Category: Windows

  • Step-by-Step Guide to Troubleshooting Windows Server 2016 Active Directory Replication Issues

    Step 1: Verify Replication Status 1. Open Command Prompt as an administrator. 2. Run the command:    This command provides a summary of the replication status across all domain controllers. Step 2: Check Event Logs 1. Open Event Viewer. 2. Navigate to Applications and Services Logs > Directory Service. 3. Look for any errors or…

  • Step-by-Step Procedure to Analyze Group Policies

    …be careful to be confident

  • Recurse with Grep (SLS in PS 5.1)

    Recurse with Grep (SLS in PS 5.1)

    The diffculty at finding this was unnecessary Linux guys… sheesh! The first line shows how to recurse a sls/grep search in Powershell for specific content of PS scripts, in subdirectories, not the .\, while the second line gives an example on how to get the list you can then call a program against, like ISE…

  • Check-WinEvents-Prompted.ps1

    Check-WinEvents-Prompted.ps1

    ‘Check-WinEvents-Prompted.ps1’ #************************************************************************************************************* # Script Name : Get-Latest-WinEvent-Prompted-DCs # Purpose : Check Latest Event log for DCs chosen # Date : #.\Get-UpdateDate.ps13:32 PM 3/13/2024 # – Initial version # Date : #.\Get-UpdateDate.ps11:12 PM 3/14/20244 # – Updated to reflect specific events, added credentials, added prompts # Author : Patrick Burwell #************************************************************************************************************* #Set location first set-location D:\PowerShell…

  • Confirm Windows Server In-place Upgrade to 2025

    From 4SysOps: Confirm Windows Server in-place upgrade to 2025 Current version Upgrade to Windows Server 2025? Windows Server 2012 ❌ No Windows Server 2012 R2 ❌ No Windows Server 2016 ✅ Yes Windows Server 2019 ✅ Yes Windows Server 2022 ✅ Yes https://4sysops.com/archives/check-the-windows-server-version-to-determine-if-an-in-place-upgrade-to-server-2025-is-supported

  • Check-Uptime-DC-Prompt.ps1

    Check-Uptime-DC-Prompt.ps1

    Sometimes a simple script makes life easier…

  • FRS to DFSR Migration Can Be Reset!

    FRS to DFSR Migration Can Be Reset!

    The FRS migration to DFSR can be restarted, even after Eliminiated state… The simple steps to get back is to reset the DFSR Global Settings value from 48 to 0 using ADSIEdit: You then delete the entire “Migrating Sysvols” key on the DFSR services registry: Then, once every RWDC in the domain or forest isn…

  • Get-Pagefile

    Quickly get the remote pagefile of a window server

  • Log Specific IPV4 Traffic When Found

    Log Specific IPV4 Traffic When Found

  • Looper

    Looper

    Having a good looper is a great script to keep available… I wish I could remember where I got this form, but I thank you, Anony-Mouse scripter! [::mouse::]