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Set Microsoft Edge as the default browser via GPO

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You can set Microsoft Edge as the default browser on domain-joined devices by configuring the Set a default associations configuration file via group policy.

Turning this group policy on requires you to create and store a default associations configuration file in XML format. This file is stored locally or on a network share. Copy below XML content to a file name Edge.xml and store in a central share accessible by all domain joined resources.

XML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<DefaultAssociations> 
  <Association ApplicationName="Microsoft Edge" ProgId="MSEdgeHTM" Identifier=".html"/>
  <Association ApplicationName="Microsoft Edge" ProgId="MSEdgeHTM" Identifier=".htm"/>
  <Association ApplicationName="Microsoft Edge" ProgId="MSEdgeHTM" Identifier="http"/>
  <Association ApplicationName="Microsoft Edge" ProgId="MSEdgeHTM" Identifier="https"/>  
  <Association ApplicationName="Microsoft Edge" ProgId="MSEdgePDF" Identifier=".pdf"/>
</DefaultAssociations>

note: If you dont want to associate Edge to open PDF files, edit this xml file and remove the line “<Association ApplicationName=”Microsoft Edge” ProgId=”MSEdgePDF” Identifier=”.pdf”/>”

Configure the GPO  for a default file type and protocol associations configuration file:
  1. Open the Group Policy editor and go to the Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\File Explorer.
  2. Select Set a default associations configuration file.
  3. Click policy setting, and then click Enabled.
  4. Under Options:, type the location to your default associations configuration file.
  5. Click OK to save the policy settings.
  6. Ensure this GPO is linked to the OU where all devices are
  7. The GPO will be processed the next time the user logs in

The example in the next screenshot shows an associations file named Edge.xml on a network share that is accessible from the target device on \\APP1\Users\testadmin\Documents\Edge.xml

Export Calendar permissions for specific OU

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The below has been tested on exchange 2010 to export calendar permissions for mailboxes in a specific OU.

# Get the mailboxes
$Mailboxes = get-mailbox -OrganizationalUnit “OU=Users,DC=Contoso,DC=local” -Filter {RecipientTypeDetails -eq “usermailbox”} -ResultSize Unlimited

# An array for the output
$Output = @()

# Loop through the mailboxes
ForEach ($Mailbox in $Mailboxes) {
# Get the name of the calendar folder
$Calendar = (($Mailbox.PrimarySmtpAddress.ToString())+ “:\” + (Get-MailboxFolderStatistics -Identity $Mailbox.DistinguishedName -FolderScope Calendar | Select-Object -First 1).Name)

# Get the permissions on the folder
$Permissions = Get-MailboxFolderPermission -Identity $Calendar

# Loop through the permissions, populating the output array
ForEach ($Permission in $Permissions) {
$Permission | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name “Mailbox” -value $Mailbox.DisplayName
$Output = $Output + $Permission
}
}

# Write the output to a CSV file
$Output | Select-Object Mailbox, User, {$_.AccessRights}, IsValid | Export-Csv -Path C:\temp\Calendarpermissions.csv -NoTypeInformation

Filtering to the specific OU is very useful if you are managing multi-tenant exchange environment. Modify the above script as per your needs and save as .ps1 to run on powershell.

Get-MailboxStatistics to export Mailbox size in Exchange Powershell

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Use the below to export mailbox statistics from exchange PowerShell. There are different commands which help you filter and manipulate the exported data.

The exported information is always useful during Office 365 migration to assess mailbox sizes and item counts, last login time and required bandwidth.

Export Mailbox size and statistics of all users
get-mailbox  -resultsize unlimited | get-mailboxstatistics | ft DisplayName,TotalItemSize,Itemcount | export-csv C:\temp\mailboxstatistics.csv
Export Mailbox statistics for a specific OU (organizational unit)

get-mailbox -OrganizationalUnit  “OU=Sales,OU=London Staff,DC=contoso,DC=local” -resultsize unlimited | get-mailboxstatistics | ft DisplayName,TotalItemSize,Itemcount | export-csv C:\temp\salesstaffmbstats.csv

Export Mailbox statistics based on domain address

In this example we use the where cmdlet to specify the search filter base. In the below example I am searching for users with specific email address, useful in a multi tenant environment.

Here I am trying to export mailbox statistics for specific set of users who have exchangekb as their email address suffix.

get-mailbox | where {$_.EmailAddresses -like “*exchangekb*”} | get-mailboxstatistics | select-object displayname, totalitemsize, itemcount, lastlogontime, exchangeguid | export-csv C:\temp\exchangekbstats.csv

Excel and Word 2007 missing letters when printing

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The characters in an equation are not printed when you print a Word 2007 document on a Windows XP-based or Windows Server 2003-based computer

To work around this issue, install the Complex Script support files. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Click Start, and then click Run
  2. Type intl.cpl, and then click OK.
  3. Click the Languages tab.
  4. Under Supplemental language support, click to select the Install files for complex script and right-to-left languages (including Thai) check box.
  5. When you receive the following message, click OK to close the message:
    You chose to install the Arabic, Armenian, Georgian, Hebrew, Indic, Thai and Vietnamese language files. This will require 10 MB or more of available disk space. The files will be installed after you click OK or Apply on the Regional and Language Options dialog box.
  6. Click OK to close the Regional and Language Options dialog box

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960985