Monthly Archives: May 2018

Re-Image your Surface Hub the fast and easy way

Update August 2024 Thanks to Irfan, they have pointed out that the official MS recovery tool can be made to work with non-OEM surface hub SSDs using these instructions over on Charsiurice’s blog here. Please note:  I have no idea how this works with the new MTRoW Teams software load (I don’t have access to… Read More »

Fix for SBA Installation “The Evaluation Period Has Expired”

So recently I have a fresh SBA install that failed to start the RTCSRV service. TL;DR: if Get-CsVersion shows “Volume Licence Key Installed” try installing the latest CU.   A quick look and the RTCSRV service was failing to start. A check in the Event logs under Lync server, showed event ID 12290. The evaluation period has expired.… Read More »

A Better External Ringer for Skype for Business

So I recently had a requirement to get an external ringer working for a customer using Skype for Business. The issue? They use Polycom VVX300’s as Common Area Phones and didn’t want more “traditional” external ringer devices like an ATA with an analog phone attached. I’ve seen solutions where a vendor had previously hacked up… Read More »