PowerShell: Get a GUI interface for any PowerShell cmdlet
Some cmdlets have too many parameters to list. Is there an easy way to build a cmdlet with its parameters for the console? Just use the Show-Command cmdlet with any …
PowerShell: Use a destructive PowerShell cmdlet safely
PowerShell has a built-in safety switch to many of its cmdlets. The –whatif parameter, which is meant to show you what would happen if you used a PowerShell cmdlet without …
Installing and enabling IIS and FTP on Windows Server 2008 R2
Open Server Manager, go to Roles and click “Add Roles” In the Add Role Wizard, select Web Server (IIS) role to install Click Next until you reach Select Role Services …
How to Logoff Remote Desktop Sessions from the Command Line
It’s happened to all of us. You try to logon to an administrative remote desktop on a server, but you can’t because both administrative RDP sessions are in use. Oftentimes …
Step by Step : Deploy DFS in Windows Server 2012 R2
Today, let’s go through a step by step on how to deploy Distributed File System (DFS) in Wndows Server 2012 R2, but before we start, you should know what is DFS …
6 Benefits Nano Server Will Bring to Hyper-V
In April 2015, Microsoft announced a new feature available in Windows Server 2016 called Nano Server. It is similar to Windows Server Core mode but remarkably smaller. Apparently there are …
How to get all groups that a user is a member of?
Open PowerShell with administrator privileges and run: Get-ADPrincipalGroupMembership username | select name name —- Domain Users Domain Computers Workstation Admins Company Users Company Developers AutomatedProcessingTeam Example:
Unable to start the MSSQLServer service – MSSQLServer Event ID 26014
When you try to star the MSSQL service using a Managed Service Account and it does not start, you get MSSQLServer Event ID 26014. …
File Screening via de commandline
Filescreening is a method used to control what files can be placed in a directory. You might want to prevent storage of MP3 files or executables. I wil use an …
Overview of Scheduled Tasks
I like the tree view for scheduled task as you can categorize the tasks, but the GUI offers no way of an overview of all tasks. The command line helps …