Consider the following scenario: There’s a switched on client computer in a branch office and you want to connect to that computer via remote desktop. Remote desktop is disabled by default on […]
Enabling Remote Desktop remotely with PowerShell
Windows 10: Cheat-Sheet for the Windows + X Keyboard Shortcuts
Whether Alt+F4 for shutting down your computer or Windows Key + E, shortcuts have always been a great help in the administration of Windows. Well, now Windows 10 is here. And with […]
New Download Section on SID-500.COM
Dear followers! I’m exited to announce that I’ve organized my site and included a Download Section which can be found at the top of the page. It’s a collection of my most […]
Group Policies: Enabling WinRM for Windows Client Operating Systems (Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7)
Windows Remote Management is a powerful feature to administer your Windows systems remotely. WinRM is enabled by default on all Windows Server operating systems (since Windows Server 2012 and above), but disabled […]
PowerShell: How to create Active Directory Bulk Users with Standard Names
Many organizations are using standard user names for their employees. The reasons are manifold. For example, a school or a university with a high fluctuation can benefit from usernames student1 to student1000. […]
Announcement: The PowerShell Conference Book (Co-Author)
It was an exciting moment for me when I was asked if I would like to write a chapter in a PowerShell book. Mike F Robbins contacted me and told me about […]
PowerShell for Beginners (Part 13): PowerShell Remoting
I make no secret of it: Now we come to my favorite topic: PowerShell Remoting. I love it. I hope you’ll love it too. If you are a passionate Systems Engineer or […]
PowerShell Web Access: Specifying a Default Computer (Server) Name
I really like PowerShell Web Access. Access PowerShell from any device. But what gets on my nerves is entering the server name again and again. If you only have one server, it is […]
EncryptFiles.ps1: Tool for encrypting File Content with PowerShell and Certificates
In two of my previous posts I showed how to encrypt and decrypt files with certificates. I think the time has come to automate that procedure. In short, I will provide a […]
PowerShell: Alert me when Disk Space is running low on my Windows Servers (E-Mail Notification)
Without any doubt, you should have an eye on the disk space of your servers. I’ve seen so many servers crashing due to dropping disk space over time, because of saving more […]
Active Directory Domain Services Section (Version 1.1)
This article will show you how to use a graphical menu to discover and administer your Active Directory Environment. It is a graphical menu I created for the administration of Active Directory […]
How secure is TeamViewer? What role does the TeamViewer Master Server play?
TeamViewer is free for private use. Companies have to pay for the service. And with that service we may encounter a problem: The whole connection is established via the TeamViewer Server. Something […]
Get serial numbers of all Domain Computers with PowerShell
Some time ago one of my LinekIn contacts and group member of my LinkedIn Group PowerShell Engineers posted a One-Liner that gets the serial number of the local computer. Thank you for […]
