I encountered a strange problem when applying new GPO settings on one of the computers. To diagnose the problem, I updated GPO settings manually using the gpupdate /force command and…
Windows Server 2019: Installation and Configuration Tutorials
Configure PowerShell Remoting (WinRM) for Non-Domain (Workgroup) Computers
PowerShell Remoting is a great tool that allows you to connect and run commands on remote computers via WinRM. If computers are joined to the Active Directory domain, then PSRemoting…
How to Run Multiple Commands in One Line in PowerShell and CMD
In this quick note, I’ll show you how to run multiple cmd or PowerShell commands in one line. Sometimes you have to do this when you invoke PowerShell commands from…
How to Run a Scheduled Task After Another Task Completes
Windows Task Scheduler allows you to run tasks both on schedule and when a certain event appears in the Event Viewer (using Windows Event Triggers). In this article, we’ll show…
Using Attribute Editor in Active Directory Users and Computers
The Active Directory Attribute Editor is a built-in graphical tool to manage the properties of AD objects (users, computers, groups). It is the Attribute Editor where you can view and…
Remove Old and Useless Drivers from the Windows Driver Store
When you install or update device drivers in Windows, older versions of the drivers remain on the system drive. This allows the user to roll back to a previous driver…
How to Remove (Demote) a Domain Controller in Active Directory
In this article, we’ll show how to correctly remove (demote) an Active Directory domain controller on Windows Server 2022/2019/2016/2012R2. When removing a domain controller, usually one of the following scenarios…
OpenVPN is an open-source software suite that is one of the most popular and easiest solutions for implementing a secure VPN. OpenVPN allows you to combine a server and clients…
During a clean installation of Windows 10 on a laptop from the USB flash drive install media, I came across a strange error. When selecting the partition on which to…
Invoke-WebRequest: Perform HTTP Requests, Download Files, Parse Web with PowerShell
The Invoke-WebRequest cmdlet can be used to request HTTP/HTTPS/FTP resources directly from the PowerShell console. You can use this command to send HTTP requests (GET and POST), download files from…