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In Azure we can deploy ARM templates (+ script afterwards) to deploy resources on a big scale. This is like an easier version Terraform and Bicep, but without the great need to test every change and to learn a whole new language and convention. Also with less features indeed. In Read more…
To help us IT identifying certain configurations on a server and possible misconfigurations I have made a PowerShell script which creates a complete overview of the current server configuration and exports it as a single HTML file. In this post I will explain how to use it and how the Read more…
Sometimes in IT, we have software or solutions that need to to save temporary files in your filesystem. Let’s say, a feed with logs or CSV files that are saved, logs or back-ups like the Bartender software. The software itself doesn’t have a solution to clean up those files and Read more…
One of the small things I experienced in one of the updates for Windows 11 (24H2) is that the language bar/selector get’s automatically visible on the Windows taskbar. In previous versions of Windows, this was only available when using multiple keyboard languages. Because this can get very annoying, I researched Read more…
When deploying Windows VMs in Azure, we get the default settings. This means we get a 12-hour clock, standard UTC/Zulu timezone and such. For users like us in the Netherlands we want to change this but not by hand. For this purpose I built this script. It sets the timezone Read more…
Sometimes we want to install updates by hand because of the need for fast patching. But logging into every server and installing them manually is a hell of a task and takes a lot of time. I have made a very simple script to install Windows Updates by hand using Read more…
On Windows Servers, a critical point is maintaining the disk space. If a disk fills up to the end, several errors can occur and impacting the end-users experience of your applications. Something we definitely not want. To help reducing this chance, I have created a PowerShell script that cleans up Read more…
Active Directory Domain Controllers are assigned 5 different FSMO roles, which all have their own function. We can separate them over multiple servers to create more redundancy, but make sure to handle those all as servers. All roles neeed a 24/7 uptime for your environment to work properly. In this Read more…
With Windows 24H2 and the deprecation of WMIC, a easy command to find your devices’ serial number is gone. However, we can still look this up with Powershell. Use the following command:
When using the PowerShell Gallery to upload and publish your scripts and PowerShell modules to the world it’s recommended to use Github Actions for CI/CD to automatically update your live packages on the PowerShell Gallery. At first, this looked somewhat complex to me but it’s relatively easy. On this page Read more…