Chocolatey Ignore Checksums
Issue: Certain choco packages may have mismatched signatures from its repo due to some minor…
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How to Enforce Keyboard Layout Consistency for Remote Desktop
# The following function will allow the RDP session to store the user keyboard language…
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GPO to Set NTP on Domain Joined Computers and Servers
As a precursor, please review this article to set NTP for PDC Emulator prior to…
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Set NTP on Primary Domain Controller
Intro: Here is some general information to on the network time synchronization protocol (NTP) topic:…
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Active Directory: Helpdesk Admins Group Creation
Why? Give your helpdesk team the ability to manage user accounts in the domain without…
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An authentication error has occurred (Code: 0x80004005)
Symptom: [Window Title]Remote Desktop Connection[Content]An authentication error has occurred (Code: 0x80004005).Remote computer: 192.168.1.54[OK] Cause: This…
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SQL: Microsoft Dynamics – Rebuilding a Database View Named ‘FilteredContact’
Why? Update: currently, I'm unable to rebuild this complex view due to SQL constraints. Hence,…
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SQL Server: Use Profiler to Tune Database Indexes
Run Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio > Tools > SQL Server Profiler > Use the…
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PowerShell: Set DNS Server IPs on Default Network Interface
$dns1=.{ Import-Module ActiveDirectory $fsmoRoles=Get-ADDomainController -Filter *|Select-Object Name, Domain, Forest, OperationMasterRoles|Where-Object {$_.OperationMasterRoles}|select Name,OperationMasterRoles $pdcServer=($fsmoRoles|?{'PDCEmulator' -in $_.OperationMasterRoles}).Name…
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Some WSUS Troubleshooting Notes
Some errors and interpretations: 0x8024401c: networking generic error 0x80244022: downloading generic error Check…
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How to Migrate a Database to a Newer Version of Microsoft SQL Server
Get Version of new SQL server Create a sql-dump script on the old SQL server:…
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PowerShell: Start IIS Sites & App Pools
Before running the below script, it's necessary to mark certain IIS App pools and websites…
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Moving WSUS Content Staging Folder
Symptom: Bloated Wsus Staging Folder: Resolution: $wsusNewContentFolder='D:\Wsus\WsusContent'stop-service 'wsus service'&'C:\Program Files\Update Services\Tools\wsusutil.exe' movecontent $wsusNewContentFolder "$wsusNewContentFolder.log"start-service 'wsus…
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Start All Automatic Services on Windows
Current version: # startAllAutoServices.ps1 # version 0.0.2 # Description: # - This script to scan…
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Windows Update Error Code 0x80244022
Symptom: There were some problems installing updates, but we'll try again later. If you keep…
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Windows Update Error
Error Message: There were some problems installing updates, but we'll try again later. If you…
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T-SQL Msg 3101 Exclusive access could not be obtained because the database is in use
Symptom: Msg 3101, Level 16, State 1, Line 2Exclusive access could not be obtained because…
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SQL Error Msg 3201, Level 16, State 2
Sample Error Message: Msg 3201, Level 16, State 2, Line 2Cannot open backup device '\\1.1.1.1\d$\backup\TEST_MSCRM.bak'.…
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Remote Desktop: Broken Domain Trust Relationship Between Workstation an Primary Domain Controller
Symptom Remote desktop initiation toward a certain server would result in an error message with…
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PowerShell: Convert Array to Hash and back to Array
# convert 2D Array to Hash Table while removing any duplicate keys function arrayToHash($arr){ $hash…
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