How to Add “Desktop Experience” to Remote Desktop Session on Windows Server 2012 R2

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I setup a Windows Server 2012 R2 remote desktop server today. I wanted to add the desktop experience for the remote desktop users. I couldn’t seem to find the role I needed to install. After a little research, I found it is actually quite simple to do. Here is how to add desktop experience on a Server 2012 R2

Open Server Manager > Add Roles and Features > Role-Based or Feature-Based InstallationServer 2012 Role Based Installation

Next select the server that you want to add this feature to. Continue to hit next until you come to the “Features” installation screen.  Scroll down the available features until you find User Interfaces and Infrastructure. Expand the menu and Select Desktop Experience.Desktop Experience Server 2012 R2

Click the box beside Desktop Experience and go through the rest of the prompts to install this feature. You may need to reboot your server to finish installation. That is all there is to it!

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TOSHIBA e-STUDIO2830C error “Please Enter a Valid Value (Network Path)”

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The other day I was setting up a Toshiba e-STUDIO2830c printer to scan to a network folder on the server. I entered the server path along with my credentials in the “Remote 1” scan destination.Remote 1 Scan Destination  Every time I went to save my settings I would receive the following error. Please enter a valid value. (Network Path)TOSHIBA e-STUDIO2830C error

After double-checking to make sure I had all the correct network paths and credentials, I decided this was a false warning or weird firmware issue. This is the fix to this issue.

You will see Remote 1 and Remote 2 scan destinations. Even if you are only using Remote scan destination 1, remote scan destination 2 can’t be empty.TOSHIBA e-STUDIO2830C Scan Destination

I entered the same scan destination under remote 2 and boom it worked!

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Learning how to use Office Deployment Toolkit 2016

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This is the first time I have used the Office Deployment toolkit for Office 2016. To be honest, I have never used the Office Deployment toolkit at all. I decided to blog about how to install Office 2016 from a shared network drive using Office Deployment toolkit. This blog post may be a bit basic and tedious – but I want those who are new at using this tool to be able to figure out how to use it.  I am also documenting the process for myself so I don’t forget how to do it.

In the process of learning how to use the Office deployment toolkit, I found many websites that had parts of the process documented. However, it seemed they never quite had a full documentation process. I will show you from start to finish on how to deploy Office 2016 from a network location.

Step One: Let’s download the Office Deployment toolkit for Office 2016. Office Deployment Toolkit 2016Once you have the tool downloaded, extract the files to your desktop. You will see two files, a setup.exe file and a configuration.xml file. Continue reading →

How to take a screenshot with your Nexus 6P

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In this small video tutorial I show you how to take a screenshot with your Nexus 6P device. This Nexus 6P is running Android Marshmallow.

 

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Find Which Build Version of Windows 10 Your Computer has Installed

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With all the release of Windows 10, Microsoft has transitioned to a new update strategy. They plan to release a Windows 10 build twice a year, one in the Spring and one in the Autumn. With all the new build updates being released, especially if you are in the Windows Insider program, it can be hard to remember what build and version number of Windows 10 your computer is running.

I want to share a small tip with you so you can tell which build version of Windows 10 you are running. This only takes a couple seconds to find out. You can watch the video I made below or follow the written instructions.

Step One: Go to your Windows 10 start menu and type winver. Hit Enter on your keyboard and a small dialog box will pop-up telling you which build version of the OS your computer currently has installed.Windows 10 "winver" Command

You are finished! From this dialog box you can find which build number and version you are on.

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