Archive for 2022

This commonly happens when you try to monitor a PC that isn’t part of a domain Open a Command Prompt as Administratorwinrm quickconfiganswer y to all the prompts

If a VM won’t autostart even when it is set to do so, the first item to try is to unregister and re-register the VM. Record where the VMX file…

Check the logs to verify the NAS is rejecting NTLMv1Logon to your Synology NAS via Web browserMain Menu (top left), Log center, look for Warning entries that reference NTLMv1 Option1…

Method1:get a command prompt as administrator in the directory with the file that has too long namedir /Xthis will tell you it’s shortened dos filenamethen you can say del shortr~1.txt…

PS C:\share> $RemoteServer = “wtf005.wtf.local”PS C:\share> Get-WindowsUpdate -verbose -computer $RemoteServer -AcceptAll -InstallVERBOSE: wtf005.wtf.local (7/14/2022 3:26:58 PM): Connecting to Microsoft Update server. Please wait…VERBOSE: Found [19] Updates in pre search criteriaVERBOSE:…

What a pile of crap. Bridge mode turns off the NAT in the HomeHub router and the device acts like a DSL modem. The wifi may also be off when…

How to FIX: Acrobat Reader Can’t Print PDF files in Windows 10 2004. Method 1. Disable the Protected Mode in Acrobat Reader. For an unknown reason, the printing problem in…

Install-Module -Name PSWindowsUpdateYGet-WUInstall -NotCategory “Drivers” -AcceptAll –IgnoreReboot Works on Win10 and Windows Server 2016+. NOT on WinServer2012r2

When setting up a new Remote Access VPN I recommend to always change to a custom tunnel and set a Peer ID. name can be anything, doesn’t matter. i Typically…

Free software to audit your AD passwords. Compares passwords to HaveIBeenPwned database. Other software can do the same but this does it for free and it’s easy to use. https://specopssoft.com/blog/checking-pwned-passwords-active-directory/