I’m posting this as I spent too much time on figuring out how to convert the current IP of a machine and turn the IP address into an array. I needed this so I can change the last octet to a couple of other values that I would set later in the script. Powershell has… Read More »
I am often asked how I perform security and third-party patching for an entire company. Below is the basic outline I am currently using, and this has not varied very much in over 15 years from any other company I have maintained the patching in regard to Windows servers and workstations. First off, I always… Read More »
This is a small example I put together on how to quickly loop through each user SID in HKEY_USERS and find the value that shows what the wallpaper is set to for each user. This little script is a decent reference to use for finding (And with a little modification, setting) registry value(s) in the… Read More »
A simple method I like to use when I want to quickly run a powershell script to download a file from a webserver. I use this when endpoints are not on an internal network so a network share is not always available, but since I am usually remotely calling the powershell script, Internet access is… Read More »
When I first started at my current job I needed to find a solution that would help me get an inventory of all my assets, assist me in managing and patching as well as some kind of remote access. One of my needs was to find something that would be cost-effective for my organization while… Read More »
I was having problems changing the timezone on a new domain controller today. I am the admin, but I still could not change the timezone region. I kept getting the following message “Unable to continue. You do not have permission to perform this task. Please contact your computer administrator for help.” But again, I am… Read More »