Tag: windows

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Decommission a Domain Controller

Post author By Aaron
Post date 2024-06-19

What to check and how to demote a domain controller

Tags active directory, dc, decommission domain controller, demote, demote dc, demote domain controller, domain controller, retire domain controller, server, server 2019, windows, Windows Server

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Set NTP servers for time sync in Windows with command prompt and registry

Post author By Aaron
Post date 2024-04-13

Steps to set and use an NTP server with w32tm

Tags cmd, command prompt, ntp, regedit, registry, time, time sync, w32tm, windows, Windows Server

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gpupdate – What does /force do anyway?

Post author By Aaron
Post date 2024-02-13

It FORCEs reapplying all policies. It wasn’t a great name choice.

Tags active directory, AD, domain, gpo, gpupdate, gpupdate force, group policy, windows, Windows Server

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Ansible “Failed to create temporary directory” Error with Windows using SSH

Post author By Aaron
Post date 2023-10-12

Create c:\temp and add the vars in the post

Tags Ansible, automation, error, linux, SSH, windows, Windows Server

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Restore Exchange Management Shell Shortcut

Post author By Aaron
Post date 2023-10-01

How to recreate the Exchange Management Shell shortcuts

Tags exchange, exchange powershell, exchange shell, management shell, microsoft, microsoft exchange, windows, Windows Server

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Disable “Let’s finish setting up your device” notification in registry

Post author By Aaron
Post date 2023-08-09

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UserProfileEngagement Change “ScoobeSystemSettingEnabled” (DWORD) to 0

Tags disable finish setting up your device, Let's finish setting up your device, registry, registry key, remind me in 3 days, setting up device, setting up device login message, win10, windows, windows 10

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Show/Hide Protected Operating System Files in Registry

Post author By Aaron
Post date 2023-06-24

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\ShowSuperHidden
0 disabled
1 enabled

Tags hide protected operating system files, registry, registry key, show protected operating system files, win10, win11, windows, windows 10, windows 11

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Moving VMs from ESXi to Proxmox

Post author By Aaron
Post date 2023-06-17

Turn your VMDK into QCOW2

Tags ESXi, hyper-v, kvm, linux, proxmox, qcow2, raw, virtual disk, VM, vmdk, windows

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How to use SSH keys

Post author By Aaron
Post date 2023-01-23

How to create, store and connect with SSH keys.

Tags linux, private key, public key, putty, SSH, ssh key, ssh-agent, ubuntu, windows

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Disable Google Chrome Windows Notifications in Registry

Post author By Aaron
Post date 2022-10-12

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Notifications\Settings\Chrome
Create or change “Enabled” (dword) to 0

Tags chrome, google chrome, notifications, win10, windows, windows notifications