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See how you can use the Exchange Management Shell to create a user account with a mailbox.

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In Windows 7, the BITSAdmin tool has been deprecated and instead you should use Windows PowerShell. Here’s an overview of the cmdlets you need to know.

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Auditing lets you track what’s happening with Exchange Server. You can collect information about logons and logoffs, permission use, and much more. Any time an action that you’ve configured for auditing occurs, it is written to the system’s security log, which you can access from Event Viewer.

Get an overview of how to enable and configure auditing in Exchange Server 2010.

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Find out how you can delve into deeper settings for Windows Firewall, manage it from a command line, and even script firewall settings.

There are some performance benefits to be gained from tweaking the page file configuration on Windows 7. But it is important that you know what you’re doing. Here are some best practices for optimizing your system's Virtual Memory configuration.

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Sometimes a user needs to access another user’s mailbox for business purposes. See how you can grant permissions for another user's mailbox.

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There's an easy (but hidden) way to hide Windows updates that you don't ever want to install. Here's how.

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By default, user mailboxes are configured to accept messages from anyone. Find out how you can override this behavior and set message send and receive restrictions on individual mailboxes.

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When you work with the Exchange Management Shell, the standard output won’t necessarily provide all the information you are looking for. Find out how to configure Exchange Management Shell to provide more information in its output.

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Understanding the meaning of terms like working set, virtual memory, and hard faults is essential to memory management. Here’s an overview of memory-related terms you should know.

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Learn how you can use the Exchange Management Console to look up some handy information, including the Current Mailbox Size, Message Count, and Last Logon.

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For detailed troubleshooting and performance analysis, we recommend that you display the Process ID column on the Task Manager’s Processes tab. Here's how.

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Prior to setup and configuration, you need to determine what roles you will deploy, and where you will locate those roles. Here’s an overview of the roles in Exchange Server 2010.

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Hey everyone.  We wanted to let you know that we're continuing our daily Windows 7 tips, but we've also kicked off a month of Exchange Server 2010 tips. You'll find a section of Excange Server 2010 tips in our tips library. 

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Here's a quick and easy way to create short macros you can use at the command prompt.

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