To delete a folder using the command prompt of Windows, follow this procedure. Open a command prompt (Press the Windows icon key and R to open the run window). Type cmd and hit enter from the keyboard. On a command prompt, enter the following command and hit enter from the keyboard. Syntax rmdir /s <complete ... Read more
You can use capture image to create a reference image of a sysprepped Windows operating system, this task is also known as image capture or creating boot images to deploy them on your network. This tutorial will walk you through the steps to create a capture image from an existing boot image in Windows deployment ... Read more
You may require in some cases to check an active directory for newly created users so you can send them an email. You may also require to get newly added users for auditing or security purposes. You can get the active directory users created in last 24 hours by using this script. Feel free to change it for ... Read more
This short guide shows you step-by-step on how to create NIC teaming with Windows PowerShell. Step 1. Open PowerShell with elevated privileges Step 2. Execute the following command, new-NetLBFOTeam [TEAMNAME] “[NIC1]”, “[NIC2]” [TEAMNAME] the name of team of network adapters. [NIC1] the name of first NIC adapter. [NIC2] the name of second NIC adapter. Example: ... Read more
DHCP is used to dynamically assign IP addresses to client machines. This tutorial is written to help you to install and configure the DHCP service on Windows Server 2016. Once you have followed this article, go ahead with creating scopes and start leasing out IP addresses (which I have documented in another article). Prerequisites The ... Read more
This guide gives you an overview of code commenting options in PowerShell. Just like any other programming language, you can comment out code in a PowerShell script for documentation purposes. Single-line comments in PowerShell To comment out a single line, put '#' in the beginning: Multiline Comments in PowerShell To comment out multiple lines, put ... Read more
You may get the following error while promoting a machine to a Windows domain controller. Below is the complete error message with its solution. The Error Message: Verification of prerequisites for Domain Controller promotion failed. The local Administrator account becomes the domain Administrator account when you create a new domain. The new domain cannot be ... Read more
Modules are collections of cmdlets that are stored in the path %WINDIR%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\. Get a List of Windows PowerShell Modules Now execute the following command to display the location of each directory where these modules are stored at your computer: write-host "$PSModulePath" You can get a list of all available modules on your Windows system by ... Read more
To change or adjust the system date and time using PowerShell, use the following steps: Step 1: Log in to your Windows desktop or server with a user that has administrative privileges. Step 2: Open PowerShell, type the following command and then press enter from your keyboard: set-date -date "06/06/2022 18:53" Make sure to change ... Read more
If you want to turn off the Windows Firewall, there are several ways to do that. In this article, I'll show you the three easiest methods. One is using the GUI which is the method that takes the most time, the other two methods are faster and use PowerShell and command prompt. Turning Off Firewall ... Read more