RD Gateway won't allow connections

q: A customer called about their new RD Gateway Server.  They had replicated all the CAPs and RAPs from the previous server but it still would not allow connections.  The error was:

The user "!@#$%^&*", on client computer "10.10.10.10", disconnected from the following network resource: "DST_SERVERNAME". Before the user disconnected, the client transferred 44075 bytes and received 110677 bytes. The client session duration was 56 seconds. Connection protocol used: "HTTP".

a: Similar to ADFS, this solution requires an odd and rarely used group.  Add the RD Gateway Server's Active Directory Object to the "RAS and IAS Servers" Domain Local Group and then try again.  When adding the object to the group, you will have to edit the "Object Types" to include Computers.

HOW TO - Clear Amazon Browsing History

q: I clicked a link which took me to Amazon for a funny looking dog costume, now Amazon thinks I have a dog and wants to sell me other costumes. How do I tell Amazon to stop making recommendations on that one click?

a: Delete the item from your Browsing History available here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/history

HOW TO - Prevent Chrome from searching for my URL

q: When the customer enters an intranet URL or simply a HOSTNAME in the search box in Chrome it always searches for the URL first.

a: That field in the Google Chrome browser is called the Omnibox.  It acts as the address bar, search bar for your bookmarks and search bar for your default search engine.  We have confirmed that adding a trailing slash / to the URL forces the browser to navigate directly to that URL.

Example: if you have server named PARTS that hosts a website on the default port 80, you can simply enter PARTS/ into the omnibox in chrome and be taken directly to the site.