Outlook: The Connection to Microsoft Exchange is Unavailable

In some cases, you may receive an error when you try to configure a connection to Exchange Server in Outlook Client for a new user, or when you try to connect to an Exchange mailbox server with a configured Outlook: the connection to Microsoft Exchange is unavailable. This article will show you how to troubleshoot and fix this error.

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Understanding IF, ELSE Statements in PowerShell

Logical statements If, Else, and ElseIf are used in PowerShell to check various conditions. The If statement is used to check a condition and perform a particular action if the condition is true. If the condition is not true (FALSE), you can use Else or ElseIf to perform another action.

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Expanding Email Distribution Groups (Lists) in Outlook

When you select an Exchange distribution group as a recipient in Outlook, you should see a + sign to the right of the group’s display name. If you click on it, you’ll expand the distribution group and see a list of its members.

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Converting a PowerShell (PS1) Script to an EXE File

A separate *.ps1 extension is used for PowerShell script files. To run PS1 scripts, users must open a PowerShell console, cmd, or code editor (such as PowerShell ISE or VSCode). If you want your users to be able to easily run your PowerShell scripts, you can convert PS1 files to the .exe executable file format.

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Removing ‘Manufacture Programming Mode is in Unlock’ on HP Laptop

After replacing the motherboard or updating BIOS firmware (flashing) on HP laptops using the HP BIOS Configuration Utility, a message may appear each time the computer boots after the POST stage:

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Measuring Script or Command Execution Time in PowerShell

Sometimes you need to know how long it takes to execute a PowerShell script or a particular block of code. This allows you to predict how long it will take for the script to perform the required action, make changes to your system settings, or return a result. There are several ways to measure the execution time of a PowerShell command or script in Windows.

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Fix: Unable to Join Computer to Active Directory Domain

A number of errors can occur when you try to join a Windows machine to an Active Directory domain. Most of them are fairly typical and can be fixed quite easily, as the cause of the problem is shown right there in the error window.

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