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Internet Explorer Version Check via PowerShell Hello everyone. Recently I have got a task to check the version of Internet Explorer on our Windows Server 2008 R2 machines (yes, we are still using them, loads). I decided to check the IE via PowerShell ofc. But since I have had like 400 servers, I decided to …
Hello everyone. Today I am going to write a little bit about this amazing set of tools from Microsoft contained in Windows ADK (Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit). You can use this tool to customize, assess, and deploy Windows Operating Systems to new computers. I will not explain how to install Windows ADK, but instead …
Hello again. This morning I wanted to install PowerShell 3.0 version on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 because I needed to run some extra commands which were not present in Powershell 2.0. Usually, this goes pretty much easy, but today it wasn’t a case. But lets start from the beginning shall we? Powershell 3.0 requirements …
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Uptime of the server with PowerShell Hi peoples. This morning I had to check the Uptime of the server, and I must admit, I have totally forgot how to check the uptime of the server hehe… Nevertheless, I have managed to find the command and check the uptime of the server. This post is going …
Hello everyone. Back again. Recently, I have had a request from the Application team to change the IIS default port on a one of our Production servers. Apparently, they had an application which had supposed to use port 80 (port 80 is the default IIS port of the default web site in IIS). So, they …
Hi All. Few weeks ago, I installed Windows 10 Technical Preview Microsoft has released new Windows 10 Technical Preview version 10162 which you are able to download from Windows Insider Program here: Windows Insider Program So, once you download new ISO image, lets upgrade already installed Windows 10 TP to the newest version. Instead of …
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As some of you already know, we used RIS (Remote Installation Services) to deploy an OS remotely. But starting with Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008, Microsoft had deployed a new version of RIS, called Windows Deployment Services (WDS). We can install an OS without using an installation disc. We can deploy an OS through …
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What is the difference between a profile and a roaming profile, you might ask yourself? Well, a profile is a folder that contains all the settings pertaining to a user’s working environment. By default, the profile is stored in the C:\Users directory. A roaming profile, on the other hand, is stored on a network instead …
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Active Directory installation task would be quite easy for everyone who had installed it at least once in his/her lifetime. For those new, there is nothing to be afraid for. You’ll see that this is quite straightforward task. Why do we need Active Directory, you might ask? Well, Active Directory (AD) is a directory service …
Features on Demand is a very cool thing that comes with Windows Server 2012 R2. One of the problem in previous versions of Windows Server was how roles and features were stored on the hard disk. Before Windows Server 2012 (I am talking about Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2), we had all the binary …
