Windows Server Core: A GUI-less adventure.
Since Windows Server 2008 we have the possibility to install Windows without the GUI. A so called core installation. I have tried it a few times but never really like it. Managing it was not so easy....
View ArticleWindows Update fails: Proxy Authentication Required
Today a colleague mentioned that 2 servers failed to connect to our new WSUS server. When I start Windows Update manually I get a prompt asking for a username and password. This is not the normal...
View ArticleTechdays 2013
Earlier this month Microsoft held their annual Techdays event in the Netherlands. Videos from the sessions are available on the Channel9 website:...
View ArticleWindows Server Core: Installation & Configuration.
Last week I wrote that I would have another look at Windows Server Core. This is the second part where I will install and configure Windows Server Core. Installing is pretty easy. It just looks like a...
View ArticleHow to Design and Configure Networking in Microsoft System Center – Virtual...
Channel 9 published 2 interesting video’s from TechEd 2013. In these video’s Greg Cusanza (Microsoft) and Charlie Wen (Microsoft) explain how HNV (Hyper-V Network Virtualization) works and how it can...
View Article100 Days of DevOps with PowerShell
Just found a series of very interesting articles. http://www.systemcentercentral.com/100DaysOfDevOps/ The people from systemcentercentral.com are doing a series of 100 articles about DevOps with...
View ArticleWhy a Hacker Can Own Your Web Servers in a Day!
Want to know how easy it can be for hackers to get control of your webserver and other servers? The you should what this demo from TechEd 2014....
View ArticleHacker’s Perspective on Your Windows Infrastructure: Mandatory Check List
Another very interesting TechEd Session presented by Paula Januszkiewicz on security. Recorded on 29 October http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/Europe/2014/CDP-B371
View ArticleExtracting zip files in Windows Server Core
For a project I wanted to use Windows Server 2012R2 Core as a stand alone server. Using Windows Server Core as a stand alone server can be challenging. Lot of things can be done with powershell or...
View ArticleCreating zip files in Windows Server Core
In my last post I talked about extracting zip files in Windows Server Core and shared a PowerShell function that I made. Today I decided to make a new function that you can use to create a new archive....
View ArticleCreating a zip file from a single file
In the last 2 posts I shared two PowerShell functions for extracting an archive and creating a new zip file from a folder. Today I will share a new function, New-ArchiveFromFile. This function you can...
View ArticleReboot
It has been more than 2 years ago that I wrote my last post on this blog. With a new year started it is time to make a new start and reboot this blog. The last years I have been busy with many new...
View ArticleUsing Git and Github
For Windows System Administrators it is getting more important to know how to use Git and GitHub. On the Microsoft Virtual Academy you can find a free training on how to use it....
View ArticleVisual Studio Code
For a long time I have been using PowerShell ISE for writing PowerShell scripts. But a few months ago I switched to Visual Studio Code. The main reason for me was the built-in support for Git. This...
View ArticlePowerShell Shortcuts
I have written a post about PowerShell keyboard shortcuts on my new site. Go to https://get-note.net/2018/12/12/powershell-shortcuts/ to read it.
View ArticleReboot
It has been more than 2 years ago that I wrote my last post on this blog. With a new year started it is time to make a new start and reboot this blog. The last years I have been busy with many new...
View ArticleUsing Git and Github
For Windows System Administrators it is getting more important to know how to use Git and GitHub. On the Microsoft Virtual Academy you can find a free training on how to use it....
View ArticleVisual Studio Code
For a long time I have been using PowerShell ISE for writing PowerShell scripts. But a few months ago I switched to Visual Studio Code. The main reason for me was the built-in support for Git. This...
View ArticlePowerShell Shortcuts
I have written a post about PowerShell keyboard shortcuts on my new site. Go to https://get-note.net/2018/12/12/powershell-shortcuts/ to read it.
View ArticleReboot
It has been more than 2 years ago that I wrote my last post on this blog. With a new year started it is time to make a new start and reboot this blog. The last years I have been busy with many new...
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