Posts for: #Windows Server

Download file via powershell

This is extremely useful if you need to download something in Windows via CLI. This is just like wget on LInux. Previously I would use the precompiled wget program on machines, but now that I learned how to use powershell it’s great. mkdir c:\temp cd c:\temp powershell.exe Invoke-WebRequest -Uri LINKTOEXEHERE.EXE -OutFile EXENAMEHERE.EXE rm EXENAMEHERE.EXE
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Fix Domain Trust Issues

There error comes in many forms one of the forms are “The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed.” If you’re able to log into the machine as a local admin it’s easy, you just do the following. Use a local administrator account to log on to the computer. Select Start, press and hold (or right-click) Computer > Properties. Select Change settings next to the computer name. On the Computer Name tab, select Change.
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Windows Service CMD control

These aren’t really tricks, but super useful if you want to change things without interrupting the end user. Find service name since the display name may be different sc query | find “DISPLAY_NAME” sc config "SERVICE_NAME" start=disabled sc stop "SERVICE_NAME"
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Remote Control Terminal Session Windows Server

I just learned that you can remote control terminal sessions. They call it shadowing. I’ve only done it on Windows Server 2012 r2, but was super easy. You just need to open server manager, go to remote desktop services, then collections, then QuickSessionsCollections. Then you’ll see the connections in the upper right hand corner. Once you find the one you want you right click on the session and hit Shadow. By default this will ask the user to allow, if you want to override that and allows allow you can do the following group policy change.
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Supermicro X9 Hangs on Windows 10 reboot

This data has been copied from HERE Please follow the steps below: Turn off the system completely, and turn it back on, you should be able to get back into the OS. 2)Download the following driver and extract it: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/22655/Intel-Chipset-Device-Software-for-HECI or my link here, this may not be the newest intel_chipset_SPS_MEI_NULL_v1.2.3.2003 Open up Device Manager View » Show hidden devices In the main window, expand System devices and look the device written exactly as “Intel(R) Management Engine Interface”
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VMware vSphere – How to activate Windows Server OEM licence in virtual machine

Copied from LINK PUBLIKOVÁNO 23 SRP ’17 , AUTOR: TOMAS KALABIS VMware vSphere – How to activate Windows Server OEM licence in virtual machine I have installed a Windows Server 2012 R2 with a Fujitus OEM licence on ESXi 6.5, but when i try to activate this operating system i got always an error with licence key. The solution is add following lines to the .vmx file of affected VM.
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create CD iso from folder

Download IMGBURN Now all that’s left is to glue the iso back together. In ImgBurn this accomplished by: Mode -> Build In the ‘Source’ section, click the ‘Browse for a folder’ icon. Select c:\iso\ms-iso. In the ‘Destination’ section, click the ‘Browse for a file’ icon. Give your iso a name and put it where you’d like. Under the Options tab on the right, set ‘File System’ to ‘UDF’ and ensure that ‘Recurse Subdirectories’ is checked.
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pfSense/VMWare/Cisco 3560/Server 2016

Over the past couple days I’ve been trying to get a Cisco 3560 with VLANs to work. Finally I was able to get it working. This is my first blog post FYI it’s not the most detailed. It’s just info on what I’ve learned. This is not the best post to read if you have no technical knowledge. If you have some you should be able to work your way thru my horrible instructions.
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