While reading great news and improvements about the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (1709), it might be useful to find out if the update is already installed or not.
How to find out currently installed Windows Version (Fall Creators Update 1709)
PowerShell: Creating Login Banners (Logon Screen)
One of the first things you learn in cisco lessons is how to create login banners. A banner is a message shown to a user who is using the device. In this article I […]
PowerShell: How to automatically restart applications when they were closed
If you want an application always started and available then this article is for you. Sometimes an application is mistakenly closed by the user. This article shows a step-by-step scenario how to […]
Dummy Files mit fsutil erstellen
Ein Dummyfile ist eine Datei mit beliebiger Größe. Ich verwende diese Dateien häufig als “Platzhalter”. Läuft die Festplatte voll, dann lösche ich die Dummydatei und habe wieder “Luft”.
PowerShell: Using Restart-Computer to restart your Computer and Remote Computers
For restarting your computer, you can simply click the Start Button and afterwards On/Off. In this article it’s all about Windows PowerShell, so we focus on two commands: Restart-Computer and Stop-Computer.
Ping: Request timed out vs. Destination Host unreachable
Often executed – often not well interpreted. What is Ping? Ping is the network troubleshooting tool No. 1. Ping sends ICMP packets to an IP device. In the hope that the remote device responds. But what does the error code request timed out mean? And what means destination host is unreachable?
How to enable Remote Desktop and establish a Remote Desktop Session (Windows 10 / Windows Server)
This article shows how to enable Remote Desktop on Windows Server systems and Windows 10, and how to establish a remote desktop connection. Do you remember the administrators, who ran from one system to another?
Use PowerShell to create compressed ZIP files
With PowerShell 5.0 two new commands are introduced: Compress-Archive and Expand- Archive. Both commands can – like WinZip or 7-Zip – compress and decompress data.
Utilman.exe and the Security Concern (Administering the system without logging in)
On every windows system there is a small but useful feature called Ease of access. If you want a high-contrast theme, optimized visual display or closed captions, then “Ease of access” is your […]
Ping: Transmit failed. General failure.
What to do if ping returns general failure? One of the most common command line tools on all platforms is the command ping. Ping tests the network connectivity between systems. In this arcticle, I describe the most common configuration errors, which cause the general failure.
Windows: Welche Bedeutung hat das Prozent (%) Zeichen hinter der IPv6 Link-Local-Adresse?
Windows macht mal wieder alles anders. Link-Local Adressen werden bei den meisten Betriebssystemen aus der MAC-Adresse konfiguriert. Nur Windows tut das nicht, wie ich im Beitrag Windows und die IPv6-Adressen (EUI-64) beschrieben habe. Und […]
Windows 10: Mein Gerät suchen
Seit Ende letzten Jahres habe ich ein Surface Book. Eigentlich kennt man die Geräte-Suche von Mobile Devices, aber auch Windows 10 unterstützt die Suche eines Gerätes, wenn man es nicht mehr findet. […]
How to find expired Certificates with PowerShell
By running a simply PowerShell One-Liner we are able find all expired certificates stored in the Certificate Store. The store is accessible by using the PowerShell Drive cert:. To show all expired […]
Package Management in PowerShell (Chocolatey)
Tired of installing 3rd party software on Windows? 7zip, winrar, Chrome, Adobe Reader, Java etc … had to be downloaded manually. Now this is over. Package Management in PowerShell is here! Online repository is the keyword.
Checking connectivity to Active Directory: Test-ComputerSecureChannel
A user tries to log on to the domain. The login is done successfully. Shortly thereafter, the user reports that he can not access his files on the fileserver, nor can he send e-mails.
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