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Windows Server 2019 SFTP Server
New-NetFirewallRule -Name sshd -DisplayName 'OpenSSH SSH Server' -Enabled True -Direction Inbound...
Windows Server Local Logon Scripts
This is the location for the Microsoft Windows Server Logon Scripts C:\Windows\System32\GroupPol...
Windows Server 2019 SMB1
Not that you would want to but this is how to install SMB1 to Windows Server 2019 All commands s...
Activate Windows Server from Command Line
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Password Expiration Login script vba
VBA Code to check for password expiry and display a message if the password expires in the next 1...
How to deploy new teams on RDS Server 2019
Deploying Microsoft Teams on an RDS (Remote Desktop Services) Server 2019 can be a complex task, ...
Windows Remote Desktop
Idle time out GPO for Remote Desktop Services sessions not working in Windows 2019 servers
By default, the user’s RDP session in Windows may stay disconnected until the user or administrat...
Windows Terminal Services – Local Session Manager Log
What Is It? The TerminalServices-LocalSessionManager log contains entries about the allocation o...
No RDS Licenses available
Cause This generally is a message that is displayed on the client machine and is not really what...
Windows General
General Microsoft Windows
Free Disk Space on Windows Command Line
From the command line execute to get total and free space from the C drive fsutil volume diskfre...
Windows Installed Printers and Port
This is run from an elevated PowerShell prompt Executing this command will list the installed pr...
Fix Windows Computer has lost Domain Trust
Log as a local admin, run PowerShell as administrator In PowerShell execute the following comman...
How to access Windows Startup Folder location
Method: Accessing From My PC The startup programs can be accessed from the Settings and various ...
Clear Windows Update Cache
Doing the following will clear the Windows Update Cache and force new downloads for potential cor...
Windows Update Issues - Things to try
#98 Windows Update Issues - Things to try CP × 11 Like! × 0 Comment × 0 At...
Windows Update Fails
Use the Troubleshooter The Windows Update Troubleshooter is a built-in utility tool that can hel...
Auto Logon to Workstation - Registry
This is done from Registry changing key in the following Registry FolderHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWA...
Windows 10 Hide Shutdown, Restart, Sleep links
Run from an Elevated Command Prompt Hide Shutdown Links REG ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyM...
Microsoft ADD Broker is broken
Delete this folder C:\users\{username}\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.AAD.BrokerPlugin_cw5n1h2...
Open System Properties Dialog
These commands are executed from a Run Dialog Open Main System Properties sysdm.cpl Open Sy...
Windows Trust Relationship Lost
This could happen with Teams or any Microsoft Office Product. 1) Logout the user and sign in as ...
Workstation Service Does Not Start
This should fix the issue of the Workstation service that does not start. Both WS-D1.cmd and WS-...
Restore Windows Photo Viewer
The attached file (Restore_Windows_Photo_Viewer.reg) is a registry file to restore the settings f...
Windows 10 Apps Crashing
Things to try if the Microsoft apps in Windows 10 keep crashing on startup. These commands are r...
Task Manager not showing user processes
From Regedit, delete all properties in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi...
Microsoft Photos will not start issue
Issue where Microsoft Photos shuts down as soon as it is started get-appxpackage *Microsoft.Wind...
Redirect common Windows folders (Documents, etc)
"HKCU\Microsoft\Windows\Currentversion\Explorer\Shell Folders" REG ADD "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsof...
Change Local Computer Name
Right click start button> choose Settings. In the search box, search for (view your PC name)> cli...
Make elevated network drive mappings show up in Explorer
Create a REG_DWORD named EnableLinkedConnections in HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersio...
How to determine WiFi signal strength on Windows 10
You can check the Wi-Fi signal strength to find out the connection performance, and in this guide...
How to Reset Windows 10
How to bypass the internet requirement during Windows 11 setup
Microsoft has put a stop to this method (March 2024). This method still works. Windows 1...
CrowdStrike July 19 2024 Issue Workaround
The Cause CrowdStrike pushed and update that causes the sofware to have a null pointer error cau...
Fix Trust relationship Failed Issue Without Domain Rejoining
A failed trust relationship between the workstation and the domain is a common problem for AD adm...
Bypass the internet and Microsoft account requirement during Windows 11 setup
Windows 11 Bypass Microsoft Account During install. This works not only for Pro but also for Home...