The goal is to use PowerShell to create a GPO and a WMI filter for the PDC. The PDC is the authoritative time source in a Domain and it’s vital that only the PDC syncs with the upstream time source. Every other domain controller should, in turn, sync from the PDC, maintaining a proper hierarchy and preventing clock chaos

PowerShell's Start-Transcript command is a common choice for logging script output, it has its shortcomings. It records console output (writ

Windows Autopilot's Device Preparation is it's new 'user-driven' workflow. Instead of IT staff registering all devices prior to giving...

Leverage PowerShell to automate the entire setup of a Windows domain in AWS from creating the VPC to configuring the EC2 encrypted volume.

leverage PowerShell to automate the entire setup of a Windows domain in AWS from creating the VPC to configuring the EC2 encrypted volume.

Welcome Back Hey there! I'm glad to have you back for the third Ansible article. This time, we're diving into using Ansible to manage...

We're diving into Ansible Vault and how to keep those Microsoft Windows passwords safe by encrypting them whilst they are at rest.

Welcome to this introduction to managing Windows from Ansible, unlike Microsoft's management solutions, it's free and agentless!

In this post, we'll delve into the automated deployment of a Domain using PowerShell in tandem with a JSON configuration file.

Welcome back to the continuation of our series on deploying Domain Controllers using PowerShell and JSON. If you've been following along with Part 1, you should now have a newly configured Domain Controller with a delegated Organizational Unit (OU) structure in place.

This walkthrough covers how to set up and deploy an AWS Lambda Custom Runtime for PowerShell from within Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2). We’ll go through the environment setup, packaging, and deployment process so you can build and run PowerShell-based Lambda functions without needing a full Linux host.

This walkthrough covers how to set up and deploy an AWS Lambda Custom Runtime for PowerShell from within Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2). We’ll go through the environment setup, packaging, and deployment process so you can build and run PowerShell-based Lambda functions without needing a full Linux host. - Lets import some Moduels

How to Delegate Active Directory OU's with PowerShell Today is a quick explanation regarding OU delegation using PowerShell with usable examples and how-to located the GUID that identifies the object type being delegated.

Tried merging GPOs with PowerShell? It’s not as straightforward as it sounds, PowerShell is really just providing logic around LGPO.exe. Still, the method below does the job of merging disparate GPOs for domain deployment.

If you’ve ever tried managing Group Policies with PowerShell, you’ll know Microsoft’s support is… less than ideal (read: nonexistent). Sure, there are paid third-party tools to fill the gap, but you can also just follow this article and get it done for free.

Ever wondered what all those Windows Guids translated to in User Rights Assigments? Follow the link and run the script with Admin...

Windows ADK PE for Windows 11 22H2 fails to install. Clicking on the Windows PE tab crashes MMC generating the following errors Could not find a part of the path 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Windows Preinstallation Environment\x86\WinPE_OCs', unable to open the specified WIM file. ---> System.Exception: Unable to open the specified WIM file. ---> System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception: The system cannot find the path specified.

Can Windows 10 and a suite of applications, including Office, be automated without fancy deployment tools? The short answer: yes, but it’s not pretty. There are problems that MDT and SCCM simply make disappear. I’m not thrilled about dealing with these issues. Manual prep takes way more time, is less functional, and only starts to make sense if you have more than a handful of Windows clients to deploy.

Need to bulk-create Domain Users? This PowerShell script can generate over 73,000 accounts right out of the box. Want more? Just add extra first and last names to the CSV. While 73,000 test accounts should cover more than you’ll ever realistically need, the script can also be tweaked, remove the randomization and it’ll build real users directly from your CSV list.