Current Windows versions collect information about the health of hard drives in your computer via SMART and may notify a user in case of any problems. Let’s see what a…
Using PowerShell for System Administration and Automation Tasks
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The task of searching for objects in Active Directory (users, groups, or computers) by name using some pattern, regular expression, or wildcard is not as obvious as it seems. The…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows Server 2019
Run a Script (Program) When a Specific Program Opens/Closes in Windows
March 13, 2024In this article, we will show how to track an event of launching a certain program (process) in Windows and perform an action (run a script, command, program, send an…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows Server 2019
Using Out-GridView to View and Select Table Data in PowerShell
March 16, 2024The Out-GridView cmdlet allows displaying data as an interactive graphical table that can be filtered or sorted based on different criteria. You can use the Out-Gridview cmdlet in scripts where…
- Group PoliciesPowerShellWindows 10Windows 11
How to Disable Automatic Driver Updates on Windows
January 24, 2025In addition to operating system security updates and patches, Windows Update provides driver updates for most certified devices. When Windows Update scans your computer and finds that a newer driver…
- Active DirectoryPowerShellWindows 10Windows Server 2019
Find the Current User Logged on a Remote Computer
March 15, 2024Quite often an administrator needs to quickly find out the username logged on a remote Windows computer. In this article, we’ll show some tools and PowerShell scripts that can help…
- Microsoft OfficePowerShell
How to Check the Activation Status of MS Office 2021, 2019, and 365
March 17, 2024In this article, we’ll show how to check the license type and activation status of Microsoft Office 2021/2019/2016 and Microsoft 365 (ex-Office 365) on Windows computers. You can check the…
- Active DirectoryPowerShellWindows Server 2016Windows Server 2019
Fine-Grained Password Policy in Active Directory
March 15, 2024Fine-Grained Password Policies (FGPP) allow you to create multiple password policies for specific users or groups. Multiple password policies are available starting with the Windows Server 2008 version of Active…
- Active DirectoryPowerShell
Configuring Kerberos Token Size Using the MaxTokenSize Parameter
March 17, 2024Recently I’ve faced quite an interesting problem when some users are unable to authenticate on some domain services due to exceeding the maximum size of the Kerberos ticket. In this…
- Active DirectoryPowerShellWindows Server 2022
Checking Active Directory Domain Controller Health and Replication
May 15, 2025Active Directory is a reliable yet critical service, and the functionality of the entire enterprise network depends on its proper operation. The proper functioning of Active Directory requires constant monitoring…