GPO central store, Windows 10 or Windows 11 ADMX ?
Normally the best practices is to download the latest version of your Policy Definitions and copy all the .admx files and .adml files for all languages that are enabled to the …
Reset the Hello PIN prompts “This device is not currently joined to your organization. Please contact your administrator”.
Today we had a problem where a user forgot his PIN for Windows 10. At login screen when attempting to reset the pin it prompts “This device is not currently joined …
Hybrid AAD domain join without SCP – without AADconnect hybrid setup
To Hybrid domain join a device you have to configure your Azure AD Connect which creates a Service Connection Point (SCP) in your Active Directory. However in some environments it’s not …
Provision favorites for Microsoft Edge using GPO
Starting with Microsoft Edge version 85, Admins no longer have to manually craft a file to provision favorites. Admins can add favorites and folders using the Microsoft Edge UI to …
Set Edge as default browser
To set Microsoft Edge as the default browser for .html files and http/https links you have to use an application association file. Firstly you need to create an .xml file with …
Install RSAT tools
Install the Remote Server Administration Tools Install-WindowsFeature -IncludeAllSubFeature RSAT -WhatIf Install-WindowsFeature -IncludeAllSubFeature RSAT Verify if the Remote Server Administration Tools is already installed. Get-WindowsFeature -Name rsat Windows 10 Get-WindowsCapability -name …
Generate lots of files with FSUTIL
To test network performance I was in a need of copying many files of a certain size to another host in the network. I created thousands of files of a …
Create Devices and Printers shortcut on Desktop
Right-click the Desktop -> New -> Shortcut In the shortcut target box explorer.exe shell:::{A8A91A66-3A7D-4424-8D24-04E180695C7A} Use as name “Devices and Printers” and Click Finish. Complete list of CLSID : https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3123-clsid-key-guid-shortcuts-list-windows-10-a.html
Winget App Installer & install error
The Windows Package Manager is a tool designed to help you quickly and easily discover and install those tools that make your PC environment special. Install Winget via the Microsoft …
Windows Defender issue server 2016 and 2019
Your PC isn’t being monitored because the app’s service stopped. You should restart it. The service couldn’t be started : Uninstall was not possible : Uninstall-WindowsFeature : The request to …
Windows Update settings
GPO Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update > Configure Automatic Updates. Auto download and notify for Install : updates will be downloaded as soon as possible. After the download the user is prompted to …
Error 0x800F0954 Installing .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows 2019
Option 1: Bypass WSUS (temporarily) To fix the problem, temporarily bypass WSUS server using the registry. Type regedit.exe and click OK Go to the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU Edit the value UseWUServer and set …
Configure Start menu Windows 10
get-startapps Export-StartLayout -path C:\temp\StartMenu.xml start notepad.exe StartMenu.xml
Create Windows USB bootstick
1. Start an administrative command prompt 2. Type “diskpart” and press Enter3. Type all the following commands and press Enter after each command to execute them one by one. list …