As a sysadmin, I try to automate as much as possible of my daily tasks. One of the biggest time savers for me was when I started using PDQ Deploy back in 2016. Before that we were installing the software manually, using images (which were … Read moreGetting Started with PDQ Deploy & Inventory
#sponsored A ransomware attack is pretty much the nightmare of every system administrator. Every day new companies become victims of successful ransomware attacks, causing downtime, data, and reputation loss. To protect our environments, we make off-site backups, beef up the security on our endpoints, and … Read moreThe Importance of Cyber Security Awareness
Robocopy is a great command-line utility that is used to copy, mirror, or move large amounts of data quickly and efficiently from one location to another. The power of Robocopy is that it comes with tons of options/switches that you can use to fine-tune and … Read moreRoboCopy – Ultimate Guide with Examples
Multi-factor authentication is pretty much the standard these days, but for our Windows devices, most of us still use only a username and password. The problem with strong passwords is that they are sometimes hard to remember and users often reuse them on multiple sites. … Read moreHow to implement Windows Hello for Business with Cloud Trust
Troubleshooting Group Policy can be a daunting task. Changes that you make in the Group Policy Management Editor are not always reflected immediately on the client. You are now probably using GPResult to verify the policies. But an easier way is to use the RSoP … Read moreHow to use RSoP to check Group Policies
Trying to run a PowerShell script, and do you get the error “Cannot be loaded because running scripts is disabled on this system”? Then we need to change the execution policy in PowerShell. To protect your computer from malicious scripts, the execution policy of PowerShell … Read moreHow to fix “Running Scripts is Disabled on this System”
Automating daily tasks, extracting information from systems, or managing Microsoft 365? PowerShell scripts really make your daily work a lot easier. When you are working in IT then you can’t get around PowerShell. PowerShell is an advanced command line interface (CLI) and scripting language that … Read morePowerShell Scripting – Get started with this Ultimate Guide
Want to export all mailboxes from Exchange? Or need to look up the mailbox settings from a particular user? With the cmdlet Get-Mailbox in PowerShell, we can quickly extract all information that we need from the Exchange Online server. You can find pretty much all … Read moreHow to use Get-Mailbox in PowerShell
The command Net User allows you to manage your local and even your domain users from the command line. It’s mainly used to quickly add, delete or disable user accounts from the command line. But it can do more than just that. The tool can … Read moreHow to use Net User command to Manage User Accounts
When you are managing a Window network you are probably using group policies to preset Windows settings, and determine what user can and can’t do. To verify if the settings are applied to the clients we can use the GPResult tool, but how does it … Read moreHow to use GPResult to verify Group Policies
