Enable ICMP (Ping) & WMI | CMD Line
Without enabling ICMP ping requests will not get a reply from the server. Enable ICMP using “netsh firewall” (Old Method): netsh firewall set icmpsetting 8 netsh firewall set icmpsetting 8 disable...
View ArticleDisable Java Update | Windows
Quickest solution to stop this annoying update prompt is to use this regedit and which modifies the “Update” DWORD. This update prompt is even more annoying if the user does not have local...
View ArticleBackup NTFS Permissions | iCACLS | SubINACL
iCACLS Backup NTFS permissions: Restore NTFS permissions: SubINACL Download here: SUBINACL SUBINACL is not supported on WS2008R2/2012 but I’ve not heard any compatibility issues. Backup NTFS...
View ArticleWindows Commands | Powershell
A few random PowerShell commands in Windows to help complete tasks: Create New AD User: Displays if “Desktop Experience” is installed: Installs “Desktop Experience” Feature: Remove Windows Patches...
View ArticleDNS | Modify DNS entry CMD
Add/Remove a DNS record without the GUI Add Delete Reference: DNSCMD Examples
View ArticleJumboFrames Test / Command Line
I usually configure JumboFrames on iSCSI devices. The quickest way to do this is with a direct Ethernet cable from iSCSI to Server (Configuring seperate LAN IPS for both devices) To test that...
View ArticleiPhone Video Rename by Date/Time EXIF Values | Cheatsheet
I always like to copy the video’s off my iPhone onto my PC and then resync them back to the phone (selecting only the ones I want) unfortunately this process isn’t always straight forward when you also...
View ArticleObtaining local Passwords from Memory Dump
Outputting memory dump of Windows security sessions. (Obtaining passwords stored locally in cache). This can be run against a remote system to obtain password credential information. This requires...
View ArticleWindows 7 | Delete Offline File Cache CSC Folder
After carrying out a domain migration on a PC the “offline files cache” still retains a local cache for the previous domain. Within “Offline Files” (Control Panel) there is an option to “Delete...
View ArticleSkype for Business 2016 | Enable “AppearOffline” mode
Skype for Business (Lync) 2016 does not enable the “Appear Offline” mode by default. A quick registry fix will update the options… Command Prompt (Run as Administrator)
View ArticleWindows Server 2016 | Remove WSUS (Completely)
Trying to completely remove WSUS isn’t as straight forward as uninstalling the role. These steps are based on WSUS using the WID database (Not SQL) In Summary: Remove Windows Update Servers (WSUS) role...
View ArticleSQL Firewall Rules | PowerShell
Add Windows Firewall exclusions for Microsoft SQL using PowerShell
View ArticleVMware ESX 6.0 to 6.5 Upgrade | vSphere CLI commands
I’ve been working on a project to upgrade vCentre from 6.0 to 6.5. This meant that multiple Dell (R530, R630, R730) hosts required an update of ESX (using Update Manager). Unfortunately these upgrades...
View ArticleMigrate Folder Shares | PowerShell
Basic objective, we’ve got a ton of shares which we need to move to a new server. The data has already been replicated but we need to re-share. There are methods of doing this by exporting the registry...
View ArticleRemove “Windows.old” using Cleanmgr CLI | Windows 10
PowerShell Script for removing the “Windows.old” folder using cleanmgr.exe command line Great post on the syntax of “Cleanmgr.exe”...
View ArticleWindows Dedup | Cheat Sheet
Get dedup status: Get dedup status formatted & additional info: Get dedup status for specified volumes: Show Dedup Metadata (How deduplication is being used) on the server: Show Dedup Metadata for...
View ArticleWindows | DHCP PowerShell Options (Cheatsheet)
Managing DHCP on DHCP server: Managing DHCP on remote host: Powershell DHCP Module: Get all DHCP servers in AD Get DHCP scope configuration Get DHCP reservations on scope: Import/Export DHCP Scopes...
View ArticleWindows | 3 Methods to “Unauthorised” DHCP server
There’s a couple of ways to “unauthorised” a DHCP server in Active Directory. Sometimes AD can get in a twist and says “the DHCP can’t be authorised” as it’s already been authorised. This could be...
View ArticleWindows | Increase System Partition Size Remotely PS
After increasing a virtual machine VMDK size you need to also resize this partition in Windows. This can be completed remotely using PowerShell. There are various methods to run this but I prefer to...
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