I am used to working with built-in MMC consoles and control panel files. I know most of them by heart. I always tell my students to remember the most common ones in […]
Last weekend I successfully created an automation account in Azure to auto start-stop my Azure VMs as described here: Start/Stop VMs during off-hours solution in Azure Automation. Right after that I realized […]
So you are about to provide a new file server. Several folder shares have to be created. If you don’t want to point and click inside the graphical interface, you might consider […]
A standardized and tidy desktop is a key factor for satisfied users. In order to provide the ease of use of Windows systems in an enterprise environment it’s reasonable that the taskbar […]
If you use PowerShell often, a title bar of your own will make a powerful impression. You certainly have noticed that my screenshots always show the entire console window and you also […]
Do you have problems with time synchronization in your Active Directory domain or are you only interested in monitoring and determining the system time of your servers, workstations or domain-controllers? If your […]
Who are the group members? The members of a distribution group can be listed by any user in Outlook. Sometimes you don’t want that. This is what the group attribute hideDLMembership stands […]
With the release of Windows 10, Microsofts Client-Operating System has become more and more an app-focused operating system. Windows 10 S underlines that. In Windows 10 S, users can only install apps […]
The default projector setting in Windows 10 is set to “Extend”. If you want to change that behavior, you have to press Windows key + P and select “Duplicate”. In this blog […]
At least since the introduction of Windows Server the Windows world has changed dramatically. No excuses anymore for administrators, because if they are struggling with the huge amount of Windows updates, it’s […]
Creating a bootable USB stick could be a tricky task. You’ll need a tool (eg. the Windows 7 USB/DVD tool) or you have to struggle with those old cmd commands like bootsect.exe. […]
2018 comes to an end. My website is now the 2nd year online. I think it’s time for a review, a review about my stats and a review about my work. A […]
Windows Server Core starts with cmd by default. Why? I don’t know. It’s annoying, because Windows Powershell is without a doubt the future of Windows system administration.
My name is Patrick Gruenauer. Microsoft MVP. On sid-500.com I write about Windows, PowerShell, Cisco and Cybersecurity in English and German. Have fun reading!
