[Cross-Post] Automated (PoSh) – Removing WMI Queries from GPMC
My peer Lee Stevens has the following new blog post that you all might be interested in: PS without BS: Removing WMI Queries from GPMC...
View ArticleHow to collect a good boot trace on Windows 10 or Windows Server 2016 using WPR.
Applies to: Windows Server 1709 Windows 10 1709 Windows 10 1703 Does not work on built-in WPR.exe: Windows Server 2016 Note: Doesn’t not have the -onoffscenario option Windows 10 1607 Note: Doesn’t...
View ArticleStop hurting yourself by: Disabling IPv6, why do you really do it?
Applies to: Windows 10/ 2016 Windows 8.1/ 2012 R2 Windows 8 / 2012 Windows 7 SP1/ 2008 R2 Problem description: ============== Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Failover Cluster (but this would apply to any...
View ArticleWindows 10: Using CopyProfile for the “Start Menu” has been deprecated.
Applies to: Windows 10 1803 ((tbd)) Windows 10 1709 (Fall Creators update) Windows 10 1703 (Creators update) Windows 10 1607 (Anniversary update) / Windows Server 2016 Windows 10 1511 (November update)...
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Windows 10 v1607 – DualScan behavior when "Do not allow update deferral...
Applies to: Windows 10 1803 ((tbd)) Windows 10 1709 (Fall Creators update) Windows 10 1703 (Creators update) Windows 10 1607 (Anniversary update) / Windows Server 2016 Does not apply to: Windows 10...
View ArticleStop hurting yourself by: Not applying the non-security updates for Windows...
Applies to: Windows 8.1/Windows 2012 R2 Windows 8/Windows 2012 Windows 7 SP1/Windows 2008 R2 SP1 Windows Vista/Windows 2008 Does not apply to: Windows 10 1803 ((tbd)) Windows 10 1709 (Fall Creators...
View ArticleStop hurting yourself by: Not updating the drivers and firmware in Windows...
Applies to: Windows 10 1803 (tbd, codename RS4) Windows 10 1709 (Fall Creators update, codename RS3) Windows 10 1703 (Creators update, codename RS2) Windows 10 1607 (Anniversary update, codename RS1)...
View Article[Cross-Post] Introducing Windows Server 2019 – now available in preview
Introducing Windows Server 2019 – now available in preview https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/windowsserver/2018/03/20/introducing-windows-server-2019-now-available-in-preview/
View ArticleHotfix KB4099950 to fix lost network settings after KB4088878 and/or...
Does not apply to: Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 + KB3125574 Windows 7 SP1 + KB3125574 // Since it was the first item on the known issues section. You would already have remedied the problem. Applies...
View ArticleWindows 10: How to stop apps from re-launching after a reboot or shutdown?
Applies to: Windows 10, version 1803 Windows 10, version 1709 (Fall Creators Update) / Windows Server 1709 Does not apply to: Windows 10, version 1703 (Creators Update) Windows 10, version 1607...
View ArticleWindows 10: New Tool: SetupDiag tool – Diagnose problems with...
Applies to: Windows 7 SP1 to Windows 10 (‘all’ versions) Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 (‘all’ versions) Windows 10 (‘all’ versions) to Windows 10 (‘all’ versions) A new tool to diagnose problems with...
View Article[Cross-Post] Project Honolulu has RTM’ed as “Windows Admin Center”
Applies To: Windows Server (Semi-Annual Channel) (i.e. Windows Server 1709) Windows Server 2016 Windows 10 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2012 Project Honolulu has RTM’ed and it’s called...
View ArticleSoCal Global Azure Bootcamp April 21st, 2018
Hi all, For those in Southern California (SoCal, Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego), the SoCal Azure User Group is hosting their annual “Global Azure Bootcamp” Who should attend? Azure Admin’s...
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After May 2018 security update: RDP "An authentication error occurred""This...
[Client] i.e. On a Windows 10 When an IT Admin was trying to RDP to a Windows Server, they were getting the following error: May 2018 'security update' is installed. [CAUSE] Starting in the May 2018...
View Article[Cross-Post] Windows 10 Enterpriseification (Applying Settings to Win10 via DSC)
Applies to: Windows 10, version all. My colleague Michael Henderson (Consultant based out of Indiana) wrote this post about how you can apply settings to Windows 10 via Desired State Configuration...
View ArticleMicrosoft Tech Talks – Las Vegas – Introduction to Windows Desired State...
Hi folks in Las Vegas, NV., my peer Jeff Dykstra is presenting at a Tech Talks and he will be talking about Windows Desired State Configuration. Abstract: Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration...
View ArticleNetwork tracing (packet sniffing) built-in to Windows and Windows Server.
Applies to: Windows 10, version 1803 Windows Server 1709 Windows 10, version 1709 Windows 10, version 1703 Windows Server 2016 Windows 10, version 1607 Windows 10, version 1511 Windows 10, version...
View Article[Cross-Post]Windows Server 2008 SP2 will follow the Monthly Security Update...
Applies to: Windows Server 2008 SP2 (The Non-R2) Windows Server 2008 SP2 servicing changes https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/windowsserver/2018/06/12/windows-server-2008-sp2-servicing-changes/
View ArticleStop hurting yourself by: Setting the Account lockout to 3
All, When I go on-site to teach a WorkshopPlus, the number one call generator for helpdesk is “Account password” reset or “Account Lockouts”. It’s also common to go to environments where the threshold...
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Stop hurting yourself by: Locking down security in IE11 to the point that you...
Applies to: Windows 10 1809 (October 2018, codename RS5) / Windows Server 2019 Windows 10 1803 (tbd, codename RS4) Windows 10 1709 (Fall Creators update, codename RS3) Windows 10 1703 (Creators...
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