Mike Lee’s Blog
Microsoft | SharePoint, Exchange, Outlook, Hybrid
Script to check if a reg key is set on multiple servers
Summary If your servers require a reg key and unsure if its properly configured. You can use this...
Author: Mike Lee [MSFT] Date: 06/18/2019
Script to copy specified IIS logs from multiple Servers
Summary Need to copy a set of IIS logs from multiple servers for data analysis? Are you doing it...
Author: Mike Lee [MSFT] Date: 06/15/2019
Script to backup event logs using a server list
Summary Have you ever needed to back up event logs for root cause analysis or auditing? Did you...
Author: Mike Lee [MSFT] Date: 06/06/2019
My Blog Site is Moving
Hello All, Just a quick note that my blog will be moving to a new home. You will find my new blogs...
Author: Mike Lee [MSFT] Date: 04/03/2019
SharePoint / How is mail deleted from the “DROP” Folder?
Summary I recently worked on a case that involved slow incoming mail destined to SharePoint...
Author: Mike Lee [MSFT] Date: 03/11/2019
How to disable the modern experience in SharePoint 2019
Summary SharePoint 2019 delivers an updated modern look and feel for lists and libraries and enabled...
Author: Mike Lee [MSFT] Date: 11/21/2018
Is SMTP Auth Really Working?
Summary Now that SharePoint 2019 supports SMTP authentication you have the option to relay e-mail...
Author: Mike Lee [MSFT] Date: 09/22/2018
SharePoint requests fail when memory is low
Summary When working in virtual labs, I don't always adhere to best practices. For example, we all...
Author: Mike Lee [MSFT] Date: 08/11/2018
Does SharePoint 2019 still need the SMTP Service?
Summary Now that SharePoint 2019 public preview has been released, the official deprecated / removed...
Author: Mike Lee [MSFT] Date: 08/09/2018
Finally – SMTP Authentication included with SharePoint 2019
Summary On July 24, 2018 Microsoft has announced the availability of both SharePoint Server 2019...
Author: Mike Lee [MSFT] Date: 07/25/2018
Unable to access Crawl History from SharePoint Central Admin
Summary Have you experienced an issue where "Crawl History" is inaccessible in your Farm and...
Author: Mike Lee [MSFT] Date: 06/28/2018
Create a wild card DNS zone for SharePoint APPS
Summary To support installing and publishing APPS from your SharePoint Farm you will need to...
Author: Mike Lee [MSFT] Date: 02/24/2018
Install SMTP Server and Telnet with PowerShell
Summary SharePoint and general app servers often use the SMTP Service to integrate e-mail into the...
Author: Mike Lee [MSFT] Date: 02/15/2018
SharePoint Site Population Script for Testing
Summary The following script will create and populate data in a SharePoint Farm for testing. What...
Author: Mike Lee [MSFT] Date: 02/07/2018
SharePoint Pages intermittently load slowly
Symptom Have you ever experienced intermittent but short-lived delays while rendering your...
Author: Mike Lee [MSFT] Date: 01/31/2018
SharePoint fails to create Configuration Database for a new farm
Problem Description A new installation of SharePoint fails to provision a new farm due to a failure...
Author: Mike Lee [MSFT] Date: 01/12/2018
Introducing the "Default to Cloud" feature for SharePoint hybrid scenarios
Summary Is your SharePoint Farm in or soon to be in a hybrid state? If so, you may be considering to...
Author: Mike Lee [MSFT] Date: 01/10/2018
SharePoint / PSConfig is failing with error “Keyset does not exist
Symptom Unable to join any servers to your Production SharePoint Farm. PSConfig is failing with...
Author: Mike Lee [MSFT] Date: 01/05/2018
Outlook / Unable to open Enterprise Vault items after September 2017 security patch
Symptom After installing the September 2017 security patch for Outlook, Veritas Enterprise Vault...
Author: Mike Lee [MSFT] Date: 01/05/2018
SharePoint eDiscovery Export Download Fails with Error
Symptom Downloading results from a SharePoint site query fails partly through the export with the...
Author: Mike Lee [MSFT] Date: 01/05/2018
Sharepoint Central Admin does not load correctly and top ribbon is grayed
Symptom Unable to fully load Central Admin on a newly built SharePoint Farm. In this case, the issue...
Author: Mike Lee [MSFT] Date: 01/05/2018
Troubleshooting Remote Blob Store (RBS) Install and Configuration issues
Summary I worked on a long running RBS case where the customer followed the steps in our TechNet...
Author: Mike Lee [MSFT] Date: 01/04/2018
Fun with SharePoint Service Application Pools!
Summary The blog referenced in the resource section below does a great job at demonstrating how to...
Author: Mike Lee [MSFT] Date: 01/04/2018
Outlook / Unable to view the body of plain text message inside Outlook
Symptom You may be unable to view the body of plain text message inside Outlook and find it does...
Author: Mike Lee [MSFT] Date: 12/23/2017
Test email from SharePoint using PowerShell
Summary: The following PowerShell script was written for my post on configuring TLS between...
Author: Mike Lee [MSFT] Date: 12/23/2017
Configure TLS encryption between SharePoint on-premise and Exchange
Summary This blog will guide you through the steps required to configure, test and troubleshoot...
Author: Mike Lee [MSFT] Date: 12/22/2017
About Me
Hello All, Although I may be a new "MS Blogger", I'm not new to Microsoft. I started supporting...
Author: Mike Lee [MSFT] Date: 12/21/2017