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When you try and install Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions package (or something that depends on it such as  Microsoft.SqlServer.SqlManagementObjects you may see the following error: Could not find a part of the path ' path \packages\Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions.8.0.2\buildTransitive/net461/Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions.targets'. This error can occur if the path  is too long. A quick fix is to move the entire project folder higher up to the root path of the drive, install the packages and then move it back to the previous location.

I've recently had an issue whereby trying to run Notepad gives the following error: Check your account Notepad is currently not available in your account. Make sure you are signed in to the Store and try again. Here's the error code, in case you need it: 0x803F8001.   I tried the following: Log in and out of the Microsoft Store No effect Reset the Microsoft Store with the wsreset.exe command. No effect Go to Settings > Apps > Installed Apps > Notepad > ... > Advanced Options > Repair No effect Go to Settings > Apps > Installed Apps > Notepad > ... > Advanced Options > Reset No effect Run notepad directly from  c:\windows\system32\notepad.exe This did successfully run the class (non-App version of notepad). The solution in the end was to  Go to Settings > Apps > Installed Apps > Notepad > ... > Uninstall Then goto the Microsoft store and search for Windows Notepad and click the  Get button.

I've recently blogged about how to Get the "Password Hash Sync" setting for Entra Cloud Sync using Microsoft Graph and PowerShell as part of a bigger blog "Get the Cloud Sync configuration for an Entra directory using PowerShell and Microsoft Graph" https://www.centrel-solutions.com/blog/get-entra-cloud-sync-configuration-with-graph-powershell The Password Hash Sync setting isn't a boolean value but actually an attribute mapping within the "user" object mapping. # Determines whether password hash sync is enabled for the job. This only applies to "User and group sync" jobs. function   Get-IsPasswordHashSyncEnabled  {      param  (          $Job     )      $schema   =   Get-MgServicePrincipalSynchronizationJobSchema   -ServicePrincipalId   $configuration . Id  -SynchronizationJobId   $Job . Id;      foreach  ( $objectMapping   in  ...

You may find that pressing the CTRL key sometimes displays a white circle around the mouse pointer. This can happen because of the following reasons: Control Panel Settings Open Control Panel (Start > Run > Control.exe). Select Mouse . Check whether "Show location of pointer when I press the CTRL key" is checked. A screenshot of the mouse control panel PowerToys Open PowerToys Start > PowerToys (Preview) Locate and disable  Mouse Highlighter   A screenshot of PowerToys - While you're here - Why not check out our Windows Server Documentation and Audit Tool?

You might find yourself needing to know the license mode of an Entra Directory tenant - as seen in the "Overview" screen of the Entra Admin UI - for example "Microsoft Entra ID P1". This seems like it would be quite simple - install Microsoft Graph PowerShell  and run  Connect-MgGraph and then perhaps Get-MgOrganization ... Unfortunately it's not that simple, if you look for a Get-MgLicense command you'll also have an issue the cmdlets match the names in Graph which is subscribedSku. It gets more complex because Entra licenses are actually per user whereas Entra displays the license as if it were a tenant (organization) wide license. So what is actually happening is that the Entra Admin UI looks through all of the subscribed skus (licenses) and finds ones that are active and has one of the "AAD_*" service plans enabled. It then shows the best  (most expensive) license that it finds. The following PowerShell script performs that function.   functio...

 When you try and access transactions in Intuit QuickBooks online you may see the error Error 381 - Reconfirm your consent to continue seeing account updates. Reconnect your account. However, when you click the "Reconnect your account" link you receive a "Something unexpected happened". This is the quality you've come to expect from Intuit. The solution is simply to clear your cache or swap to a different browser. I logged into QuickBooks Online using Microsoft Edge and was able to reconnect the account without any issues. - While you're here - Why not check out our Windows Server Documentation and Audit Tool?