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Cleanup Windows Update Corrupted Database Error 80073712

2015-02-11 General, Windows

Here is what you do when you get the famous “(80073712)” error while trying to apply Windows Updates. Open a command prompt with Run As Administrator and run those commands one by one. You can also paste them all into a batch file, and run it with Administrator privileges; net stop wuauserv cd %systemroot%\SoftwareDistribution ren ..

PowerShell Get Memory used by a group of processes

2014-11-21 Powershell, Windows

Get the memory usage of a process, grouped, so you get the total. Example; chrome, always have one process per page, use this to get the total of memory used by all of them. $Processes = get-process chrome,iexplore | Group-Object -Property ProcessName foreach($Process in $Processes) { $Obj = New-Object psobject $Obj | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty ..

Duplicate Active Directory Group with Members from PowerShell

2014-11-04 Active Directory, Powershell, Windows

Fireup your PowerShell ISE, modify to your needs, and run ! Please leave comments, suggestions below ! Import-Module ActiveDirectory # Determine the base OU $Path = ‘OU=Accounting,OU=-Department,OU=Office,DC=MyDomain,DC=net’ # Determine the new path where the groups will be created. Can be different or the same. $NewPath = ‘OU=HR,OU=-Department,OU=Office,DC=MyDomain,DC=net’ # Get all security groups to duplicate. You ..

Get FSMO Roles in domain with Powershell

2014-11-04 Active Directory, Powershell, Windows

First, fire up a PowerShell windows with the Active Directory module. If you have the Admins tools installed, it should be called “Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell” If you don’t have the admin tools install, you must install them, or log on a server that has them, like a Domain Controler. If you do ..

Remove Hidden Network Adapters

2014-10-10 General, Windows

1- Click Start, click Run, type cmd.exe, and then press ENTER. 2- Enter this command and then press ENTER: set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1 3- Open Device Manager; Start DEVMGMT.MSC Click View, and then click Show Hidden Devices. Expand the Network Adapters tree. Right-click the dimmed network adapter, and then click ..

Active Directory Picture Upload software

2013-11-08 Active Directory, Windows

Thanks to the original poster, please visit his post here: http://blog.cjwdev.co.uk/2010/10/31/ad-photo-edit-a-program-for-uploading-images-into-the-active-directory-thumbnailphoto-attribute-used-by-outlook-2010/ &nb..

2013-11-08 Active Directory, Windows

Thanks to all the origninal poster, please visit each link: Install and configure an Enterprise Root CA http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731183.aspx http://www.vkernel.ro/blog/install-certification-authority-in-windows-server-2008-r2 Install and configure a Subordiante CA: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc772192.aspx One of the best Complete guide I have found. http://marckean.wordpress.com/2010/07/28/build-an-offline-root-ca-with-a-subordinate-ca/ &nb..

List all computer accounts in an OU

2013-11-08 Active Directory, Windows

Open a commande window, and type this: DSQUERY COMPUTER “OU=YUL-User+Computers,OU=YUL,DC=NA,DC=manwin,DC=local” -o rdn -limit 1000 > c:\machines.txt This will create a text file on your C:\ drive, with a maximum of 1000 machine names it found in AD. Change the -limi parameter to whatever you ne..

Cryptolocker Prevention Kit with Software Restriction Policy

2013-11-08 Active Directory, Windows

Thanks to the original poster, please visit his post here: http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/396103-cryptolocker-prevention-kit-updated?pag..

Application Whitelisting using Software Restriction Policy and GPO

2013-11-08 Active Directory, Windows

Please get the full PDF document here: http://www.nsa.gov/ia/_files/os/win2k/Application_Whitelisting_Using_SRP…