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The shadow copy provider had an unexpected error while trying to process the specified command.
Fix the shadow copy provider error during Altaro VM Backup offsite jobs by tracing the failing disk target, reviewing VSS behavior, and val…

Update-Module – PackageManagement\Install-Package : Unable to find repository
I was installing newest version of my PSWinDocumentation module on Windows 2016 when I noticed I can’t really get anything…

What do we say to health checking Active Directory?
Health check Active Directory with PowerShell, dcdiag, repadmin, and security-focused reviews so replication, DNS, DHCP, and GPO issues sur…

What do we say to writing Active Directory documentation?
Document Active Directory with PowerShell using PSWinDocumentation, Dashimo, Documentimo, and Excelimo to keep environment knowledge curren…

What’s new – Event Monitoring v0.6
After having some feedback and seeing as some features were missing new version of Events Monitoring brings few of noticeable…

What’s new – Event Monitoring v0.7
See what changed in Event Monitoring v0.7, including configuration updates, health-check improvements, and the known limitations that still…

Windows 10 – High CPU Usage with EvntAgnt Warning Event ID 3007 in Event Log
If Windows Event Log starts consuming CPU because EvntAgnt event 3007 is looping, check whether the SNMP service is the trigger in that spe…

Windows 10 – How to permanently disable Windows Defender
Windows 10 was released by Microsoft on July 29th of 2015. Even though several months has already passed, millions of users…

Windows 10 – Microsoft Store, Edge, Windows Updates, Microsoft Outlook not able to connect with error 0x80072EE7, 0x80070005
Fix Windows 10 connectivity issues where Microsoft Store, Edge, Windows Update, and Outlook fail with errors 0x80072EE7 and 0x80070005 on I…

Windows 10 – No prompt to overwrite when pasting from .zip file
A copy operation from Explorer's built-in ZIP view may behave differently from a normal folder copy and skip the usual overwrite prompt, so…

Windows 10 – You’ll need the internet for this 0xCAA7004 or 0xCAA30194 or 0x80072EFD
Resolve Windows 10 sign-in and connectivity problems behind the You will need the internet for this message and errors 0xCAA7004, 0xCAA3019…

Windows 2019 – How to add language pack?
Today I’ve been setting up a new server on Windows 2019. By default, I install Windows with English version even if Client works in their l…

Windows 2019 – Windows License Expired
Windows Server 2019 is out now for a couple of months now, and some of you may be interested in playing with it. When you first install it,…

Windows Server 2019 – Desktop path for all users redirected to System32 \ SystemProfile \ Desktop
I’ve got a strange request a few days ago regarding users getting a prompt about their Desktop location pointing to…

Windows Server – How to change SHA1 to SHA256, SHA384 or SHA512 options in Certification Authority
Since SHA1 became insecure and everyone around the web is forcing the change to higher security standards such as SHA256,…

Windows Server – SNMP Service Tabs missing
If the SNMP service installs but the Agent, Traps, and Security tabs are missing, the usual problem is that the SNMP management tools compo…

Windows – Killing remotely hanging RDP session
Use query session and reset session to identify and clear a hung Remote Desktop session on a Windows server when normal sign-in is blocked.

Working with Windows Events with PowerShell
Work with Windows Event Logs in PowerShell more effectively by querying events, filtering noisy data, and building repeatable troubleshooti…