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Active Directory – How to track down why and where the user account was locked out
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…
Azure AD Connect – Completed-Export-Errors – Permission-Issue
If Azure AD Connect shows completed-export-errors with permission-issue, the sync connector account usually lacks the rights it needs somew…
Azure Agent – Where did my space go?
If a Windows Azure VM suddenly loses disk space and Explorer does not explain it, the Azure guest agent and its logs under C:\WindowsAzure…
Encrypting and decrypting PGP using PowerShell
Some 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 decid…
How to change your own expired password when you can’t login to RDP
I 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 Contr…
How to find different server types in Active Directory with PowerShell
Working 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 d…
Import-Module: This script contains malicious content and has been blocked by your antivirus software.
I’ve been working today on a little project when suddenly my modules stopped working. It was weird because I have not touched anything that…
Microsoft discontinues Active Directory Replication Status Tool
The old AD Replication Status Tool was a convenient GUI for spotting replication problems, but modern AD troubleshooting should focus on su…
Outlook – The primary account cannot be removed unless it is the only account in the profile
Fix the Outlook error about removing the primary account by handling Office 365 migration profiles without forcing full mailbox re-download…
PowerBGInfo – PowerShell alternative to Sysinternals BGInfo
When I created ImagePlayground, I thought about how to show its usefulness to the general community. On how to deliver what PowerShell can…
PowerShell modules I worked on in 2018
A look back at the PowerShell modules built in 2018, what they solved, how they grew, and why some were merged, retired, or kept simple.
Powershell – Change DNS IP Addresses remotely
Use PowerShell to change DNS server addresses on remote Windows machines with a safer pattern that validates adapters and returns the final…
PowerShell – Environment Path is missing or overwritten
If PSModulePath is suddenly missing default module locations, PowerShell can stop discovering built-in or installed modules even though not…
PowerShell – Everything you wanted to know about Event Logs and then some
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…
PSBlackListChecker – Added Discord support
It’s been less than 24 hours since I’ve released PSBlackListChecker with support, among other improvements, for Microsoft Teams and Slack a…
PSWinDocumentation – Audit Active Directory Passwords
Audit Active Directory passwords with PSWinDocumentation and breached-password data to find weak, reused, or exposed credentials before att…
PSWinDocumentation – Version 0.1 with Word / Excel export
A few weeks ago I’ve released my first version of PSWinDocumentation. It was simple, one command module where you start it and get some bas…
Sync any folder in Windows to OneDrive
OneDrive is great piece of software but at the time of writing it misses some of the features that competitors…
Track Ubiquiti Unifi Stock, and get notified of changes
I am a pretty big fan of Ubiquiti and their Unifi products line. Whether it’s network equipment or their camera systems, Unifi Protect, I h…
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…