Case After Chrome or Chromium browser update to Version 100.0.4896.60, users attempting to authenticate to Citrix Gateway and launch a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops resource (virtual app or virtual desktop) may get stuck at spinning circle as shown below. Citrix reports that the above issue manifests under the following […]
World Backup Day
World Backup Day – 31st March World Backup Day is a day for people to learn about the increasing role of data in our lives and the importance of regular backups. This independent initiative to raise awareness about backups and data preservation started out on reddit by a couple of […]
How to resolve Excel error “There isn’t enough memory to complete this action”
Case While running Excel you may come across the following error: “There isn’t enough memory to complete this action”. Solution The Excel error message “There isn’t enough memory to complete this action” indicates an Excel crash due to excessive memory usage of Excel itself. In most cases, it is not […]
How to design Azure architecture diagrams
Case You need to create an Azure architecture diagram for your project. Following a full technical and business assessment of your customer, in the scope of an Azure migration project, you should start with high-level and then detailed logical and physical design of the new Azure infrastructure. Creating one or […]
OCSP SHA-1 support ending 30 May 2022
OCSP SHA-1 support ending 30 May 2022 Microsoft has announced the sunset for SHA-1 Online Certificate Standard Protocol signing. Microsoft is updating the Online Certificate Standard Protocol (OCSP) service to comply with a recent change to the Certificate Authority / Browser Forum (CA/B Forum) Baseline Requirements. This change requires that […]
New Azure region in India
New Azure region in India On March 7th 2022, Microsoft announced its intent to establish a new Azure region in India and more specifically in Hyderabad, Telangana. This adds to the ever growing number of Azure data centers around the globe. This strategic investment is aligned with Microsoft’s commitment to […]
How to change the Citrix Storefront URL
Case The Citrix Storefront store URL is required when you need to access a Citrix Storefront store either directly via Citrix Receiver for Web, directly via the Citrix Workspace App client or via Citrix Gateway (Citrix ICA reverse proxy). In certain occasions you may need to change the URL of […]
Powershell Crescendo general availability release
Powershell Crescendo general availability release On March 10th Microsoft announced the General Availability (GA) release of PowerShell Crescendo, a platform-independent framework to rapidly develop PowerShell cmdlets for common command line tools. The release is available for download in PowerShell Gallery. PowerShell Crescendo overview The Crescendo framework allows developers to build […]
FSLogix 2201 release is generally available
FSLogix 2201 release is generally available Following the public preview release, the FSLogix 2201 release is now generally available for all Microsoft customers. As part of the GA release, Microsoft provides a new build that you can download here:https://aka.ms/fslogix/download. Bug fixes The following items have been fixed in this release. […]
Azure compute services overview
Introduction The current post presents an overview of the Azure compute services, as of late March 2022. Given the dynamic nature of public clouds, this list will most likely change soon in the near future but nevertheless acts as a general point of reference when discussing Azure compute services. You […]
Azure analytics services overview
Introduction The current post presents an overview of the Azure analytics services, as of late March 2022. Given the dynamic nature of public clouds, this list will most likely change soon in the near future but nevertheless acts as a general point of reference when discussing Azure analytics services. You […]
How to configure a WSUS standalone server
Case You need to configure a Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server to provide Windows updates to all servers in your on-premises infrastructure. There are various WSUS architecture options for high availability, however this article will focus on the simple scenario of how to configure a WSUS standalone server, which […]
The digital signature of this RDP file cannot be verified. The remote connection cannot be started.
Case When you try to launch a Remote Desktop Services (RDS) remote app or desktop, you receive the following error: “The digital signature of this RDP file cannot be verified. The remote connection cannot be started”. This may be combined by various TLS certificate-related errors or warnings in your RDS […]
How to burn a bootable iso image to USB disk
Case You need to burn a bootable iso image to USB disk. This how-to article provides options for burning a bootable iso image to USB disk in both Windows and Linux operating systems. Solution Windows Use Rufus Use Rufus to burn any iso in the Windows operating system. Rufus is […]
How to mitigate the Microsoft 365 Certificate Authority CA changes
Case Microsoft’s root CA “Baltimore CyberTrust Root” available at https://cacerts.digicert.com/BaltimoreCyberTrustRoot.crt as well as intermediate CAs Microsoft RSA TLS CA 01 and Microsoft RSA TLS CA 02 will be retired by October 2022. The above root CA and intermediate CAs will be replaced by new root CA and intermediate CA authorities. […]