Win 11: Edge and Chrome stop responding

It seems a lot of Windows users encounter problems with Edge and/or Chrome not responding for 10+ seconds at a time. The mouse moves, you can engage with other apps, just not the browser. When it resumes responding, some of your previous mouse clicks (e.g. failed attempts to switch tabs) are belatedly actioned. The search …

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SfB 2019 Server Update – December 2024

I will admit I missed this year’s Christmas present from Microsoft to those die-hards still running an on-premises installation of Skype for Business 2019, but here it is. This update (7.0.2046.545) is the only one we’ve seen in more than twelve months, replacing October 2023’s Security Update to 7.0.2046.530. What’s Fixed? I can only find …

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SfB 2019 Server Security Update – October 2023

This Security update for SfBS 2019 is build 7.0.2046.530, up from July’s 7.0.2046.524. It updated two components on my Standard Edition Front-End. What’s Fixed? KB5032429 Description of the security update for Skype for Business Server: October 10, 2023 This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Skype for Business Server. To learn more about these vulnerabilities, …

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SfB 2015 Server Security Update – October 2023

This security update for SfBS 2015 is build 6.0.9319.869, up from August’s 6.0.9319.853. It updated two components on my Standard Edition Front-End. What’s Fixed? KB5032429 Description of the security update for Skype for Business Server: October 10, 2023 This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Skype for Business Server. To learn more about these vulnerabilities, …

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SfB 2015 Server Update August 2023

In June we saw an update for SfBS 2019 that added the new “Emergency Mitigation Service”, and now it’s 2015’s turn. This is build 6.0.9319.853, up from last December’s 6.0.9319.842. As expected, it’s only updating two components on my Standard Edition Front-End and delivers only one fix. What’s Fixed? 5030764 Emergency Mitigation Service for Skype …

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SfB 2019 Server Update – July 2023

Hot on the heels of last month’s update to 7.0.2046.521 comes another. Today we see build 7.0.2046.524, which updated three components on my Standard Edition Front-End. What’s Fixed? All three components updated contain the same fix: 5030100 Disable Legacy Control Panel (CSCP) What’s New? The above fixes support the replacement of the old “CSCP”, the …

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Get-EnphaseProduction-v7.py

Enphase has caused an ongoing kerfuffle by changing the authorisation mechanism of their Envoy solar controllers, usually without notice, by virtue of a firmware update. Where previously you could login to your Enphase solar setup with basic username and password authorisation, now you need to provide an authorisation token created by the Enphase website. We …

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Get-EnphaseData-v7.py

Enphase has caused an ongoing kerfuffle by changing the authorisation mechanism of their Envoy solar controllers, usually without notice, by virtue of a firmware update. Where previously you could login to your Enphase solar setup with basic username and password authorisation, now you need to provide an authorisation token created by the Enphase website. We …

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