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Getting Verified badge next to your GitHub commits in VS Code

A bit over two years ago, I started posting my PowerShell code as modules on GitHub. Initially, I planned to…

4 years ago

PowerShellGallery disables support for TLS 1.0 breaking Install-Module

A few days ago, I tried to use Install-Module on the old Windows 2008R2 system that I use for specific…

2 years ago

Office 365 – Limiting license to minimum apps required

Office 365 has a lot of options and applications to choose from. Enabling one E1, E3, or any other license…

4 years ago

The security account manager (SAM) has determined that SID is already in use in the Forest

The security account manager (SAM) has determined that the security identifier (SID) for this computer is already in use in…

5 years ago

AzureAD – Enable Password Expiration with Password Hash Synchronization

Azure AD Connect allows three ways to make sure the user password is the same in Active Directory and Office…

5 years ago

Active Directory DFS Health Check with PowerShell

One of the critical parts of Active Directory is DFS. It allows you to share same NETLOGON/SYSVOL folders across all…

5 years ago

Finding GPOs missing permissions that may prevent GPOs from working correctly

I've been in IT for a longer time now. I've made my fair share of mistakes and misconfigurations. One of…

2 years ago

Renaming NETBIOS name of Active Directory Error

Recently I was testing renaming the NETBIOS name of an Active Directory domain. While this process is fairly easy, there…

3 years ago

Four commands to help you track down insecure LDAP Bindings before March 2020

In March 2020, Microsoft will release its monthly updates. With those updates, Microsoft will disable insecure LDAP Bindings, which is…

5 years ago