Every experienced Windows administrator has encountered with problems with the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) service and its components. WMI is an important subsystem of Windows, and if it malfunctions, the…
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How to Sign a PowerShell Script File (PS1)
May 23, 2024The digital signature of a PowerShell script (*.PS1 file) allows you to verify that a known trusted publisher signs the script and that its code has not been modified. The…
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Enable Remote Desktop Sessions Shadowing on Windows Server RDS
December 3, 2025Shadow connection mode in Windows allows administrators to connect to any user’s RDP/RDS session to view and interact with their desktop (with or without user consent). The Remote Desktop Shadowing…
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How to Refresh (Update) Group Policy Settings on Windows
August 13, 2024To apply new local or domain Group Policy (GPO) settings to a Windows computer, the Group Policy Client (gpsvc) service must read the policy files and apply the setting to…
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Configure an iSCSI Target and Initiator on Windows Server
October 20, 2025In this article, we will look at how to create iSCSI storage based on virtual disks on a Windows Server 2025 host and how to connect this storage (iSCSI LUN)…
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How to Disable/Remove Thumbs.db File on Network Folders in Windows
December 17, 2024Thumbs.db (thumbnail cache) is a hidden system file that is automatically created by the Windows File Explorer in folders containing image and video files when the thumbnail preview mode is…
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Restore Deleted Objects (Users) in Active Directory
April 8, 2025When you delete an object in Active Directory (user, group, computer, or OU), it is not permanently removed right away. Within 180 days, deleted AD objects can be recovered by…
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Taking User Desktop Screenshots with PowerShell
January 31, 2025The HelpDesk support team requested a PowerShell script to quickly capture a screenshot of a user’s desktop from a remote computer. The main requirement is that the HelpDesk employee may…
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How to Run CMD/Program as SYSTEM (LocalSystem) in Windows
August 27, 2025Sometimes, local administrator permissions may not be sufficient to manage certain system files, registry keys, processes, and services in Windows. In such cases, an administrator can take ownership of files/other…
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How to Disable or Change User Account Control (UAC) Settings in Windows
February 14, 2025User Account Control (UAC) is a default Windows security feature designed to prevent unwanted changes to the operating system. When a program tries to perform an action that requires administrator…