Exchange Server Decommisioning
Decommissioning Exchange hosts should have all Exchange services disabled. Thereafter, we may safely turn these…
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PowerShell: Obtain Domain Admin Credential and Save It as an XML for Subsequent Execution
Working Version: # Initialize with defaults$credFileExists=$False# This function is a workaround to the issue of…
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PowerShell: Detect Windows Version
This little snippet is reusable on many occasions where Windows version targeting is required. function…
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Microsoft Exchange Server Certificates
When Exchange Server certificates expire, it's the responsibility of the System Administrator to update those…
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Barracuda Message Archiver & Office 365 Exchange Online Service Account Configuration
The following script grant an Office 365 Exchange online service account necessary permissions on Exchange…
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PowerShell: Microsoft Exchange to Require that all Senders are Authenticated
In this scenario, the business decision is to limit exposure of certain internal accounts to…
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PowerShell: Find Azure AD Connect Servers From On-remise AD
Azure AD Connect is a prevalent topic of the day. However, it is best practice…
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ESXi 6.5 Installation Instructions
Prepare to Install ⦁ Reserve host Management & vMotion IPs ⦁ Pick an available IP…
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HPE: Gen8 Bios Settings to Prepare Host for Virtualization Role
Proliant Gen8 Blade Servers HP Servers are often chosen as VMWare & Hyper-V hosts. To…
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PowerShell: Command Line to Empty a Remote Directory
PowerShell Method $remoteUncPath="\\FILESHERVER01\FOLDER01"$emptyDirectory="C:\emptyDirectory"md -Force $emptyDirectoryRemove-Item "$emptyDirectory`\*" -force -recurse -ErrorAction Continuerobocopy $emptyDirectory $remoteUncPath /mir /R:0 /W:0…
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PowerShell: Obtain Domain Admin Credential
This little snippet is reusable as an appendix to other scripts since Domain Admin access…
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PowerShell: Discover Domains and Trusts in Microsoft Windows Environment
PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-ADTrust -Filter *Direction : BiDirectionalDisallowTransivity : FalseDistinguishedName : CN=kimconnectschools.org,CN=System,DC=kimconnect,DC=k12,DC=ca,DC=usForestTransitive : TrueIntraForest : FalseIsTreeParent…
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PowerShell: Install Windows Cluster Admin
# Install Microsoft Clustering ManagementFunction installClusteringManagment{ # Set PowerShell Gallery as Trusted to bypass prompts…
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Outlook: How to Reset & Rebuild Profile
Remove Existing Profile Run: control.exe > click on Mail Click on Show Profiles Click on…
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Windows 2012 Maintenance
- Check if .NET Framework 4.5 is installed: (Get-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).Version…
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PowerShell: Discover Environment
One of the most common tasks of Active Directory cleanup is to perform a discovery…
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PowerShell: Script to Apply Windows Update on 2016 Server
8/7/2020: there's a more updated version available here. # Update-Remote-Windows-2016-Servers.ps1$servers="SERVER1","SERVER2"function applyWindowsUpdates{ [CmdletBinding()] param ( [parameter(Mandatory=$true,Position=1)]…
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PowerShell: Hyper-V Management
Migrate Live Virtual Machines (In Clustered Environment): # Connect to Hyper-V Host$remoteHost="HYPERV01"Enter-PsSession $remoteHost # Move…
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Troubleshooting Issues with Inconsistent Access Certain Websites
1. Establish Baseline Collect this info when the network is healthy. It should be used…
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Windows: Enable Remote Access
# Set remote hostname variable$remoteHost="HV01"# Install psexecInstall-Module -Name psexec# psexec \\$remoteHost reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanWorkstation\Parameters" /v…
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