Category: Windows
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Step-by-Step Guide to Troubleshooting Windows Server 2016 Active Directory Replication Issues
To force replication, run the command: repadmin /syncall /e /d /A /P
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Get Print Server Printer IPs Remotely
[Here you could add a line to call excel, like “‘start excel $excelFilePath”]
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THANK YOU KEVIN BROWN
http://rtsnetworking/demo Kevin is the consummate professional Windows, Azure, AWS, Cisco, Security Instructor!WOW have we learned allot from him! -Patrick and Ryan Burwell
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Microsoft: Standardize PS Modules Development By Using Versioned Sub-Folders
This strategy could be instrumental in fostering a more modular and resilient PowerShell ecosystem.
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Microsoft Hands-On-Labs
Microsoft’s Hands On Labs are here:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/?WT.mc_id=sitertzn_homepage_learn-redirect-handsonlabs …scroll to the bottom.Why build your own expensive lab when you can practice for free here? THANK YOU KEVIN BROWN:http://rtsnetworking/demo
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Find Password Change Source
CoPIlot suggests these changes: Centralized error handling Instead of inline try/catch with Write-Warning, capture failures into a structured object so you can see which DCs failed and why. Timeouts and fallbacks Get-WinEvent can hang if RPC is flaky. Use Invoke-Command with -AsJob or Parallel to query DCs concurrently, with a timeout per job. That way…
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Remote PWSH Session with PSEXEC64
You have installed PWSH (PS7) and have the path. You try to ‘enter-pssession’ and that’s when discover a remote session with PWSH shell will not work without being set native on the server operating system. But you can always use a remote PWSH session using PSEXEC64.
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Upgrade to PWSH Without Being Destructive (even for DCs)
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Upgrade Windows 11 at Home
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Update and Restart System
Something I was playing with to ensure my system updates every day, so I run this at the end of the day…
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Fix the SoftwareDistribution Folder
“ensure your windows update works ”
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Enable AD RDC Rules on Domain Controllers
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PWSH: Get-Latest-WinEvent-Prompted-DCs
This is a VERY useful script that prompts for RWDC or RODCs, prompt to specify EventIDs or just get the last event on each DC, and refactored with Microsoft CoPilot 4 for locations where WinRM is disabled, using Invoke-Command (Enter-PSSession)
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GPOs: List-GPOs-EnabledandLinked-AndBackup
How to backup the Group Policies you are actually using
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Easy(er) Windows 11 Upgrade
1. Install kb50626912. Reboot3. Run Windows11InstallationAssistant.exe If you get a TPM error you need a new system
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Use ISE in PS7
This is so easy you’re gonna spit… #-OR-#Just type ‘powershell_ise’ at the PWSH.exe prompt with the path\script name to edit in ISE
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Step-by-Step Procedure to Analyze Group Policies
…be careful to be confident
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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…
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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
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Check-Uptime-DC-Prompt.ps1
Sometimes a simple script makes life easier…
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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…
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Get-Pagefile
Quickly get the remote pagefile of a window server
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Log Specific IPV4 Traffic When Found
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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::]
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Check for GPO or run GPupdate Remotely
This script does lots of things that are handy when group policy (SysVol) replication is a problem… (like an environment still using FRS) My Thanks to Microsoft’s CoPilot for the help in sorting the logic of the try-else-catch commands…
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Reverse Ping a 255.255.254 Scope
To quickly obtain the devices using an IPv4Address in a scope reverse ping the scope in PowerShell (5.1) ‘#’ReverseLookup-Ipv4Address-By23Range.ps1’$subnet = read-host -Prompt “What IP scope with /23 range? -leave off the last octet numbers – like this 10.228.30. “for ($i=0; $i -le 511; $i++) { $ip = $subnet + $i Resolve-DnsName -name $ip -ea SilentlyContinue|select…
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Remove Revoked Certificates
The removal of revoked certificates is not automatic…
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Set PowerShell Credential
…you can make the script prompt you for you admin credential or you can type it in manually, or adjust from your username for more elevation
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Update ADSS Subnets
The real advantage of this script is the ability it gives you to update your ADSS subnets quickly #Import the Active Directory moduleImport-Module ActiveDirectory -NoClobber -DisableNameChecking -Scope Local#Import the CSV with headers$csvData = Import-Csv -Path D:\powershell\input\subnets.csv#Checks for any count and breaks if not $nullif(!($csvData.Count)){break}#Loop through each row in the CSVforeach ($row in $csvData) {#Get the…
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Update-Windows_Powershell.ps1
Updates Windows powershell modules, installs any not installed, and updates help for them all