I recently setup LAPS (Local Administrator Password Solution), in order to rotate my local admin passwords. One of the steps requires you to install the admx and adml files. The download for LAPS asks if you want those files installed…
Microsoft is gracious enough to provide a yearly $2,000 grant to all 501c3 nonprofits that apply for it. The problem is that the steps to apply the grant to your Azure subscription aren’t intuitive. Every year I dread reapplying for…
Looking for a way to auto enable BitLocker on all of your Windows 10 and Windows 11 endpoints? Microsoft allows for setting up BitLocker settings in Active Directory through GPOs (Group Policy Objects), but there isn’t a built-in option to…
Are you looking for a disaster recovery solution for your on-prem servers? In this post we’ll walk through the steps to setup a MABS (Microsoft Azure Backup Server), and configure it to backup to Azure Recovery Services and locally. Requirements…
In this post, we’ll explore how Windows Terminal can revolutionize your command line experience inside of Windows 11. Windows Terminal offers a streamlined interface for maximizing productivity when working in the command prompt, bash or Powershell, all at the same…
As a Linux administrator, CentOS has likely been a trusted choice for your server environments for many years. However, recent changes with CentOS have left many administrators searching for alternative distributions that align better with their needs. In this blog…
Over the years I’ve tested many aspects of Microsoft’s Active Directory. Sometimes those tests resulted in unforeseen consequences on my production environment. When Hyper-V came along it was the perfect tool to test different environments including Active Directory. In this…
Ever have an instance when making changes to one Active Directory Domain Controller and it doesn’t propagate to other domain controllers? In this post I’ll show you how to check the sync health of your domain controllers and how to…
Most Network Administrators use Bitlocker to secure their laptops and PCs. It’s built into Windows and best of all it’s free. (NOTE: Bitlocker is not included with Windows 10/11 Home.) It’s fairly easy to setup, but one problem is saving…
I looked at a free SSL Certificate Authority called Let’s Encrypt years ago, but the certificates only lasted 90 days and then you had to manually recreate the requests. This works fine for test and development systems, but not so much for…