, music files and videos, filter files and folders using wildcards, and even synchronise folders.

This explorer alternative brings a bit of style to Windows. It is skinnable and also offers tabbed browsing, built-in FTP, built-in archive, advanced rename, Split and Join File support, and more. This is probably one of the most powerful Windows file managers out there, but its interface may not be as user friendly when compared with other file managers listed here.

Q-Dir, can be installed or used as a portable app from a flash drive. Its features are preview filters, drag and drop support, a screen magnifier, export files in XLS, CVS, TST and HTML formats. Q-Dir's unique feature is the amount of interface control it provides.

 

Via TechRepublic

Wednesday 9 November 2011

Resolved: Set Outlook as your Default mail client (MS Office 2010)

Step 1: Click on "File Tab (push button) 

Step 2: Click on "Options

Step 3: Under Startup Options, tick the check box that reads make Outlook the default program for E-mail, Contacts, and Calendar 

Step 4: click on "OK (push button)" in "Outlook Options"