This short guide will show you how to start multiple services simultaneously with the help of PowerShell. Start Multiple Services or Applications with PowerShell 1. Open PowerShell with administrative privileges. 2. Execute the following command (Suppose when you are required to search all exchange related services and start them, just replace the parameter). Get-Service "*Exchange*" ... Read more
In this article, I'll show you to retrieve Office 365 user account details with the help of PowerShell using get-msoluser. Prerequisites Download and install the following modules. Microsoft Online Service Sign-in Assistant for IT Professionals RTW Windows Azure Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell (64-bit version) View Office 365 User Account Details in PowerShell - ... Read more
In today’s world of information technology, almost all of us are habitual of using computer systems or computer controlled devices very frequently. We are tuned to perform all our routine activities using these devices. However, at times, we nearly forget to have a look at the battery consumption of our devices, which is, in fact, ... Read more
SID or Security Identifier is defined as a string value, which is associated with every single Windows user account. Just like the user account name, SID is also another parameter to recognize a user account in Windows 10. You can grant special privileges to certain user accounts or you can restrict the activities of certain ... Read more
All of the Windows 10 users are familiar with its feature of automatic update. Automatic update installs an update or a security patch as soon as it finds any of your applications or features getting obsolete. This feature also saves you from all kinds of security threats. The user can turn this feature on or ... Read more
If you want to rename NIC adapters with PowerShell, follow this tutorial: Step 1. Open PowerShell with admin privileges Step 2. Execute the following command, Rename-NetAdapter -Name "<Old NIC Adapter Name>" -NewName "<New Adapter Name>" Example If you want to rename an old NIC Ethernet to a new name ManagementAdapter, the command should look like, Rename-NetAdapter ... Read more
When you are required to check a folder if it is really empty or not with Powershell, this tutorial can help you a lot. Check if a Folder is Empty in PowerShell Open PowerShell with administrative privileges and execute the following script. if( (Get-ChildItem C:\temp | Measure-Object).Count -eq 0) { echo "Folder is empty" } ... Read more
I had to create a global security group while I was managing shared mailboxes in Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 with the help of PowerShell. I thought to document it for others. Create an Active Directory Global Security Group with PowerShell 1. Open PowerShell with administrative privileges. 2. Execute the following command. This is just an ... Read more
We have configured a Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC) Windows Server 2016 using server manager in another tutorial already. In this post, we will again configure RODC Windows Server 2016 but using PowerShell this time. Prerequisites I assume you have at least one writeable DC in your environment. Following are some other prerequisites you need to meet. ... Read more
When a Password Replication Policy is enabled and a user or computer account is in the allowed RODC password replication group, a password is replicated and cached on Read-Only Domain Controller when a branch user login for the first time. The RODC authenticates the branch users and computers for subsequent logins without forwarding requests to the main ... Read more