How to Implement Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) on Windows
Overview LAPS or Local Administrator Password Management is a good solution for local administrator account…
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How to Expand a Windows NTFS Volume as a LUN of HPe Nimble Storage
1. Take volume off synchronous mode - Pre-emptively avoid this error: "Failed to update the…
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How to Change a Disk Signature using Diskpart
Application: to potentially resolve issues with duplicate disk signature in a Windows Virtual Machine Symptom:…
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PowerShell: Deploy Certs on Remote Windows Servers
Quick Script for Local Machines: $certPath="C:\kimconnect_cert.pfx" $certPlaintextPassword='PASSWORD' $certEncryptedPassword=ConvertTo-SecureString $certPlaintextPassword -AsPlainText -Force Import-PfxCertificate -CertStoreLocation Cert:\LocalMachine\My -FilePath…
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Disk Partitioning & Formatting Reference
Refer to this table as a reference on sector/cluster size leading to maximum storage per…
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Exchange Email Sending Status code: 550 5.7.133
Error Message: The group <group name> only accepts messages from people in its organization or…
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Windows File System Symlink Settings
Issue: Shortcuts or symbolic links are inaccessible at the destination, after being synchronized (using robocopy,…
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Securing Windows Remote Desktop Services
secpol.msc > Local Policies > User Rights Assignments > double-click "Allow Log on through Remote…
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PowerShell: Quick 1-Liner to Locate Path to Executable
PS C:\Users\tester> (get-command robocopy.exe) | select DefinitionDefinition----------C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Resource Kits\Tools\robocopy.exeC:\Windows\system32\Robocopy.exe
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Penetration Testing of Active Directory
Foreword: the following information is intended as educational contents and advisories on security topics. Please…
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Microsoft Data Calculation for SQL & General Storage
1 Byte = 8 bits1 KB = 1024 bytes1 MB = 1024 KB (or 1048576…
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Exchange Server Decommisioning
Decommissioning Exchange hosts should have all Exchange services disabled. Thereafter, we may safely turn these…
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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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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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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: 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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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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Domain Controller Error: Broken DFS Replication
Error message: The DFS Replication service detected that the local path of a replicated folder…
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Weird RDP Error
[Window Title]Remote Desktop Connection[Content]The remote computer that you are trying to connect to requires Network…
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