How to add a subdomain to compatibility view by Bas Wijdenes

Adding a sub domain to the compatibility view in Internet Explorer. If you try adding a sub domain, let’s say ‘subdomain.baswijdenes.com’ to the compatibility view in Internet Explorer, you will receive an error and it will add the full domain ‘baswijdenes.com’ instead. This is probably not what you want because the rest of the website … Continue reading How to add a subdomain to compatibility view by Bas Wijdenes

How to enable numlock by default in Windows by Bas Wijdenes

How did I get to enroll the numlock key at start up? Many users and mainly from the finance department use the numlockpad to the right of your keyboard. Users often do not understand the numlock key and that these buttons have different functions. When I was still a helpdesk engineer I was often called … Continue reading How to enable numlock by default in Windows by Bas Wijdenes

FIX: Telnet not recognized internal or external command

Command Prompt and Telnet, the basics. I mainly use Telnet to test whether a port is open to a certain server or website. Suppose that e.g. port 25 is not open to an SMTP server, it cannot receive e-mails because e-mails go over port 25. This can deviate from port 25, but I will not … Continue reading FIX: Telnet not recognized internal or external command

FIX: Trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed

“My trust relationship between my workstation and the primary domain failed.” You will only see the error message “The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed”. In a work environment because the error message pops-up when the workstation and the Domain Controller is out of ‘sync’. The reason this is happening is … Continue reading FIX: Trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed

How to disable clutter in Exchange by Bas Wijdenes

Disable the clutter in Office 365 first things first. The clutter divides your incoming mails in two. The first tab is for ‘important’ mail and the second is for the ‘less important’ mails. Unfortunately, the decision that Microsoft makes for you is not always correct. Users sometimes complain that they have not received an important … Continue reading How to disable clutter in Exchange by Bas Wijdenes

How to install Android in VirtualBox By Bas Wijdenes

Running Android in VirtualBox. In this blog post I explain how you can install Android in VirtualBox. If you have Windows 10 Pro or higher, you can also use a built-in Windows Feature Hyper-v. I also wrote a blog post for Android in Hyper-V. If you do not have Windows 10 Pro, you can use … Continue reading How to install Android in VirtualBox By Bas Wijdenes

How to install a virtual machine in VirtualBox by Bas Wijdenes

This post is used for: How to install Android in VirtualBox. Install Windows 10 in VirtualBox by Bas Wijdenes. In this blog post I will explain how to install VirtualBox and a Virtual Machine in VirtualBox. In this blog post I explain how you can install a Virtual Machine in VirtualBox. If you have Windows … Continue reading How to install a virtual machine in VirtualBox by Bas Wijdenes

FIX: Foxit Reader does not allow connection to by Bas Wijdenes

Foxit Reader and Safe reading mode. The reason you get the error message “Foxit reader does not allow connection to ‘?” is because you have enabled Safe reading mode in Foxit Reader. This ensures that you cannot open links in pdf files opened with Foxit Reader, these links could in theory contain malware, or PDF … Continue reading FIX: Foxit Reader does not allow connection to by Bas Wijdenes

FIX: Open URL links in Adobe Reader PFD by Bas Wijdenes

Is Adobe reader protected mode on? Safe reading mode is a security mechanism in Adobe Reader for the user. When safe reading is enabled URL connections and attached PDFs with JavaScript functions or other type of injections cannot execute malicious attacks. However if you know that attachments and links aren’t malicious, and the PDF files … Continue reading FIX: Open URL links in Adobe Reader PFD by Bas Wijdenes

FIX: Chrome touch screen not working by Bas Wijdenes

Touch screen not compatible in Google Chrome. This problem was present when I had an Asus Transformer Book as a personal tablet. After the Windows 7 update to Windows 10, touch screen no longer worked in Google Chrome. Back then Chrome wasn’t designed for touch screens when installed on Windows devices. Because of this chrome … Continue reading FIX: Chrome touch screen not working by Bas Wijdenes