Happy New Year with Random Colors

$colors =
@("DarkCyan","Green","Cyan","Red","Magenta","Yellow")

    $message =
    "Learn From Yesterday,
    Live For Today,
    Hope For Tomorrow.
    Happy New Year"

    for($i=0;$i -lt $message.length; $i++)
    {

    Write-Host -ForegroundColor (Get-Random -inputObject $colors) -NoNewLine $message[$i]
   
    }

    Write-Host
   

How to get the Web Scheduler Link to schedule meetings without logging in SfB Client

Get-CsService -WebServer -PoolFqdn <Pool FQDN>

Not able to view messages in Conversation History in Outlook

Issue Description: 

While accessing the conversation history folder in Outlook, received below error

"To help prevent malicious code from running, one or more objects in this form were not loaded. For more information, contact your administrator."


Resolution:

Check if you have the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\Security\DisableAllActiveX 
If so, change the DisableAllActiveX key value to 0 to check the result.

Note: Please make sure you have backed up your registry key before you modify it.

User unable to view the application sharing in the SfB Client

Issue Description: 

When User had P2P/Conference call and when other share their applications/desktop, the user is unable to view.

Check in Event Viewer:

When issue occurs, in the event viewer you will see the event ID 301 in Microsoft Office Alerts

Resolution:

1      Take a backup of the registry (Export Range: All)

2      Check below locations for CLSID {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}

HKEY_LocalMachine\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}

HKEY_LocalMachine\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}

3    If you find this CLSID {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} in the above locations, then delete the registry keys.

This will fix the application sharing issue.

Providing Delegation rights for Non Enterprise Skype Users

Method 1:

Using Sefautil tool

.\Sefautil.exe <Sip ID of Manager> /Server:PoolFQDN /adddelegate:<Sip ID of Delegate>

After successfully running the above command, you will get below output

User Aor: SIPID
Display Name:
UM Enabled:
Simulring enabled:
Simultaneously Ringing Delegates: SipID

Using DB Analyze you can check if the changes are reflecting the user client using below command

.\DBAnalyze.exe /report:user /user:<User SIP account without sip:> /SQLSERVER:<User’s primary FE server Fqdn>\RTClocal >C:\temp\Filename.txt

To check user primary FE Server, use below command

Get-csUserPoolInfo -Identity sip:<SIP ID>

Method 2:

Apply the Client Policy to User whose property "EnableExchangeDelegateSync" is true to Manager

Grant-csClientPolicy -Identity "Manager Name" -PolicyName "Delegate Policy"



From Outlook of Manager, go to File -> Account Settings -> Delegate Access -> Add Users -> Search and select the user -> Ensure for calendar you are providing the Editor Permissions  -> Click Ok

Restart Skype Client and within 5 min, you will see the changes reflecting in your Sfb Client

Method 3:

Assign user both Manager & Assistant to Enterprise Voice policy

Then restart manager Sfb Client & then from Tools --> Call Forwarding --> Click Edit my delegate members & select the assistant name from the Address Book

Remove the Enterprise Voice Policy for both Manager & Assistant

Skype Client doesnt open

Issue: When user try to double click the Skype client, it doesnt open

Troubleshooting Steps to fix the issue:
When checked in the Task Manager, multiple lync.exe processes were running. Killed all those processes and freshly launched the Skype for Business Client.

Now it launched successfully.

Skype for Business Presence not visible in Outlook

Issue: Skype for Business Presence is not visible in Outlook
Description: When user opens the Outlook and Skype for Business client, in the Skype client shows the presence of other users but the same in Outlook is missing. Presence information is missing in Outlook & chat,video,call icons are greyed out

Troubleshooting Steps

Sfb Settings
Checked the Sfb settings and Personal Information Manager selected with Microsoft Exchange or Microsoft Outlook

Checked Configuration Information and verified the settings of EWS and MAPI and they are OK

Outlook Settings
File - Options - People 

Checked Online status next to name is checked

Also checked SFB add-in is enabled in Outlook

Registry Settings

Computer\HKEY_Current_User\Software\IM Providers

 
Where i found the DefaultIMApp was Collaboration Service instead of Lync
After i have changed the value to Lync and restarted the Outlook, Presence started showing in Outlook