If the memory is to be upgraded, then you have to find out whether the new memory is compatible. And you have to find out the type of your currently installed memory. The device manager does not provide any information about this.
Restart all Domain Computers by using PowerShell
In this article i will describe how to use Restart-Computer for restarting all domain computers – without an enterprise solution.
PowerShell: How to install a Domain Controller with Server Core
With the introduction of Server Core something has changed in the Windows world. The graphical interface has disappeared. A Windows Server no longer has to run the full graphical user interface in order to be able to function as a Domain Controller.
PowerShell: Checking integrity with Get-FileHash
A hash is a stray value and a one-way function. A string of fixed length is formed from a string of arbitrary length. Sounds mathematical. For administrators and users, a modified hash […]
The modern version of ping: Test-Connection
Test-Connection is a very powerful PowerShell Cmdlet which sends ICMP Packets to test the reachability of a host. Like ping. But Test-Connection is much more. Let’s play with the new ping command.
Windows Server 2012/2016: Installing and Configuring PowerShell Web Access (PSWA)
PowerShell on Samsung Galaxy and iPhone? PowerShell Web Access is a new Windows Server Feature. It provides a web-based PowerShell Console. After installing, you can access PowerShell from any device, even from your Samsung Galaxy or iPhone.
PowerShell: Finding neighbors with Get-NetNeighbor
Do you know your neighbors? I mean the neighbors in the real word. I hope so. But what about the virtual neighbors? The PowerShell module NetTCPIP provides a command called Get-NetNeighbor. In this […]
PowerShell: How to find large files using Get-Childitem
For the search, the possibilities in Windows Explorer are limited. You can search for files that are larger than 128 megabytes. That’s nice. But what if to search for files larger than […]
PowerShell: My top 10 commands for documenting and monitoring Active Directory
In this post I want to introduce my top 10 commands for documentation and monitoring Active Directory Domain Services.
PowerShell: How to create File Shares
For me, the graphical interface for file shares is just terrible. Therefore this article shows how a network share can be created in PowerShell.
Windows Server 2016: Windows Defender konfigurieren
Das Feature Windows Defender ist der mitgelieferte Malware Schutz von Microsoft. Auf Windows Server 2016 und Windows 10 ist dieser per Standard aktiviert. Avira, Avast, Kaspersky und wie sie alle heißen haben eines […]
PowerShell: Filtering Objects vs Where-Object
In this article I am going to compare the filter parameter with where-object. The teaching says, that filtering is more efficient. In the case of where-object, all objects must be retrieved first […]
Get-FileHash: Hash einer Datei anzeigen
Ein Hash ist eine mathematische Streuwert-Funktion und eine Einweg-Funktion. Es wird aus einer Zeichenfolge beliebiger Länge eine Zeichenfolge mit fester Länge gebildet. Klingt mathematisch, ist es auch. Für Administratoren sowie für Benutzer ist […]
PowerShell: Finding Active Directory Contacts
Active Directory user objects can login to domain, contact objects cannot. Contact objects appear in GAL. Contacts are typically used to represent external users for the purpose of sending e-mails. How to […]
Mit New-PSSession gleichzeitig auf mehrere Server verbinden
New-PSSession baut PowerShell Remote-Verbindungen auf, ohne in diese gleich “einzutreten”. In diesem Beitrag zeige ich anhand eines Beispiels wie ganz schnell multiple Verbindungen zu verschiedenen Server-Systemen hergestellt werden können.



