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Decommission a Domain Controller

Post author By Aaron
Post date 2024-06-19
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📃 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
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⏲ 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
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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
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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
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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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Remove WSUS settings in registry

Post author By Aaron
Post date 2022-09-16
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Delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate

Tags default, registry, reset, Windows Server, Windows Server Update Services, windows update, WSUS, WSUS reset, WSUS reset registry