Environment Variables, according to a better definition on Wikipedia, are a set of dynamic named values that can affect the way running processes will behave on a computer. For example, a running process can query the value of the TEMP environment variable to discover a suitable place to store temporary files, or the AppData variable Read More
Category: Windows Servers
How To Turn Off Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration on an old Windows Server (2008)
use it to run Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V. I run all kinds of Virtual Machines on the W510 because it has 16GB of physical RAM. There are however a few hiccups in the process of using a Windows Server Machine to do demonstrations. This is one of the first I encountered. When you Read More
How to Fix PowerShell Script Won’t Execute as a Windows Scheduled Task
Issue like below: I have a PowerShell script (that works). In Windows Task Scheduler I created a new task to execute “C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe”, passing the argument as my PS1 script. When the task runs I get a Last Run Result of 0x1. I updated my script to write to a log file when the script opens and that Read More
How to Deploy Microsoft Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS)
Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) is a new tool that gives the power to manage local Administrator accounts passwords (RID-500).The most important benefit of deploying LAPS is to mitigate Pass-the-Hash (PtH) credential attack. By configuring LAPS, Local Administrator on each machine will have its own (unique) complex password. This password changes randomly as per LAPS configuration Read More
How to Setup a Password Expiration Notification via Emails
Quick reference, Powershell script is available to download from here. You need to change its file type from .txt to .Ps1 Have you ever had a need to configure notifications for user’s password expirations but found that existing solutions didn’t quite fit the bill? We all know you can use built-in solutions with Windows and Read More
How to Enable Azure AD Self-service and Password Writeback to an On-premises Environment
With Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) self-service password reset (SSPR), users can update their password or unlock their account using a web browser. We recommend this video on How to enable and configure SSPR in Azure AD. In a hybrid environment where Azure AD is connected to an on-premises Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) environment, Read More