Testing a Serial COM Port Printer

I work in the hospitality industry where it is common to still find serial receipt printers. In this post I will cover how you can perform as basic test print from the windows command prompt, without the need for any …

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Windows 11 Joining Azure AD

Windows 11 Start Menu

In this post, I will show how to join a Windows 11 computer an Azure Active Directory (AAD) tenant/domain. Why Join to Azure AD? The reason I do this is I have desktops in branch offices where the users only …

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Windows 11 Move the Start Menu

Windows 11 Start Menu

If you can’t get used to the Start Menu being in the center on Windows 11 the following steps detail how to move the Start Menu back to the left GUI Method Open Settings Select Preconization => Taskbar At the …

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Install all RSAT tools via PowerShell

You can use the following one line of PowerShell to easily install all of the available Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) in one go. I end up running this after every Windows feature update., Saves wasting time with a GUI. …

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Enabling Bitlocker from Command Line

In this post I will show how you can enabled Windows Bitlocker encryption from a command prompt using manage-bde. The full Microsoft documentation for manage-bde can he found here https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/manage-bde System Drive C: Open and admin command prompt Enter the …

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RDP Session Changing Your Password

Change your password when in an RDP session

Problem When connected to a Windows Server via Remote Desktop (RDP) your can’t press CTRL+ALT+DEL the get to the “Change a password” prompt. If you do the prompt will be displayed on your local computer and not the server. The …

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