Office Online Server arrived with SharePoint Server 2016 and replaces Office Web Apps Server for SharePoint 2013. Like SharePoint Server 2016, Office Online Server receives regular cumulative updates (CUs), but the update procedure is very different.
Comparing limits in SharePoint 2016 / 2013 / 2010
SharePoint Server 2016 has been with us for just over a year, and it has not brought a revolution in limits so far. Nevertheless, some changes have occurred, and we still have customers running SharePoint 2010 or even earlier versions. That gave me the idea to compare the limits of SharePoint 2010, 2013, and 2016 in more detail.
How to update Distributed Cache correctly
Most of us know that SharePoint 2013 and 2016 include a service called Distributed Cache. What you may not know is that this is not a SharePoint service as such, but a separate application, Microsoft App Fabric 1.1, installed as a SharePoint prerequisite. Like SharePoint, Microsoft App Fabric 1.1 has its own cumulative updates (CUs). If you have only been updating SharePoint so far, pay attention: your Distributed Cache service is probably not up to date.
SharePoint 2013/2016 – Resetting the passphrase
When joining a new server to an existing SharePoint 2013/2016 farm, you must enter the passphrase that secures the farm's configuration data. What if you do not know it? … Reset it.
Time Spent – a custom action to total calendar item durations
If you use Outlook Calendar to plan work or as a timesheet, displaying the total duration of selected items (Time Spent) is essential.
However, this function must be added manually as a macro and then as a custom ribbon action.
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Installing Windows 10 from USB with UEFI support
Most devices now support the new BIOS interface specification called UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface), introducing support for the Secure boot and GPT partition scheme.
Moving from traditional MBR (Master Boot Record) to the more versatile GPT format prevents older USB installation tools such as "Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool" from being used, requiring a new tool.
SharePoint Online – Custom script
SharePoint Online introduces a feature called Custom script allowing custom script execution to be disabled.
What does this feature actually offer – or does it take something away?
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Automatically enabling NumLock at Windows 10 startup
Most of us expect NumLock to be enabled at Windows startup. It is frustrating when a new laptop/PC's simplified BIOS no longer offers that option.
This happened on my new laptop, so I decided to enable NumLock automatically through Windows 10.
Workflow 2013 – reading managed metadata terms
I recently needed to read managed metadata column values (term names) in Workflow 2013. Online articles suggested everything from calculated fields to declaring the problem impossible.
Even without Workflow 2013's web service call action, non-programmers can solve this using standard actions.
Speeding up CU and SP installation on SharePoint 2013
Installing SharePoint 2013 farm updates takes considerable time: hours, not minutes.
Service applications such as Search and AppFabric consume substantial CPU time, leaving little for the update process. Updates have also grown larger than the product itself: the SharePoint Server 2013 with SP1 installation ISO is 2.62 GB, while January 2016 CU is 3.1 GB.
Combining that update size with CPU-hungry service applications explains why updating one server took several hours.