Category: System Administration

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Domain Controllers not Synchronizing

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...
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