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How to create a new SharePoint Web Application and Root Site with PowerShell

Mike Lee - March 3, 2022 - 0 Comments

Just a quick blog detailing how to create a new Web Application and Root Site with PowerShell.

Unable to create new root site after enabling the “SPTrustedBackedByUPAClaimProvider”

Mike Lee - March 2, 2022 - 0 Comments

After enabling the new SharePoint Server Subscription Edition feature to find users from the UPA directly with the SPTrustedBackedByUPAClaimProvider,, you may be unable to create a root site in a new Web Application.

Collect SharePoint Verbose ULS logs for reproducible issues

Mike Lee - February 23, 2022 - 1 Comment

If you need to collect VerboseEX logs from a SharePoint Farm, this script makes it simple for reproducible issues. Simply execute the script, reproduce the issue and hit enter …. Done

Configure People Picker to find users from the UPA

Mike Lee - January 31, 2022 - 6 Comments

This blog will walk the reader through configuring SharePoint SE with the new People Picker enhancements to find users directly from the UPA using the “SPTrustedBackedByUPAClaimProvider” claim provider.

SharePoint SE OIDC Configuration with Azure AD

Mike Lee - January 31, 2022 - 4 Comments

This blog will guide the reader through creating a functional SharePoint Subscription Edition Farm with OIDC (Open ID Connect) to authenticate against Azure AD from an On-Prem Site.

SharePoint Server Subscription Edition now supports Client Certificates for SMTP

Mike Lee - December 7, 2021 - 1 Comment

Summary SharePoint Server Subscription Edition now supports client certificate authentication when interacting with SMTP servers to send e-mail. While this may be an uncommon scenario, this feature is vital for highly secure environments where password-based only security is not allowed.  To use this feature, you must install a SharePoint Certificate, using the new SSL Certificate […]

Configure SharePoint APPs from PowerShell

Mike Lee - October 29, 2021 - 0 Comments

Summary This blogs details how to completely configure a SharePoint Server Subscription Edition Farm to use SharePoint Apps from PowerShell. When necessary, I will show the equivalent GUI steps. Note: Many of these steps apply to all version of SharePoint Server except for the certificate creation steps. Steps 1. Configure DNS with a zone and […]

SharePoint Population Script V2

Mike Lee - October 13, 2021 - 0 Comments

Summary This is my 2nd version of SharePoint Population Script with a few minor changes. Removed the Hosts file and host header creation to simplify the process. The new script will only create a single DB. A new Web Application using the server host name over a different port is now allowed. A Modern Team […]

Install BGINFO on Multiple Servers

Mike Lee - October 7, 2021 - 0 Comments

Summary This blog details how to install and configure BGINFO to start on multiple servers. What is BGINFO? BGINFO stands for “Background Information”. This program will allow users to display computer details on the desktop wallpaper. This is very handy when working with multiple virtual servers that all have the same default background. Example: Get […]

SharePoint Store Apps can not be added after installing the May 2021 CU

Mike Lee - September 21, 2021 - 0 Comments

Problem Description After installing the May 2021 CU you will not be able to open or add new SharePoint Store apps, because the iframe from the appinv.aspx page is now blocked by default. This is an example of the error: Browser Error: Chrome-error://chromewebdata/:1 Refused to display ‘https://spaad.contoso.local/’ in a frame because it set multiple ‘X-Frame-Options’ […]