Updating Joomla 3.10.3 to Joomla 4.0.4

• Joomla

Introduction

I upgraded my Joomla 3.10.3 site to Joomla 4.0.4. It should be an easy upgrade but in reality, the upgrade was a little hassle. 

Joomla 3.10.3 will be end of support on August, 27th, 2023. See Joomla 3.10: End of Support Handling for more information. Now, there is no urgent need to upgrade but that will change when the end of support date comes closer.

In this blog, I will describe all the steps that I took to test the upgrade. I can tell you that the upgrade has been completed successfully on my life environment. This is the first article that I write on Joomla 4.0.4.

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Modify User AD Account Settings in bulk

• powershell
• ActiveDirectory

One of my first PowerShell scripts was to write an inventory that finds all the expired and about to expire user accounts. You can find that script on All expired user accounts and the accounts that are about to expire.

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Adobe Acrobat DC Standard and Adobe Acrobat DC Pro on one PC

• Ivanti Workspace Control

During an assignment, I was challenged with the question if it is possible to change the Adobe Acrobat DC license from Pro to Standard and visa-versa. I found out that it is possible to do so.

Under the hood, Adobe Acrobat DC Standard and Adobe Acrobat DC Pro are the same. The only difference is the license. The license makes it a 'Standard' or 'Pro' version. So, if you want to change the license you only have to unregister the current license and register the new license. In this article, I will tell you how to change the license.

You can also watch this video on YouTube:
 

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Implementing Chrome and Edge Chromium Extensions via Group Policy and Ivanti Workspace Control

• Browser
• Policies
• Ivanti Workspace Control

General:

Extensions can be a big hassle. Extensions are not applied, blocked or not applied at all. Thus input for a new article.
In this article, I will describe all the steps to implement extensions for both Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge Chromium via group policies. Also, the implementation of Edge Chromium extensions via Ivanti Workspace Control.

At the end of this article, I will give you my tips. 

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