Category: Windows

PowerShell: Check Windows Computers for Specific KB’s

# Check for specific KBs $kbs='KB5010790','KB5010419' $computernames=@('WINDOWS001','WINDOWS002') $regexIP = [regex] "\b(?:(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\.){3}(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\b" $names=foreach($computername in $computernames){ if($computername…

How to Repair Windows Corrupted System Files

Check for Corruptions # Check for corrupted system files Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth [TESTWINDOWS001]: PS…

Remote Desktop Logon Error: ‘the user account used to connect to remote PC did not work

Symptom: The user account did not work error Resolution:In the instance that we've experienced, it…

How To Disable Startup Automatic Repair

Problem: Sometimes, a certain virtual machine would not boot correctly when it's being moved between…

Microsoft Dynamics Sluggish CRM Records Creation – Slow to Update Views

Symptom: Event Logs with repeated entries... Log Name: ApplicationSource: MSCRMAsyncServiceDate: 11/15/2021 01:55:49 AMEvent ID: 25349Task…

How to Know if Your Colleague is a God (Like Thor)?

Sometimes, I sit back and watch the mind games in politics, companies, churches, and even…

Using Microsoft Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) to Create Private Clouds

Step 1: Create a New Cloud Instance Preparation: Create a new Active Directory Group ('Test…

How To Create a Virtual Machine Administrator Role in SCVMM

Update: A new write-up has been posted with screenshots here. Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) 2019…

An Experience in Upgrading Synology SSD Cache Drives

This is a quick note to myself so that I wouldn't repeat the same mistake…

Server Decommissioning Procedure

Migrate application or services of old server to new server Obtain approval from application owner…

A Short List of Windows Remote Desktop Server Error Messages

Log Messages: 'Failed GetConnectionProperty' in CUMRDPConnection::QueryProperty at 2884 err=[0x80004001]'Connection doesn't support logon error redirector' in…

Considerations in Granting Access to Helpdesk Users via Group ‘Account Operators’

One consideration is to add Helpdesk users into the 'Account Operators' group. This would effectively…

Office 365 Email Security for SMTP Relays

Error message: Unable to read data from the transport connection: net_io_connectionclosed. Troubleshooting steps: Ensure that…

An Exercise in Discover Whether an Active Directory Account Has RDP Access to Windows Bastion Hosts

Check Computers: $computernames='RDPSERVER01','RDPSERVER02','RDPSERVER03' invoke-command -computername $computernames {get-localgroupmember 'remote desktop users'}|select PSComputername,Name # Sample output PS…

Indications that Chocolatey is locked down

# System's version is less than vendor's current (Chocolatey v0.10.15) 0+000+00[LAX-WEB005]: PS C:\Users\testadmin\Documents> choco source…

How To Upgrade NextCloud 22.1.1 to 22.2.0 When Deployed with Kubernetes & Helm

Step 1: Navigate to nextcloud > html > edit version.php <?php $OC_Version = array(22,1,1,2); $OC_VersionString…

Kubernetes Ingress Error 502 Upon NextCloud Upgrades

Issue: Just the other day, I've attempted to run a 'helm upgrade…' command on my…

How to Cramp For a Test

From my experience, the trick to memorizing 10,000+ questions and answers at the 90% accuracy…

Domain Name Records Overview: A-record, MX, DKIM, SPF, SRV

A RECORD (A-host): - What: address record (A-record) specifies the IP address(es) of a given…

Puppet Client Server Lab Setup

Server # Setup client machine name sudo vim /etc/hosts ## Insert this line ## xx.xx.xx.xx…