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I came across this fantastic script built by jf.larvoire@hpe.com. This script can be used to run a PowerShell script as a service. It has a built-in timer example that fires every X seconds. JFLarvoire has some other nice scripts, including a Library.ps1 containing various utility scripts available as well. Check the references at the end […]
Continue ReadingError code 0x80073701 translates to ERROR_SXS_ASSEMBLY_MISSING. This is sometimes encountered in Windows when you attempt to add a role or feature and Windows registry considers a specific package to be installed, yet the manifest is not present on the system. Here is how you can fix it. Example script usage: As I understand it, the […]
Continue ReadingConsider the scenario where you want to deploy a basic print driver to your clients but the vendor only offers a full package installer for a given printer. One possible solution is to install the full driver on a reference system, then export the print driver for installing it on other clients. Here is how […]
Continue ReadingWith the newer Microsoft OS’s (both workstations and servers), Microsoft decided to start building a recovery partition AFTER the OS partition. This means if you need to increase the size of the OS partition, you must do some work first to get rid of the recovery partition before you can extend the OS partition size. […]
Continue ReadingSometimes, you may need to convert a certificate to PEM format for use on *nix or non-Windows platforms. Here is a way to do this using PowerShell without any third party software. First, we need to get a cert loaded into a variable. This cert can be pulled from a PFX or loaded directly from […]
Continue ReadingTroubleshooting the Client Check if BITS is running The first step in troubleshooting hardware inventory on a client is to verify the BITS service is running. BITS or Background Intelligent Transfer Service is a Windows service used to transfer data whenever there is bandwidth that is not being used by other applications. BITS also supports […]
Continue ReadingLearn how to PXE Boot both BIOS & UEFI machines with DHCP Policies and Custom Vendor Classes One of the challenges that an IT deployment administrator may face in the field is the ability to boot both BIOS and UEFI machines from the same WDS environment. This is exactly the issue I faced when our organization […]
Continue ReadingIn this article, I will show you how to check the AD Schema version using Powershell. First, you need to log into your Active Directory Domain Controller. If you have more than one domain controller, you should log in to the forest root domain controller. Open PowerShell with Administrator Permission If there is a pop-up screen […]
Continue ReadingIn an ideal world, everything runs as native bitness (64bit program on 64bit OS, 32bit program on 32bit OS) and life goes on. However, sometimes you need to run that legacy 32bit program on a 64bit OS and need to configure things a little differently as a result. How can you detect this WOW64 case (32bit […]
Continue ReadingThis guide will show you how to renew RDS grace period on your hosts. Microsoft gives you 120 days grace period on RDS. I would say that it would be enough to run a pilot or a PoC. I encourage everyone to purchase licenses for your environment and only use this article as a last resort option […]
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