Archive for 2024

M$ Open Value Licenses

11th September 2024

If you have Software Assurance you can move licenses from Win Svr 2012 to Win Svr 2022 in the licensing Wizard choose Other as the license type type the license…

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Wazuh install

Start with this script https://documentation.wazuh.com/current/quickstart.html Don’t recommend using the .OVA virtual machine for a permanent install as it is very difficult to change the default password of admin/admin

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M$ Authenticator App Error “code is already used”

This is an error on the Android App as MFA can still be setup using a different device. Possible Solutions: Use your backup phone to setup M$ Authenticator, then setup…

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Flush Group Policy Cache

5th September 2024

Open an elevated command prompt with administrative rights Run the following two commands: rmdir /S /Q %windir%\System32\GroupPolicy rmdir /S /Q %windir%\System32\GroupPolicyUsers Reboot the computer or run from a command prompt: gpupdate /force…

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Windows Defender vs the Malware Gauntlet

31st August 2024

TLDR: if you are going to use Windows defender download DefenderUI (free) and choose Recommended on first start. I’ll be researching a Group Policy to apply this to customers without…

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Server Room water detection

So server rooms tend to have large AC units which condense all the moisture out of the air, and if the drain line gets clogged you have a water problem….

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Boot multiple os’s w Ventoy

VENTOY tool sets up your usb so you can drop multiple os install .iso files onto it and choose which to boot from a menu at boot time.ย  Now you…

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Win10 eol options

https://www.zdnet.com/article/still-have-a-windows-10-pc-you-have-5-options-before-support-ends-next-year/

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M$ Software Firewall Foolishness

30th August 2024

a lot of things are stoopid Where does M$ put the Ping/ICMP echo/reply in the firewall rules? why under File&Printer sharing of course.

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Microsoft Bloatware removal

29th August 2024

Group Policies that remove non-required software are easy to make and improve the workstation security footprint. I like to make separate Group Policies for each app to accommodate departments using…

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