Enable Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) in Windows 10 & 11 Home Edition

Group policy is a way to configure computer and user settings for a local computer or a network joined computer (using Active Directory). The Group Policy Editor gpedit.msc is only available in Professional and Enterprise editions of the Windows 10 operating systems. The editor option isn’t available in Home edition but it is possible to enable group policy using script or Registry directly. First, download the…

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How to create a Backup Job in MSP360

MSP360 (CloudBerry) Backup enables you to store the configuration of each backup you create so that you can run it at any time either manually, or on schedule. This configuration is stored as a backup plan, which you can create using the Backup Wizard. After installing MSP360 in computer you can follow the following step to configure a backup job Step 1 Open the MSP360 backup…

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How to restrict users to download on Google Chrome

Download files can be restricted by enabling the local group policy. In the domain environment maybe it will not work as expected but its tested in local group policy. Follow thebelow steps to accomplish this task. Go to below link >> Windows >>  download “Download Google Chrome Bundle“ https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/187202?hl=en Open the ADM or ADMX template you downloaded Navigate to Start > Run: gpedit.msc. Navigate to Local Computer Policy…

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How to whitelist Public IP in PBX

Before configuring your phones in FreePBX, it’s a good idea to whitelist your IP address to avoid being blocked by Fail2ban. You need to get the Public IP by user or ask them to visit https://www.whatismyip.com/ and provide IP address. Follow below steps to Whitelist an IP Login to FreePBX using Putty Run the below command to Whitelist it iptables -A INPUT -s X.X.X.X/16 -j…

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How to use a Group Policy Object to block access to USB storage devices

In this modern era USB drives are more popular to transfer data from one PC to another. One of the reasons for popularity of the USB devices is they are the easiest devices that can be connected to your computer. USB drivers are portable and install automatically. Some organizations don’t allow users to attach USB drives with their corporate systems. How to disable USB devices…

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Backing up Windows files using CloudBerry Backup

Modern businesses increasingly depend on their data as a foundation for their operation. The most important thing is to ensure that data servers are protected and it provides reliable and cost-effective unlimited backup for your Windows desktop computers and servers, Exchange and SQL Server. It also supports multiple cloud storage like AWS, MS Azure and Google etc. Cloudberry backup has following capabilities: Incremental backup Data…

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How to restore database in SQL

Select the database and then right-click on the database, select Tasks > Restore > Database, which will open the Restore Database dialog box 2. Double click on the “Device”. 3. Click on the “Add” to add backup in the database. 4. Select the backup and then click on OK. 5. Click on “Files” and then select the “RelocateAll files to folder”. 6. Click on Options and then select the “Overwrite the existing…

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How to Install SQL Management Studio

Download your desired version of Microsoft SQL Server. Find the file “SQLManagementStudio_x64_ENU.exe” where you placed and Double Click on it to start the installation. 3. Select “New Installation” as below screenshot. 4. Select the SQL server instance that’s installed on the server. Select the option to Add features to an existing instance of SQL server. The installation will take the default SQL server instance that is already…

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How to install SQL Express.

Download your desired version of Microsoft SQL Server. Find the file “SQLEXPR_x64_ENU.exe” where you placed and Double Click on it to start the installation. Select “New Installation” as below screenshot. 4. Accept the Agreement and press NEXT. 5. Select all features and click Next 6. select “Named Instance” and type the name the database that you want then click on Next 7. Set Startup type…

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