Local Administrator Password Solution - LAPS

Microsoft provide a free local administrator password management tool, to enable centralised management of randomised local administrator passwords, mitigating

the risk of lateral escalation that results when customers have the same administrative local account and password combination on many computers.

The tool is available here:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/mt227395.aspx

How to Calculate TCP Throughput for WAN Links

Ask this guy:
http://bradhedlund.com/2008/12/19/how-to-calculate-tcp-throughput-for-long-distance-links/

His formula is
TCP-Window-Size-in-bits / Latency-in-seconds = Bits-per-second-throughput

This is for a single communication stream. You can max out a WAN link by generating multiple TCP streams.

Add Multiple Templates to a SharePoint Document Library

Check this article out:
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Add-multiple-Office-templates-to-a-document-library-cde94e90-a1ba-4b94-a187-600ed68562bb

Change Network from Public to Private in Windows Server 2012 R2

To change Network from Public to Private in Windows Server 2012 R2

1. Hit Winkey + R to open Run prompt and type gpedit.msc.
2. Navigate to: Computer Configuration /Windows Settings / Security Setting /Network List Manager Policies.
3. Choose your Network name from the right pane.
4. Go to Network Location tab and change the Location type from Public to Private.
5. Close Local Policy Editor.

This was also posted in 2013 here:
http://ittasksimustremember.blogspot.co.nz/2013/04/change-windows-public-network-to-private.html

References:

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/lync/en-US/82ccc68c-947e-435a-a237-1090f38d0dbe/windows-server-2012-r2-datacenter-network-stuck-in-public-mode?forum=winservergen
http://ittasksimustremember.blogspot.co.nz/2013/04/change-windows-public-network-to-private.html

Join 2012 R2 Server to 2003 Domain

If you're wanting to promote a 2012 R2 server to be a Domain Controller in a 2003 domain, you'll need to run adprep.exe from the 2012 R2 ISO to update the AD schema.

See this blog for more detail: http://support.risualblogs.com/blog/2013/10/25/wmi-error-when-adding-a-server-2012-r2-domain-controller-to-existing-2012-domain/

Clear Skype for Business or Lync Temporary Cache Files

Follow instructions here: https://www.cosocommunity.com/hc/en-us/articles/200887737-How-to-Clear-Lync-Temporary-Cache-Files

In path for the location where temp files are stored, use \%AppData%\..\Local\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Lync\ for SfB.
use \%AppData%\..\Local\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Lync\ for Lync.

I Can't Disable Lync or Skype-for-Business Forwarding

Occasionally a call forwarding rule configured in the Lync/Skype-for-Business environment won't delete or remove properly. More often than not, updating the user database will flush out these unwanted configurations.

See Microsoft documentation here: https://technet.microsoft.com/EN-US/library/gg398682.aspx

References:
https://technet.microsoft.com/EN-US/library/gg398682.aspx