https://evotec.xyz/tags/windows-server/index.atom.xml2019-02-20T13:22:19.0000000ZEvotec Main Websitehttps://evotec.xyz/blog/powershell-everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-event-logs2019-02-20T13:22:19.0000000Z

If 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.

https://evotec.xyz/blog/active-directory-how-to-track-down-why-and-where-the-user-account-was-locked-out2019-01-24T15:25:31.0000000Z

I’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.

https://evotec.xyz/blog/windows-server-2019-desktop-path-for-all-users-cwindowssystem32configsystemprofiledesktop2019-01-22T14:31:49.0000000Z

I’ve got a strange request a few days ago regarding users getting a prompt about their Desktop location pointing to…

https://evotec.xyz/blog/windows-2019-windows-license-expired2019-01-19T19:31:08.0000000Z

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, you can test it for 180 days (so-called Grace Period) after which you need to activate it with a proper production license.

https://evotec.xyz/blog/windows-2019-how-to-add-language-pack2019-01-02T13:38:16.0000000Z

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 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?

https://evotec.xyz/blog/update-module-packagemanagementinstall-package-unable-to-find-repository2018-10-19T17:04:49.0000000Z

I was installing newest version of my PSWinDocumentation module on Windows 2016 when I noticed I can’t really get anything…

https://evotec.xyz/blog/microsoft-outlook-cannot-start-microsoft-outlook-cannot-open-the-outlook-window2018-03-15T10:17:26.0000000Z

When working on Windows Server 2016 on RDS session one of the users reported he cannot start Outlook. He gets…

https://evotec.xyz/blog/set-service-recovery-options-powershell2017-10-22T11:37:31.0000000Z

Recently one of our Administrators reported that he had to manually startup some Pulseway services after windows updates. It sometimes happens…

https://evotec.xyz/blog/encrypt-hyper-v-host-bitlocker-windows-20122016-05-09T11:21:31.0000000Z

There comes a time when putting a server in server room is just one of the steps to protect your…

https://evotec.xyz/blog/windows-server-snmp-service-tabs-missing2016-03-06T13:37:01.0000000Z

Setting up SNMP Monitoring on Windows Servers is usually done by opening Services MMC console and filling up Agent, Traps, Security…