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Windows 11 24H2 has some quirks, here are some changes and tips that may help.
Need help isolating sound for videos? I got some tips and tricks that may help!
Pulling your hair out trying to troubleshoot a computer? CMOS corruption and high density RAM may be the ghosts you’re looking for.
Do you make sure to logout of your sessions when using Windows? If not you could open the systems you manage to a Mimikatz attack and cause breaches.
We can configure network booting with PXE without WDS utilizing DHCP custom options.
Automate the install of newly updated Administrative Templates from Microsoft on your Windows Servers.
Windows 10 can be installed with an answer file for unattended workflows.
Deploying Microsoft 365 applications with MDT or RMM solutions is easy with a little learning and testing.
Utilizing ConnectWise Automate Extra Data Fields is a powerful tool to help in your daily IT tasks and challenges.
Is KB5034441 not installing for you? If so here’s a fix and a way to automate it!
Getting a black screen when remoting to a Windows computer? Here’s a fix for that.
Deploying an exported Local Security Policy to Windows 10 or Windows 11 is easy with PowerShell.
Do you need to automate software that requires administrative rights or UAC prompts? Let’s try and solve that challenge.
Is setting up iDRAC alerts a pain or are you dealing with many SMTP woes? Here is my solution to that headache.
Assigning a GPU installed in a Hyper-V server to a VM is easy with some scripting.
Are you being monitored by people infected with masquerade spirits?
Reducing cost and overhead in IT is usually a goal of every business, here are some examples.
Troubleshooting Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) issues can be a pain, hopefully my notes will help with that.
Automating scripts and programs in Safe Mode can be done easily with a little work, let’s learn how!
Datto RMM’s ability to utilize User-Defined Custom Field offers Sysadmins powerful auditing capabilities.
Deploying a printer in Windows with PowerShell is easy with a little scripting.
Automate the installation of Hyper-V Server 2019 in a WORKGROUP setting for a Free Windows File Server.
Automate Dell BIOS updates fast with PowerShell, when used with RMM tools it can save a lot of time.
The service tag of a Dell server can be easily changed, sometimes it’s set wrong from the factory, let’s fix that.
User account password rotation can be randomly generated with PowerShell and implemented with RMM tools.
Personalization for Non-Enterprise SKUs for Windows 10 is a pain, but it can be done with PowerShell.
Creating network maps and diagrams is easy with OpenOffice and some third-party extensions.
An AutoUnattend.xml configuration for Windows Server 2019 for an unattended install.
An AutoUnattend.xml configuration for Windows 10 20H2 for an unattended install.
You can schedule Windows Image Backups with Task Scheduler easily with this guide.
We can forcibly remove print drivers in Windows with PowerShell to save time and solve problems.
Forcing Pi-Hole as the primary DNS server in a UniFi network is easy and a powerful combo.
An AutoUnattend.xml configuration for Windows 10 LTSC 2019 for an unattended install.
Block adult content and ads with Pi-Hole (DNS sinkhole software), and with DD-WRT firmware we can improve it.
An AutoUnattend.xml configuration for Windows 10 1803 for an unattended install.
Create, modify, and customize the Windows PE image provided with Windows 7 AIK.
We can uninstall Windows Store apps in Windows with PowerShell to improve the UI experience.