Run only scripts that you trust. (Powershell)
If you are like me you have probably run into the following error when trying to run powershell scripts. This becomes very annoying and tedious if you are running different scripts on a regular basis....
View ArticleView Microsoft Exchange 2007 Mailbox Sizes
This is a short tutorial for those who want a quick and easy way to view their mailbox sizes in Microsoft Exchange 2007. Exchange 2007 Mailbox Sizes Step 1 Launch the Exchange Management Shell. Step 2...
View ArticleGrant Full Access to All Mailboxes in Exchange 2007 and 2010
This is a short tutorial on how to add full access to all mailboxes in Exchange 2007 and 2010 for a an additional user. This can come in handy when say migrating to Office 365 in which you need your...
View ArticleAdd Calendar Permissions in Office 365 via Powershell
This is a tutorial on adding calendar permissions in Office 365 for your users via Powershell. You can add permissions onto a specific mailbox, or you can add it onto a security group. Office 365...
View ArticleChange Password in Office 365 via Powershell
These are instructions on how to manually change a password for an account in 365 via Windows Powershell. This is the only way to set a password specifically to something you want. Otherwise, when you...
View ArticleManage Start Screen with Group Policy in Windows 10
Hello guys! In this tutorial we will show you how to export an existing start screen for Windows 10 and then use the Group Policy to ensure those settings. So basically as you can see you need to...
View ArticleHow to copy files with BITS using PowerShell
If you use local (and global) networks, you might know that files between systems are transferring by using SMB, FTP or HTTP protocols. The problem with all of these protocols is difficulties with the...
View ArticleClean Out Temporary Outlook Files via PowerShell
Hey guys! If you use Microsoft Outlook on the terminal server, you should know that Outlook is saving temporary files. It creates this sort of files whenever you add or view an attachment. You can find...
View ArticleHow to Manage Backups using PowerShell
Quite often there is a situation when the backup is performed on Windows Server by using standard tools. Of course, the size of network folder is limited and standard tools are not able to delete...
View ArticleHow to remotely enable Remote Desktop using PowerShell
If you want to remotely enable Remote Desktop on the server, but you have not access to the terminal, we will show you how to do it. In our case we are using on server on 2012 R2 platform. It should be...
View ArticleLZX — new Windows 10 NTFS compression algorithm
Many of you may know that NTFS file system used by Windows 10 already has a built-in NTFS compression feature. But in Windows 10 Microsoft has added couple of new compression algorithms. In this...
View ArticleHow to Reset Windows 10 Firewall Settings to Default
Built-in Windows Firewall is an important part of all versions of Windows operating system (starting from Windows XP SP2) and, when properly configured, allows to get the full control of all network...
View ArticleManaging Windows Defender Using PowerShell
Windows Defender first appeared as an anti-virus utility for Windows XP. Since Vista version it was built into all Microsoft OS as a protection against malicious software. In Windows 8 it was merged...
View ArticleHow to Get List of Installed Programs in Windows 10
In this simple guide we will show you two different ways of how to get list of all installed programs in Windows 10, 8 or Windows 7 using built-in command line tools. When it may be necessary? For...
View ArticleFix Trust relationship failed issue without domain rejoining
In this article we will discuss the causes of “Trust relationship failed …” error and some solutions on how to restore secure channel between workstation and domain. In what case we can get this error?...
View ArticleConfigure Data Deduplication on Windows Server 2012 R2
In this tutorial we will show you a fast and easy way to configure Data Deduplication via Powershell. At first we need to add role for deduplication: Import-Module ServerManager Add-WindowsFeature...
View ArticleHow to Backup and Restore Group Policy Objects
Group policies have an important role in the Active Directory domain management, their damage or accidental deletion can lead to unpredictable results. Backup of Group Policy objects (GPO) allows you...
View ArticleRun PowerShell Script from Task Scheduler
Let’s take a look at the basics of creating scheduled job in Windows Task Scheduler to run PowerShell script. For example, we have TestPSScript.ps1 script that is needed to run on a daily basis. There...
View ArticleAccessing Domain Controller from Local DSRM Account
Login with a local account on the domain controller is basically impossible, since then you are promoting member server to the domain controller (DC), the local accounts database (SAM) become...
View ArticleRemoving Old and Unused Drivers from Driver Store using Powershell
Each time you install or update your device driver, Windows OS (since Vista) continues to store the old version of the driver in the system Driver Store. Thereby, if the system doesn’t work correctly...
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