If your computer is on a corporate network behind a proxy server, by default you won’t be able to access external web resources from your PowerShell CLI. For example, you won’t be able to get the content of an external web page using the Invoke-WebRequest cmdlet, update help using the Update-Help, connect to Azure/Microsoft 365 tenant (Exchange Online PowerShell module), install modules from PSGallery, or RSAT capabilities, download an application package from an external package repository (using PackageManagement or winget package manager). In this article, we’ll show you how to configure PowerShell to access the Web through a proxy server with authentication.
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How to Access VMFS Datastore from Linux, Windows, or ESXi?
July 1, 2022Let’s look at several ways to access data stored on the datastore with the VMFS file system of the ESXi host (these are configuration files, data files, and snapshots of…
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In this article, we will look at how to deploy Windows 10 or 11 over the network without using local installation media (USB flash drive, DVD, ISO image) and without…
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Active DirectoryPowerShellWindows 10Windows Server 2019
Checking Windows Activation Status on Active Directory Computers
June 27, 2022In this article, we’ll show how to make sure your Windows copy is activated on the computer and check the Windows activation status from all computers in your Active Directory…
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PowerShellWindows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2019Windows Server 2022
Configuring Multiple VLAN Interfaces on Windows
June 24, 2022In this article, we’ll show how to configure a tagged VLAN interface on Windows 10/11 and Windows Server 2019 (2022/2016/2012R2). The VLAN (Virtual LAN) specification is described in the IEEE…
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How to Disable or Enable USB Drives in Windows using Group Policy?
June 24, 2022When you connect a new USB device to your computer, Windows automatically detects the device and installs the appropriate driver. As a result, the user can use the connected USB…
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Active DirectoryGroup PoliciesWindows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2019
Adding Domain Users to the Local Administrators Group in Windows
June 23, 2022In order to grant local administrator permissions on domain computers to technical support personnel, the HelpDesk team, certain users, and other privileged accounts, you must add the necessary Active Directory…
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Windows 10Windows 11
Viewing a Remote User’s Desktop Session with Shadow Mode in Windows
June 23, 2022You can use Remote Desktop Shadowing to remotely connect to user sessions on Windows computers. This feature is essentially an analog of Remote Assistance and allows administrators to remotely view…
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You can turn your Windows 10 or 11 device into a software Wi-Fi router (hotspot/access point) and share the Internet connection using only the built-in tools. This Windows software hotspot…
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Configuring SSH Public Key Authentication on Windows
June 15, 2022In this article, we will show how to configure SSH authentication in Windows using RSA or EdDSA keys. Let’s see how to generate public and private key pair on Windows…