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15/07/2018

WSUS – GPO and Windows 10 / Server 2016 Registry Settings

By Steve in Microsoft, Microsoft Server 2016, Microsoft Windows 10, WSUS

You create a WSUS GPO and apply it to the Computers. Now how do you validate its working Open the registry and browse to : computer\HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate The GPO for…

15/07/2018

WSUS and Windows 10 – Clients not checking in or checking in and then disappearing

By Steve in Microsoft, Microsoft Server 2016, Microsoft Windows 10, WSUS

Clients not checking in or checking in and then disappearing Cloned images - SUSCLIENTID is not reset with Sysprep!!! This needs to be done if your creating a template for…

15/07/2018

WSUS and Windows 10 Clients – UsoClient.exe

By Steve in Microsoft, Microsoft Server 2016, Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, WSUS Tag Updates, USO, UsoClient.exe, Whats New, Win 10, Windows, Windows 10, Windows Updates, Windows10, WSUS, WUAUCLT

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…

12/07/2018

Create an ISO file with PowerShell post by Ben Liebowitz

By Steve in Microsoft, Microsoft Windows 10, Powershell Tag Create ISO, function, ISO, New-IsoFile, PowerShell, Script

Recently I came across this post. As a VMware admin, you often want to create an ISO as a quick method to copy files or installation files to a VM.…

11/07/2018

List Computer Object in an Active Directory OU using PowerShell

By Steve in DS Commands, Microsoft, Microsoft Server 2016, Powershell Tag Active Directory, export-csv, Filter, Get-ADComputer, List AD object, PowerShell, Searchbase, Windows 2016

How to get a list of computer objects in an active directory OU ( tested against Windows 2016 Active Directory ) A quick PowerShell script using Get-ADComputer command, a wild…

08/06/2018

Trend Micro OfficeScan 11 XG – Executables and Logs

By Steve in OfficeScan XG, Trend Micro Tag Logs, OfficeScan, Services, Trend Micro

The following is a list of key executables and a description of there task or roles when working with Trend Micro OfficeScan 11 XG. This is not a complete list.…

25/05/2018

VMworld 2018 registration is open! Take…

By Steve in VMware, VMworld Tag VMware, VMworld, VMworld2018

Any of my contacts going to VMworld 2018? Registration is open with early-bird rates VMworld 2018 registration is open! Take... No matter what path you’re on, you’ll discover the technology,…

24/05/2018

VMware vCenter Single Sign-On – Invalid Credentials – Native Platform Error code 1765328360

By Steve in ESXi, VCSA, VMware Tag 1765328360, Invalid Credentials, Native Platform Error, Single Sign-On, SSO, vCenter Server, VCSA 6.5

Logging in to the vCenter Server Appliance fails with the error: Failed to authenticate user or Failed to authenticate principal for tenant vsphere.local 6.5 update1 KB on issue https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2147174 Logging…

23/05/2018

Sysinternals – Permissions, LoggedOn, Endpoints

By Steve in Microsoft, Microsoft Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Powershell, Windows 7 Tag LoggedOn, Permissions, PowerShell, Sysinternals

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…

21/05/2018

Client failed to RDP to RDS server following Windows Server Patching – CredSSP updates for CVE-2018-0886

By Steve in Microsoft, Microsoft Server 2016, Microsoft Windows 10, Remote Desktop Services (RDS), Windows 7 Tag authentication error, CredSSP, CredSSP encryption, CVE-2018-0886, Oracle remediation

CredSSP updates for CVE-2018-0886 That Monday morning issue when servers were patched on a Sunday... All Windows 10 clients fail to RDP to the RDS server following Windows Server Patching.…