SharePoint 2013 – Request an upgrade evaluation site collection
If you have a site collection that is in SharePoint 2010 mode you can create a temporary upgrade evaluation site collection using the Request-SPUpgradeEvaluationSite cmdlet. Here is an example of how this would look: Request-SPUpgradeEvaluationSite -Identity http://portal.lab.local/sites/sp2010site By default the…
SharePoint 2013 – prevent users from purchasing or installing apps from the SharePoint store
If you have created an app catalog, but don’t want users to be able to purchase or install apps from the SharePoint Store, this can be configured in a few simple steps: Log in to Central Administration as a farm…
We’re having a problem opening this location in File Explorer
When clicking the Open with Explorer button in the library ribbon, the following message is displayed: We’re having a problem opening this location in File Explorer. Add this location to your Trusted Sites list and try again. Sometimes adding the URL…
SharePoint 2013 – "This page can’t be displayed" when clicking on an app
I have just created an App Catalog in SharePoint 2013 but after adding an app from the SharePoint store I tried to configure it and received the following message: This page can’t be displayed It turned out that I had…
SharePoint 2013 – AutoSPInstaller hangs at "Creating Metadata Service Application…"
I have noticed several times when using AutoSPInstaller that it hangs at “Creating Metadata Service Application”. So far I haven’t managed to work out why this happens, but the only workaround I have found is to close the PowerShell window…
PowerShell script to report the last modified date for all sites within a site collection
In response to a post on the Microsoft TechNet Forums I wrote the following script to report the last modified date for all sites within a site collection using the Get-SPSite and Get-SPWeb PowerShell cmdlets. $SiteCollection = Get-SPSite https://yoursite.yourdomain.local ForEach($Site in…
SharePoint 2013 – Configure a document expiration policy
I have been tasked with configuring an information management policy to ensure documents over a certain age are automatically archived to another location. Here is how to do this: 1. Navigate to the document library and on the Library ribbon…
Microsoft recommendations on scaling out Search components
I’m currently preparing to take the 70-332 exam (Advanced Solutions of Microsoft® SharePoint® Server 2013) and suspect there may be questions relating to Search Service capacity planning. These are the Microsoft recommendations for scaling out the Search Service components that…
SharePoint 2013 – URL is not a valid routing destination
When configuring a new Send To Connection in Central Administration for a library based retention schedule I received the following error: Verification Failed: URL is not a valid routing destination 1. Open Site Settings and under Site Actions click Manage…
Only allow sites to be created with SharePoint 2013 compatibility level
If you have a requirement to only allow sites within a web application to be created with a compatibility level of SharePoint 2013 then you can configure this using only a few PowerShell commands: $wa = Get-SPWebApplication http://portal.webbworld.local $wa.CompatibilityRange =…
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