Windows Server 2022

Broadcast protocols NetBIOS over TCP/IP, LLMNR, and mDNS (Multicast DNS) are used to resolve names in Windows networks where there is no (unavailable) DNS server (typically, these are home or…

Rather than using the graphical Task Scheduler (taskschd.msc) snap-in or the legacy schtasks.exe console command, you can use PowerShell to manage scheduled tasks. This post will cover how to use…

When you install an IIS (Internet Information Services) web server on Windows, an empty “Default Web Site” is created, listening on the default HTTP port 80. In this article, we…

When launching certain programs downloaded from the Internet, Windows may display an error message stating: This app has been blocked for your protection. When such an error occurs, the user,…

Sometimes, when you try to delete, rename, or move a file or folder in Windows, you may receive a message saying the file is busy, locked, or in use by…

Shared network folders from file servers can be made available to domain users as network drives using Group Policy. GPO allows configuring flexible rules to automatically map network drives based…

The Invoke-Command cmdlet allows you to execute commands or PowerShell scripts remotely on one or more remote computers

The latest versions of Windows support the DNS over HTTPS (DoH) protocol, which allows domain name resolution (DNS queries) to be performed over an encrypted HTTPS connection. In this article,…

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…

The 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…