Visual Studio Code is a very feature-rich and versatile text editor that can benefit both developers and system administrators. You can use VS Code to edit your PowerShell scripts, configuration files, and run console commands. The Remote SSH extension allows you to connect to remote computers via SSH and edit files, scripts, configurations, or execute commands on remote Windows or Linux hosts directly from VS Code installed on your computer.
The Azure Active Directory password policy defines the password requirements for tenant users, including password complexity, length, password expiration, account lockout settings, and some other parameters. In this article, we’ll…
- Windows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2016
Getting Started with Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE)
March 16, 2024The Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) is a minimal operating system based on the Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE) image that includes several tools to repair, reset, and diagnose Windows. If Windows…
- Group PoliciesWindows 10Windows 11
How to Backup and Copy Local Group Policy Settings to Another Computer
March 17, 2024Group Policies are used to centrally configure settings for computers and users in Windows. If your computers are joined to a Windows domain, you can use domain GPOs to bring…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows Server 2019
Check for Open (Listening) Ports with PowerShell
July 5, 2023In PowerShell, you can use the Test-NetConnection cmdlet to check whether a port is available (open) on a remote computer. You can use this cmdlet to check the response and…
Remote users can connect to their Windows 10 and 11 computers through the Remote Desktop Services (RDP). All you need to do is enable Remote Desktop, grant the user RDP…
- Azure and Microsoft 365ExchangePowerShell
Find Inactive (Unused) Distribution Lists in Exchange/Microsoft 365
March 17, 2024Within your Exchange organization or Exchange Online (Microsoft 365) tenant, you can create hundreds of Distribution Groups (Distribution Lists, DLs). Distribution lists that are no longer in use should be…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2019Windows Server 2022
How to Install Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) on Windows
March 17, 2024The Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) allow you to remotely manage roles and features on Windows Server hosts from a Windows workstation. RSAT includes graphical MMC snap-ins, command line tools,…
- Group PoliciesWindows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2019
How to Reset the Group Policy Settings on Windows
June 23, 2023Group Policy Object (GPO) is a handy tool for fine-tuning the user and the operating system environment in Windows. Both domain GPOs (if the computer is a member of an…
- Active DirectoryPowerShellWindows 10Windows Server 2019
How to Get a List of Local Administrators on Computers
March 16, 2024In this article, we will look at how to get a list of users and groups that have local administrator rights on Windows workstations and servers on your network.