Using PowerShell for System Administration and Automation Tasks

One of the main tasks of a WSUS administrator (Windows Server Update Services) is to manage the approval of updates to be installed on Windows computers and servers. In this…

In this article, we’ll look at how to create new users in an Active Directory domain. You can create new user accounts in your domain using the graphical MMC snap-ins (…

When manually installing MSU updates on Windows computers and servers, you may receive an error: Windows Update Standalone Installer: Searching for updates on this computer. This problem most often occurs…

By default, wireless (Wi-Fi) support is disabled in all Windows Server 2022/2019/2016/2012R2 versions. If you plug a Wi-Fi network adapter (USB or PCI) into a host running Windows Server, you…

In this article, we’ll look at how to manage calendar permissions in on-premises Exchange Server and Microsoft 365 mailboxes using Outlook and PowerShell. We will also focus on the topic…

Wi-Fi signal strength affects the quality of your Internet connection. On Windows, you can check the current Wi-Fi signal strength in several ways. I tried to learn how to check…

Quite often when creating new Organizational Units (OUs), an Active Directory administrator has to create a structure of nested containers inside a new OU. For example, when a company opens…

Windows 10 and 11 have a built-in Microsoft Defender Antivirus (quite good, I should say) managed through the Windows Security Center. In some cases, Microsoft Defender or Security control panel…

Windows updates are released as packages with the MSU or CAB file extensions. If the Windows Update service is not working (or disabled), you can manually download and install the…

In this article, we will look at how to change (reset) the password of one or multiple Active Directory users using the Active Directory Users and Computers graphical snap-in (ADUC),…