This week I had the task to delete print jobs from the queue. However, some of them could not be removed. So I decided to write an article about it and also […]
Windows Server/Windows 10: How to delete stuck Print Jobs with PowerShell (Spooler)
Get-SystemInfo: Listing System Configuration of all Computers (systeminfo)
In one of my previous blog posts PowerShell: Documenting your environment by running systeminfo on all Domain-Computers I have described how to list important system information of all Domain Computers by running systeminfo. […]
Test-FirewallAllServer: Query the Firewall status on all Windows Servers
I’ve experienced that many people deliberately disable the Windows firewall. They don’t want to get annoyed with it, if something don’t work as expected. But there’s nothing to worry about, because it […]
PowerShell: Configuring Windows Firewall
Firewalls control traffic. They use technology such as Stateful Inspection to establish a connection to other networks. In this article I describe how to configure the host-based Windows Firewall by using Windows […]
Find out whether a host is really down with Test-ConnectionLocalSubnet (ping,arp)
Is Ping a reliable way to check if a computer is available? Opinions differ … This blog post is all about ping and arp. Of course with PowerShell. The upcoming script could […]
Project Honolulu: 1711 brings in Remote Desktop and PowerShell Remote Management
As the headline says, there are new features available in December update of Honolulu. Honolulu is a web-based management tool which enables you to administer your infrastructure in a very comfortably way.
Cyber Security: Installing Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics (ATA) version 1.8
Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics (ATA) is a platform that enables you to protect your infrastructure from cyber attacks. ATA is using a parsing engine to capture network traffic of protocols such as […]
PowerShell: Notify me when someone is added to the Administrator Group
Will you be notified when there are changes to group memberships? No? Memberships in groups are particularly interesting. Especially if it is the group of the domain administrators. The following article shows […]
Windows Bluescreen: How to check the memory dump file with WinDbg
In most cases a blue screen is caused by hardware or driver failure. In this article I show how to find out the cause of the blue screen by using the tool […]
Microsoft Azure: Connect to your VM from everywhere, any time and from every device with PowerShell Web Access
Administering your Azure VM on your Samsung Galaxy or iPhone? Introduced with Windows Server 2012, PowerShell Web Access is a new Windows Server feature which enables you to administer your Windows Server […]
Microsoft Azure: Connect to your Azure VM with PowerShell (AzureRM)
I’ve been thinking about it for a long time. What schould I do with my new Azure computer? Surely I’ll come up with something over time. But for now I still don’t […]
Microsoft Azure: How to create an Azure VM and connect via Remote Desktop
Azure can be tried out for free for a short period. For me it’s the first time I’m playing with Microsoft Azure. Last week I used my subscription to create my first […]
Active Directory Flexible Single-Master (FSMO) in Action
What if a domain controller fails? Operations Masters have special tasks which must be performed by Domain Controllers in an Active Directory domain. If a Domain Controller fails, this special role must […]
PowerShell: Alert me, if a Domain-Controller is down
There is more than enough monitoring software around. Most of them are really helpful and superbly done. For those who don’t have such software at hand, there are only 2 options: to do […]
Discovering temporary IPv6 Global-Unicast Addresses (Privacy Extensions) with PowerShell
In this article I would like to enlight the purpose of temporary IPv6 addresses. By default, automatic IPv6 setup of Link-Local Addresses is activated on each IPv6 enabled device. This makes IPv6 […]
My name is Patrick Gruenauer. From Austria.
