Windows 10 1809 (October) update – SNMP missing
SNMP is still available, but now it can be found under: “Start” –> “Settings” –> “Apps” –> “Apps & Features” –> “Manage optional Features” –> “Add a Feature”
Infrastructure
Windows, Linux, identity, virtualisation, networks and platforms.
Report on BlueScreen (BSOD) events and stop codes with PowerShell
A PowerShell script to report on all BlueScreen events and stop codes from the Windows Event Log on a specific server can be a useful tool for system administrators to troubleshoot and prevent future system crashes. This script will query…
Windows 10: Set search results default to detail view
For some reason Microsoft seems to think that “Content” view for search results is the best view. This goes for “generic” folders in general, but me for content view is a view that I’d rather see go completely from Windows.…
Active Directory Domain Naming Best Practices
Choose a safe Active Directory DNS namespace using a registered domain, internal subdomain, verified UPN suffix and current Microsoft guidance.
216.146.35.35 & 216.146.36.36 added as primary to your DNS settings
With the update to their client version 5.3.1 for Windows, DynDNS sets the first to entries in your local DNS to 216.146.35.35 and 216.146.36.36. Unfortunately this causes the machine where the DynDNS client is installed on, to fail to contact…
Monitoring for WMI corruption issues and rebuilding WMI
Background WMI is a Windows OS component that is present on every Windows server and PC WMI corruption can cause failures that include failure to apply Group Policy Some organizations rely upon Group Policy to secure servers, secure group membership…
Slipstreaming Service Pack 4 into Windows 2000
When installing Windows 2000 (and also Windows NT4 or Windows XP/2003 or even MS Office versions), it’s usually easier and less error-prone to install the OS with the latest service-pack or SP already slipstreamed into the installation media. Quite often…