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?
This step-by-step guide demonstrates how LAPS can be integrated in an Active Directory domain. Passwords in an Active Directory domain are stored centrally. But what about the local account of the administrator? Many use the same password on all computers. A nightmare in terms of IT security. LAPS stores local administrator passwords centrally for all domain computers.
In this blog post I am going to describe how to use PowerShell to administer Group Polices in your Active Directory environment. Group Polices control the environment of users and computers. But […]
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.
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 […]
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 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 […]
In diesem Beitrag werden alternative Benutzerprinzipalnamen-Suffixe konfiguriert. Wie immer war es einer der Vorgänger, und einem selbst trifft keine Schuld: Der Domänen-Name ist katastrophal gewählt. Wer möchte bei der Anmeldung an der […]
There is a small and useful group policy setting where you can enable monitoring of PowerShell, in particular the use of commands related to PowerShell modules. So, I tried it out and […]
When Windows PowerShell starts, standard modules are loaded and the location of the prompt is set to C:\Users\Username. If you want to load additional modules, create an alias for a command, or simply display information, then it´s a good idea to create a Powershell Profile.
In diesem Beitrag wird mit PowerShell ein DHCP Server unter Windows Server 2016 installiert. DHCP und NAT sind zwei Dienste, die mit der Zeit an Bedeutung verlieren werden. Schuld daran ist das […]
Systeminfo gives you a perfect overview of your system. But what about the other systems in your domain? Sure, you can use 3rd Party Tools or SCCM. But the number of those […]
In this blog post I will show you how to extend your trial period to three years. The evaluation version of Windows Server 2016 / 2022 is valid for 180 days and […]
How many files are stored on your computer? How many users have not logged on for a year? How many users use Active Sync? How many Pictures and Music Files are stored? […]
This blog post describes how to join a computer to the domain by using the graphical user interface or running a simple One-Liner in Powershell.
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