https://evotec.xyz/de/tags/windowsEvotechttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/simplify-notifications-about-ubiquiti-unifi-stockI am a pretty big fan of Ubiquiti and their Unifi products line. Whether it’s network equipment or their camera systems, Unifi Protect, I have it all, and I’m pretty happy with how it works. However, over the last two years, some of their stocks in the store were very hard to find. For example, I’ve searched for Unifi Protect G4 Doorbell Pro for over six months. I’ve tried local shops all around Europe, even in the Ubiquiti Europe store, to never found any of them.Sun, 16 Apr 2023 15:04:57 GMThttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/simplify-notifications-about-ubiquiti-unifi-stocknotificationspowershellstocktrackerubiquitiunifiwindowshttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/powerbginfo-powershell-alternative-to-sysinternals-bginfoWhen I created ImagePlayground, I thought about how to show its usefulness to the general community. On how to deliver what PowerShell can do. Then I saw on some forum people asking BGInfo to expand and allow running PowerShell scripts so that the data on the BGInfo Wallpaper can be gathered from PowerShell rather than VBS. I thought this was a great idea to create BGInfo using PowerShell without the necessity of using BGInfo at all.Sun, 01 Jan 2023 15:51:00 GMThttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/powerbginfo-powershell-alternative-to-sysinternals-bginfobginfodesktop managermodulepowerbginfopowershellwallpaperwindowshttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/encrypting-and-decrypting-pgp-using-powershellSome time ago, I decided that having an easy-to-use PGP PowerShell module is a way to kill my boredom. Four months have passed, and I decided to share it with the world, as it may be helpful to some of you. Today I would like to introduce you to PSPGP – PowerShell module that provides PGP functionality in PowerShell.Sun, 12 Sep 2021 15:14:12 GMThttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/encrypting-and-decrypting-pgp-using-powershellgpgpgppowershellwindowshttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/powershell-everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-event-logsIf you feel this title is very familiar to you it’s because I actually have stolen the title from Kevin Marquette. I’m in awe of his posts that take you thru topic from beginning till the end. No splitting, no hiding anything, everything on a plate, in a single post. That’s why I’ve decided to write a post that will take you on a trip on how to work with Event Logs, something that is an internal part of Windows Administration. If you’ve never worked with Events and you’re in IT you most likely should make an effort to find out what it is and how you can eat it.Wed, 20 Feb 2019 13:22:19 GMThttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/powershell-everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-event-logsActive Directoryevent logseventsget-eventlogget-wineventmicrosoft windowPowerShellwindowswindows serverhttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/how-to-find-different-server-types-in-active-directory-with-powershellWorking as a freelancer is a great thing if you can handle it. Each day, each week something new happens and a new problem shows up on my doorstep. It also means it’s almost never boring at your job and you get to play with new stuff. But there’s one drawback to this. You’re often thrown at the problem, told to fix it but often that’s about as much information as you get. It wasn’t very different today. I was told to switch Office 365 from ADFS to Password Synchronization. While reasons for this are not really important, the important question here is what is the name of AD Connect server that’s responsible for this configuration?Wed, 06 Feb 2019 18:25:30 GMThttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/how-to-find-different-server-types-in-active-directory-with-powershellactive directoryadadconnectazure adexchangeHyper-Vpowershellsqlwindowshttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/active-directory-how-to-track-down-why-and-where-the-user-account-was-locked-outI’ve been working with Windows Events for a while now. One of the things I did to help me diagnose problems and reporting on Windows Events was to write PSEventViewer to help to parse the logs and write PSWinReporting to help monitor (with use of PSEventViewer) Domain Controllers for events that happen across the domain. It’s handy and I, get those excellent daily reports of what happened while I was gone.Thu, 24 Jan 2019 15:25:31 GMThttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/active-directory-how-to-track-down-why-and-where-the-user-account-was-locked-outactive directoryevent viewerget-eventsget-wineventpowershellpseventviewerpswinreportingwindowswindows serverhttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/how-to-change-your-own-expired-password-when-you-cant-login-to-rdpI must admit that it was a bit embarrassing to see my Administrator password expired when I tried to log in as Domain Admin to Domain Controller. I got this little message saying This user account’s password has expired. The password must change to logon. Please update the password or contact your system administrator or technical support.Wed, 23 Jan 2019 10:41:40 GMThttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/how-to-change-your-own-expired-password-when-you-cant-login-to-rdpexpired passwordpowershellrdcrdpremote desktop connectionremote desktop protocolwindowshttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/windows-server-2019-desktop-path-for-all-users-cwindowssystem32configsystemprofiledesktopI’ve got a strange request a few days ago regarding users getting a prompt about their Desktop location pointing to…Tue, 22 Jan 2019 14:31:49 GMThttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/windows-server-2019-desktop-path-for-all-users-cwindowssystem32configsystemprofiledesktopransomwarewindowswindows 2019windows serverhttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/sixteen-powershell-modules-that-ive-worked-on-in-2018A look back at the PowerShell modules built in 2018, what they solved, how they grew, and why some were merged, retired, or kept simple.Sun, 06 Jan 2019 17:39:32 GMThttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/sixteen-powershell-modules-that-ive-worked-on-in-2018modulePowerShellpowershellgallerywindowshttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/windows-2019-how-to-add-language-packToday 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 language such as German, Polish or Swedish. While some people install Windows in a language they desire to work with, years of experience taught me that installing English and then adding Language Pack is the best way to go. All errors, windows events, and general troubleshooting is much easier if those are in the native English language. Each version of Windows made it easier to install the language pack and have that up and running in no time. In Windows 2019 it’s even more comfortable… or is it?Wed, 02 Jan 2019 13:38:16 GMThttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/windows-2019-how-to-add-language-packwindowswindows serverwindows server 2019https://evotec.xyz/de/blog/import-module-this-script-contains-malicious-content-and-has-been-blocked-by-your-antivirus-softwareI’ve been working today on a little project when suddenly my modules stopped working. It was weird because I have not touched anything that could cause it. A message was a bit cryptic mentioning that my PSWriteColor module is required but not available. I’ve decided to try and load PSWriteColor manually using Import-Module command.Wed, 12 Dec 2018 14:02:21 GMThttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/import-module-this-script-contains-malicious-content-and-has-been-blocked-by-your-antivirus-softwarepowershellwindowshttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/azure-ad-connect-completed-export-errors-permission-issueIf Azure AD Connect shows completed-export-errors with permission-issue, the sync connector account usually lacks the rights it needs somewhere in the Active Directory path.Thu, 29 Nov 2018 11:15:53 GMThttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/azure-ad-connect-completed-export-errors-permission-issueazureazure adwindowshttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/azure-agent-where-did-my-space-goIf a Windows Azure VM suddenly loses disk space and Explorer does not explain it, the Azure guest agent and its logs under C:\WindowsAzure are worth checking.Wed, 28 Nov 2018 16:19:01 GMThttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/azure-agent-where-did-my-space-goazureAzure AgentTreeSizewindowsWindows Azurehttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/outlook-the-primary-account-cannot-be-removed-unless-it-is-the-only-account-in-the-profileFix the Outlook error about removing the primary account by handling Office 365 migration profiles without forcing full mailbox re-downloads.Fri, 23 Nov 2018 22:39:44 GMThttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/outlook-the-primary-account-cannot-be-removed-unless-it-is-the-only-account-in-the-profileerrorexchangeoutlookPowerShellwindowshttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/psblacklistchecker-added-discord-supportIt’s been less than 24 hours since I’ve released PSBlackListChecker with support, among other improvements, for Microsoft Teams and Slack and I’m now adding Discord to the mix. Discord was a popular request (well not really, just one person asked, but let’s pretend everyone loves PSBlackListChecker so much that they are too shy to ask for feature requests!).Sat, 03 Nov 2018 20:33:45 GMThttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/psblacklistchecker-added-discord-supportdiscordExchangepowershellpsblacklistcheckerwindowshttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/powershell-environment-path-is-missing-or-overwrittenIf PSModulePath is suddenly missing default module locations, PowerShell can stop discovering built-in or installed modules even though nothing seems broken at first glance.Sat, 03 Nov 2018 12:07:35 GMThttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/powershell-environment-path-is-missing-or-overwrittenautoitenvironmentparameterspowershellpsmodulepathvariableswindowshttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/update-module-packagemanagementinstall-package-unable-to-find-repositoryI was installing newest version of my PSWinDocumentation module on Windows 2016 when I noticed I can’t really get anything…Fri, 19 Oct 2018 17:04:49 GMThttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/update-module-packagemanagementinstall-package-unable-to-find-repositorypowershellwindowswindows 2012windows 2012R2windows serverhttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/pswindocumentation-audit-active-directory-passwordsAudit Active Directory passwords with PSWinDocumentation and breached-password data to find weak, reused, or exposed credentials before attackers do.Sun, 07 Oct 2018 17:57:42 GMThttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/pswindocumentation-audit-active-directory-passwordsactive directoryadauditpowershellwindowshttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/pswindocumentation-version-0-1-with-word-excel-exportA few weeks ago I’ve released my first version of PSWinDocumentation. It was simple, one command module where you start it and get some basic AD stuff into Microsoft Word document. Today… I’m releasing a new version that has a bit bigger feature set. Are you ready for it? Let’s go!Thu, 23 Aug 2018 20:07:04 GMThttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/pswindocumentation-version-0-1-with-word-excel-exportactive directoryadexcelpowershellscriptswindowswordhttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/windows-10-youll-need-the-internet-for-this-0xcaa7004-or-0xcaa30194Resolve Windows 10 sign-in and connectivity problems behind the You will need the internet for this message and errors 0xCAA7004, 0xCAA30194, and 0x80072EFD.Wed, 08 Aug 2018 08:16:46 GMThttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/windows-10-youll-need-the-internet-for-this-0xcaa7004-or-0xcaa301940x80072EFD0xCAA301940xCAA70004insidersinsiders channelwindowswindows 10windows 10 insidershttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/working-with-windows-events-with-powershellWork with Windows Event Logs in PowerShell more effectively by querying events, filtering noisy data, and building repeatable troubleshooting workflows for servers and clients.Mon, 28 May 2018 09:28:21 GMThttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/working-with-windows-events-with-powershellActive Directoryevent viewerExchangeget-eventsget-wineventmicrosoftpowershellwindowshttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/sync-folder-windows-to-onedriveOneDrive is great piece of software but at the time of writing it misses some of the features that competitors…Fri, 16 Feb 2018 12:31:50 GMThttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/sync-folder-windows-to-onedrivecloudgoogle drivehard linksmicrosoft windowsmklinkoffice 365onedriveonedrive for businesssoft linkssymbolic linkswindowswindows 10windows 7windows 8windows 8.1https://evotec.xyz/de/blog/microsoft-discontinues-active-directory-replication-status-toolThe old AD Replication Status Tool was a convenient GUI for spotting replication problems, but modern AD troubleshooting should focus on supported tools like repadmin and dcdiag.Mon, 21 Mar 2016 15:34:26 GMThttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/microsoft-discontinues-active-directory-replication-status-toolactive directory. replicationmicrosoftreplication toolwindowshttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/windows-server-snmp-service-tabs-missingIf the SNMP service installs but the Agent, Traps, and Security tabs are missing, the usual problem is that the SNMP management tools component was not installed alongside the service itself.Sun, 06 Mar 2016 13:37:01 GMThttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/windows-server-snmp-service-tabs-missingPowerShellsnmpsnmp servicesnmp trapwindowswindows serverwindows server 2012 r2https://evotec.xyz/de/blog/powershell-change-dns-ip-addresses-remotelyUse PowerShell to change DNS server addresses on remote Windows machines with a safer pattern that validates adapters and returns the final configuration.Tue, 09 Feb 2016 14:57:22 GMThttps://evotec.xyz/de/blog/powershell-change-dns-ip-addresses-remotelydnspowershellwindowswindows servers