One of the main tasks of a WSUS administrator (Windows Server Update Services) is to manage the approval of updates to be installed on Windows computers and servers. In this…
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- Active DirectoryPowerShellWindows Server 2019
Creating New User Accounts in Active Directory with ADUC and PowerShell
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- PowerShellWindows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2019
The update is not applicable to your computer: Windows Update Error
September 9, 2022When manually installing MSU updates on Windows computers and servers, you may receive an error: Windows Update Standalone Installer: Searching for updates on this computer. This problem most often occurs…
- PowerShellWindows Server 2019Windows Server 2022Windows Server 2025
How to Enable Wireless Network (Wi-Fi) on Windows Server
March 16, 2026By default, wireless network (Wi-Fi) support is disabled in all Windows Server 2025/2022/2019/2016/2012R2 versions. You won’t be able to enable a Wi-Fi network adapter (USB or PCI) through the Network…
- Azure and Microsoft 365ExchangeMicrosoft OfficePowerShell
Managing Calendar Permissions on Exchange Server and Microsoft 365
March 17, 2024In this article, we’ll look at how to manage calendar permissions in on-premises Exchange Server and Microsoft 365 mailboxes using Outlook and PowerShell. We will also focus on the topic…
Wi-Fi signal strength affects the quality of your Internet connection. On Windows, you can check the current Wi-Fi signal strength in several ways. I tried to learn how to check…
- Active DirectoryPowerShellWindows Server 2019
Create Organizational Units (OU) Structure in Active Directory with PowerShell
March 17, 2024Quite often when creating new Organizational Units (OUs), an Active Directory administrator has to create a structure of nested containers inside a new OU. For example, when a company opens…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows 11
Windows Security Won’t Open or Shows a Blank Screen on Windows 10/ 11
March 15, 2024Windows 10 and 11 have a built-in Microsoft Defender Antivirus (quite good, I should say) managed through the Windows Security Center. In some cases, Microsoft Defender or Security control panel…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows 11
How to Manually Install Windows Updates from CAB and MSU Files
March 17, 2024Windows updates are released as packages with the MSU or CAB file extensions. If the Windows Update service is not working (or disabled), you can manually download and install the…
Domain users can change their password either via the Windows Security menu after logging in, or directly from the Windows login screen if their password has expired. If a user…