Stop opening Server Manager at logon in Windows Server 2012 R2

The Server Manager wizard provides information of installed roles and features in [easyazon_link identifier=”1118289420″ locale=”US” tag=”wn0d5-20″] Windows Server 2012 R2 [/easyazon_link]. This Server Manager wizard…

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How to repair corrupted USB storage and reset to defaults

Whenever I connect my USB to PC it says “you need to format the disk in drive before you can use it”. When I try to format, it shows the disk capacity as 662MB which is the Linux image file size and not the original size of 8GB. How do I format the USB drive and start using it like before?

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Implement DDoS protection, PKI-based identity, 2FA, and DNS security using Blockchain – new book

I have just finished reading a new great book -> [easyazon_link identifier=”1788990188″ locale=”US” tag=”wn0d5-20″] Hands-On Cybersecurity with Blockchain [/easyazon_link]. This new book, available also for…

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Remove all Group Membership from Disabled user except Domain User Group in PowerShell

Here is quick PowerShell script to remove ALL Group Membership from Disabled user in [easyazon_link identifier=”1449361420″ locale=”US” tag=”wn0d5-20″] Active Directory [/easyazon_link]. We will remove all…

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Report on user count in Active Directory with PowerShell

Here is quick [easyazon_link identifier=”1787122042″ locale=”US” tag=”wn0d5-20″] PowerShell [/easyazon_link] script that provides information on user count in [easyazon_link identifier=”1782175997″ locale=”US” tag=”wn0d5-20″] Active directory [/easyazon_link]: Total…

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List Direct Reports to Manager in PowerShell

Here is the task for today to use [easyazon_link identifier=”1787122042″ locale=”US” tag=”wn0d5-20″] PowerShell [/easyazon_link]. I was asked to find the list of employees under a…

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How to identify which domain controller authenticated a user

You  re running some troubleshooting on your network connected to [easyazon_link identifier=”1449320023″ locale=”US” tag=”wn0d5-20″] Active Directory [/easyazon_link] and have questions like: which Domain Controller authenticated…

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Change or Update UPN for users of specific group in Active Directory

Here is a quick almost one liner in [easyazon_link identifier=”B07883YKV1″ locale=”US” tag=”wn0d5-20″] PowerShell [/easyazon_link] to update/change UPN for users of specific group in [easyazon_link identifier=”1449361420″…

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