So, you deploy a GPO to Window 10 clients, but your in a hurry to get the clients to check in... As a SysAdmin for many years I would log…
Sysinternals – Permissions, LoggedOn, Endpoints
How to Get the permission on folders: PowerShell: Get-ChildItem | Get-ACL Path | Owner | Access or more in depth use: GUI based : Run AccessEnum against the drive or…
Check / Set / Sync Time Source for Windows Servers
To set the time ( Tested against Windows 2016) Launch CMD as administrator exampled c:\time 09:00:00 AM - This will set the time to 9am Note a time source…
Get-AdUser -Filter {Multiple Filters Complex } -Properties | Export to CSV
#Import AD modules import-module servermanager Add-WindowsFeature -Name "RSAT-AD-PowerShell" -IncludeAllSubFeature #List AD user accounts and show DisplayName, Email, Title and export to CSV Get-ADUser -Filter * -Properties DisplayName, EmailAddress, Title |…
Get a list of inactive computers which have not logged on to the domain in the last 12 weeks
# Inactive computers ( this will include systems not regularly used) # Launch command prompt as administrator and run the following commands Dsquery computer -inactive 12 -limit 500 # Lists…
Hide Folders Under Share with Access Based Enumeration
So todays challenge. Hide visible folders under share to users who don't have access. Example We create some new shares. Folders are then created under the share and NTFS permissions…
SQL 2012 install on Server 2012R2 “Error while enabling Windows feature NetFx3”
Problem... "Error while enabling Windows feature NetFx3" We wanted to install APP-V 5.x on server 2008 running SQL 2008. At the very start this was a problem. Error you require…
Change user command to switch a Terminal Services server to Install mode.
KB 320185 How to put a Terminal Services server in Install mode. You will need to switch to install mode, to install or remove programs on a terminal server. The method…
Create or Remove A Static Route in a Microsoft Windows OS
Route traffic via a specific NIC and IP in most Microsoft Windows operating systems. Quick guide to create a static route in windows or remove a static route in a…
Remote Desktop Server – Customisation and Useful GPO settings
User cannot change an expired user account password in a remote desktop session that connects to a Windows Server 2008 R2-based RD Session Host server in a VDI environment Hotfix Download…