Using PowerShell for System Administration and Automation Tasks

In this article we will discuss all effective ways to connect to a Microsoft SQL Server and run SQL queries from PowerShell. There are many ways how you can work…

In this article we’ll show how to find out when a password of an Active Directory user account expires using PowerShell, how to set a password to never expire (PasswordNeverExpires…

In this article we will learn what PowerShell versions exist, what is the difference between Windows PowerShell and PowerShell Core, and how to check the PowerShell version installed on a…

An unexpected expiration of a server certificate can cause a number of problems for your users and customers: they may not be able to establish a secure connection with your…

Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is widely used on user computers to run different enterprise Java apps . However, some apps require the specific Java version and may work incorrectly in…

Very often when deleting snapshots or consolidating disks of virtual machines running on VMWare ESXi hosts, I see the “Unable to access a file since it is locked” error. This…

The Server Message Block (SMB) 1.0 file-sharing protocol is disabled by default in the latest versions of Windows 11 and 10 and in Windows Server 2019/2022. This version of the…

In this article we will consider how to install and configure MPIO on Windows Server 2016/2012 R2. MPIO (Multi—Path Input Output) is a technology that allows to build fault-tolerant transport to a data storage system…

CHKDSK.exe (check disk) is a classical built-in Windows tool for checking hard drives for errors. The chkdsk allows you to check your disk and file system for physical and logical…

The Saved Queries in Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) mmc console allow you to create complex LDAP filters to select Active Directory objects. These queries can be saved, edited…