Category: System Administration
Domain Controllers not Synchronizing
These are some basic steps that you can take when troubleshooting why Domain Controllers are not synchronizing.
Check Network Connectivity: Ensur ...
Mirroring not working in SQL Cluster
Some of you might see this error on a SQL Cluster "Database mirroring login attempt by user 'xxxx' failed with error: Connection handshake failed. The ...
Have you checked DNS?
I write this article because three decades of system and network administration have taught me one thing, never underestimate the power of a malfuncti ...
Open Port Scanning
PowerShell script that uses the Test-NetConnection cmdlet to scan for open TCP ports on a given IP address. Please note that this script only scans TC ...
Enable Windows GOD Mode
“God Mode” is a hidden feature in Windows that provides a centralized Control Panel for all of Windows’ settings. Here’s how you can enable it using P ...
Windows Defender Real Time Monitoring Status
PowerShell script that you can use to check the status of Windows Defender’s real-time monitoring on a list of computers from a text file
# Import th ...
Disable/Enable all Network Adapters
PowerShell script that can disable and then enable all network adapters on a computer. Please note that running this script will interrupt all network ...
Remote Windows Computer Inventory
Here’s a PowerShell script that gathers detailed inventory information from a remote computer. This script retrieves information about the operating s ...
Remove Windows Bloatware
Here is a PowerShell script that can be used to remove unwanted pre-installed apps from Windows.
$MsftBloatApps = @(
"Microsoft.3DBuilder"
...
Remove unwanted Windows applications
This script uses the Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey class to list all installed programs and their details. The user is then prompted to enter the name o ...