The file system audit policy in Windows allows to monitor all access events to specific files and folders on a disk. An administrator can enable the audit policy to identify…
Windows File Explorer has a separate panel that displays a list of favorite folders and locations called Quick Access. Many users and administrators unjustly ignore this handy Windows tool for…
The RemoteFX vGPU feature can be used in previous versions of Hyper-V (starting with Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2) to passthrough a host discrete GPU graphics card to a virtual…
In this article, we’ll look at how to use the official Microsoft HardwareReadiness.ps1 PowerShell script to perform a bulk Windows 11 hardware compatibility check on domain computers.
JSON is a popular text-based format for representing and transmitting structured data based on JavaScript object syntax. There are two cmdlets in PowerShell that allow you to work with the…
Let’s look at how to open, read, and parse emails in a connected Outlook mailbox from within a PowerShell script. Outlook MAPI allows you to directly access the mailbox, list…
The Server Manager dashboard opens automatically when you log on to Windows Server with an account that is a member of the local Administrators group. Server Manager console allows you…
Wake on LAN (WoL) is a computer networking feature used to remotely wake (turn on) a device that is in sleep (low power) mode. The device’s network interface card (NIC)…
System Restore Points is an easy tool to restore to the previous Windows OS state if you experience unexpected system file or registry problems after installing bad drivers, updates, or…
Let’s look at how to add a standalone host with an ESXi hypervisor to the VMware vCenter Server (vCSA) for centralized management and use in clustered configurations.