You can create a Windows Active Directory (AD) user in a specific OU by using the -path parameter in 'New-ADuser' PowerShell command. The following example will create a user in the 'students' OU of the 'pel.com' Active Directory domain. New-ADUser -Name “Karim Buzdar" -GivenName Karim -Surname Buzdar -SamAccountName kbuzdar -UserPrincipalName kbuzdar@pel.com -path "OU=students, DC=pel, DC=com
There are two methods for mapping a shared folder to a network drive (using GUI and group policy) in Windows. I am focusing on the latter method of using a group policy. I assume you have already shared a folder with the right permissions. You can check my recent article on setting correct permissions for ... Read more
You may know how to change the IP address via the GUI. It's pretty simple. Just go to Control Panel > Network and Internet, select the IPv4 properties and change the IP address. The whole process takes about a minute. But what if you have to do this on multiple systems and repeat all these ... Read more
Powershell scripts can be run on any Windows server or desktop as long as they are run from the ISE by pushing the green play button. As soon as you want to run it from the cmd or the desktop file you'll get this error: script1.ps1 cannot be loaded because running scripts is disabled on ... Read more
When you apply a group policy on a container or OU, it applies to all users or computers in that container. However, you can exclude single or multiple users or containers from the policy applied. This tutorial is written to show you how to exclude a single user from a group policy object. Exclude a ... Read more
The monitor refresh rate is defined as the number of times an image is refreshed on your monitor. Refreshing an image on a regular basis is necessary to ensure that the image is displayed evenly and clearly. The default refresh rate value is usually set to 60 Hz, which is considered good enough, but you ... Read more
It might be difficult to keep track of everything, especially if you have coworkers, acquaintances, or relatives in multiple time zones. Connecting several time zone clocks to the taskbar is considerably easier in Windows. This is considerably more convenient than looking up the time in the city online. It can even be more exact than ... Read more
You can add any software to the Windows 10 Quick Launch Bar using a feature in Windows 10. In this post, we will walk you through the process of adding an application to the Windows 10 Quick Launch Bar. How to Make a Program Appear in the Windows 10 Quick Launch Bar To add an ... Read more
Windows is the most guided operating system in the world. That is, you can strengthen your PC's security to keep it safe both online and offline. This article will walk you through the whole process of enabling or disabling Windows 10 secure sign-in. 3 Ways to enable or disable Windows 10 Secure login You can ... Read more
Even in this day and age of high-speed PCs, many people use detachable or linked drives, which may be cumbersome and inconvenient to navigate, especially when we have to wait for each new thumbnail to load into File Explorer. Fortunately, it is simple to speed up file browsing in file explorer by totally removing thumbnails. ... Read more