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 …
Have you ever attempted to move or delete a file only to be told by Windows that it is locked open or there is a sharing violation. If it is not immediately clear what process is locking the file the …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
Below you will find a quick PowerShell one-liner to perform a continuous/rolling ping and log the results to a text file with a timestamp. This will perform a rolling ping (ping -t) to the google DNS server 8.8.8.8 and output …
In this guide I will give you a few different methods of finding the wireless password, sometimes referred to as the network security key or WPA passphrase or WPA password. Your Routers Label If your wireless router is still using …
From time to time the need arises to change a Windows product key. The below uses slmgr.vbs to change the Windows product key and activates Windows; – Open an Administrative Command Prompt – Enter the command slmgr.vbs /ipk <product key> …
Changing a Services “Path to executable” in the registry If you ever need to change the executable a Windows service points to it can be done easily in the registry. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\[Name of Service] To change the location of the exe …
