• Assign a Policy to All the Users in a Security Group

    When it comes time to assign per-user policies, those of us here at Microsoft thought of everything. For example, if you take a look at the article Assigning Policies you’ll see how per-user policies can be assigned to a single user; to all the...
  • Lync Server PowerShell Challenge: Rules

    One of these things is not like the others, One of these things just doesn't belong. Can you tell which thing is not like the others By the time I finish my song? — Sesame Street One of These Things is Not Like the Others...
  • How To Export Lync Contacts to Excel

    Now that you've built up a long list of contacts in Microsoft Lync you've decided you want to export them so you can use them other places, send them to a coworker, or maybe just save them as a backup. This article shows you how to use the Lync 2010 SDK to retrieve contacts from a running instance of Microsoft Lync and export them to Microsoft Excel.

  • The Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Administration Guide: PowerShell Supplement

    The Untold Story!

     

    The Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Administration Guide is chock-full of useful information about Lync Server management. However (and you knew there had to be a “however,” didn't you?) there is one thing that's missing from the Administration Guide: Lync Server PowerShell commands.

     

    But never fear, we have everything you need. Check out the Lync Server 2010 Administration Guide: PowerShell Supplement. With this supplement you have the rest of the story.

     

     

  • Show emoticons in instant messages

    Registry locations HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Communicator\ ShowEmoticons Allowed registry values · 0 – Emoticons are sent as text · 1 – Emoticons are sent as graphics Registry...