Tag Windows

22/05/2020

Azure – Log Analytics Workspace and AzureVirtual Machine Agent Install

By Steve in Azure Security, Cloud & Datacenter Management, Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Enterprise Security, Enterprise Security, Logs, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure Tag Analytics, Azure, Azure Security, Collect, Event Logs, Log, Logs, Security Logs, Virtual Machines, Windows, Workspace

How to prepare to collect security log data from your Azure Windows virtual machines. You require two things: Log Analystics Workspace to be created The agent to be installed on…

21/05/2020

Azure – Update Management

By Steve in Azure Security, Cloud & Datacenter Management, Cyber Security, Enterprise Security, Enterprise Security, Logs, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Update Management, WSUS Tag Azure, Azure Security, Linux, Patch Management, Update Management, Virtual Machines, Windows, Windows Updates

How to maintain the patch status of your Windows and Linux machines "You can use Update Management in Azure Automation to manage operating system updates for your Windows and Linux…

01/01/2020

Multiple displays on Windows 10

By Steve in Microsoft, Microsoft Windows 10 Tag 10, Display, Dual Monitor, Monitor, Win10, Windows

Connecting a monitor to your laptop. Find the correct cable and port. Next, dual-monitor, which screen is where? Any order would work but having the physical location match the logical…

30/07/2018

Robocopy. Copy Move Files Older or Newer than X number of days

By Steve in Batch Scripts and PowerShell, Microsoft, Microsoft Server 2016, Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Tag copy, days, maxage, minage, move files, newer, number, older, Robocopy, Windows

Script options Move only files under 60days old Move files older than 60days Move files back Move files older than 182 is number of days (6 months roughly) Move only…

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…

21/05/2018

Check / Set / Sync Time Source for Windows Servers

By Steve in Microsoft, Microsoft Server 2016, Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Tag NTP, Sync, Time, W32TM, Windows

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…

04/05/2018

Get-AdUser -Filter {Multiple Filters Complex } -Properties | Export to CSV

By Steve in Microsoft, Microsoft Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Powershell Tag Active Directory, Filters, Get-ADUser, PowerShell, Windows, Windows 2016

#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 |…

02/05/2018

Get a list of inactive computers which have not logged on to the domain in the last 12 weeks

By Steve in DS Commands, Microsoft, Microsoft Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Tag Active Directory, DSQUERY, Scripting, Windows

# 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…