Microsoft Deployment Toolkit is one of Microsoft’s solution accelerators. These products are available for free and are supported by Microsoft covering a number of aspects to managing Microsoft technologies. MDT can allow you to deploy Windows with very limited interaction from start to finish. It can work by booting from a CD, a USB, or when paired with Windows Deployment … [Read more...]
Right-click Paste does not work to change passwords in Active Directory Administrative Center
When you install the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT), you get the older Active Directory Users and Computers but also the newer Active Directory Administrative Center. The ADAC got a refreshed look on Windows 8 and I have been trying to use it over ADUC because of its better global search and faster access to attributes. However, I ran into a small bug with the … [Read more...]
Microsoft discontinues support for all Internet Explorer older than IE11
As of today, Microsoft is only providing support to the the latest version of Internet Explorer, IE11. It will continue to receive security updates while older versions do not. Microsoft has had this information posted on their site under Windows for Business. They encourage individuals to upgrade their browser to IE11 or upgrade their computer to Windows 10 and use … [Read more...]
Auditing the local Administrators group with PowerShell
Good security means knowing the endpoints of your environment. One component of endpoint security is knowing who is a local administrator on which computers. One sign that the endpoint might be compromised is having someone added to the local Administrators group who should not be there. Whether you regularly add primary users as Administrators or not, auditing this area can … [Read more...]
Install .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows 10
Installing .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows 10 through Control Panel, Turn Windows Features On or Off might result in Error code: 0x800F081F. This might just be for computers that use WSUS with an Intranet location specified. I have not been able to test with a Windows 10 computer not using WSUS that didn't already have .NET 3.5 installed. The usual work around for installing … [Read more...]