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December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: Install Apps On List of Computers

[string[]]$computers=@( 'SERVER01', 'SERVER02', 'SERVER03' ) [string]$chocoAppName='notepad2' [version]$minVersion='4.2.25.20160422' $results=[hashtable]@{} foreach ($computer in $computers){ $result=invoke-command -computer $computer…
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December 3, 2020December 3, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

Enabling Unix Newline ‘LF’ Support for Windows 10 Version 1706 or Higher

Please note that the following PoSH commands won't work on earlier versions of Windows (e.g.…
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December 2, 2020December 2, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: Check File Encoding UTF7, UTF8, UTF16, UTF32, ASCII

$filePath='C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts' function getFileEncoding($filePath) { # Checking the byte order mark (BOM) or first 4 bytes…
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November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: 1-Liner to Restore All Windows 10 Default Apps

Issue: A user has complained that many of the default Windows applications such as the…
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November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

Chocolatey Ignore Checksums

Issue: Certain choco packages may have mismatched signatures from its repo due to some minor…
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November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

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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November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

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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November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

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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November 6, 2020November 6, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

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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November 4, 2020November 4, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

Some WSUS Troubleshooting Notes

Some errors and interpretations: 0x8024401c: networking generic error 0x80244022: downloading generic error     Check…
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October 30, 2020October 30, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

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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October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

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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October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

Windows Update Error

Error Message: There were some problems installing updates, but we'll try again later. If you…
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October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

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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October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

Remote Desktop Connection An internal error has occurred.

RDP Error Message:     Resolution: Method 1: Create and apply a self signed certificate…
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October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

Application Blocked By Java Security

Symptom: When attempting to open a Java Web Application such as iDrac console, this error…
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October 21, 2020October 21, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: How to Install Remote Desktop Services

Prerequisites: Required ports for RDS Services- UDP/TCP 135 ingress/egress- UDP/TCP 137-139 ingress/egress- TCP 445 ingress/egress-…
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October 21, 2020October 21, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

RDP: Common Connection Errors

Error Message: [Window Title]Remote Desktop Connection[Content]The remote session was disconnected because there are no Remote…
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October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

ADFS: Adding a Relying Party Trust

The following instructions assume the task of creating a authentication endpoint to allow external users…
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October 15, 2020October 15, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

ADFS Configurations

View existing ADFS global configs PS C:\Users\administrator.CAP> get-AdfsGlobalWebContentSignOutPageDescriptionText :UpdatePasswordPageDescriptionText :Locale :CompanyName :CertificatePageDescriptionText :ErrorPageDescriptionText :ErrorPageGenericErrorMessage :ErrorPageAuthorizationErrorMessage…
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