Modern versions of Windows and Windows Server allow you to increase the size of any disk volume (partition) at the expense of unused (unallocated) disk space without shutting down the computer and without losing data. In this article, we’re going to explain how to extend a disk partition in Windows using the Disk Management GUI, the diskpart tool, or PowerShell commands.
- Active DirectoryGroup PoliciesWindows 10Windows Server 2019
Refresh AD Groups Membership without Reboot/Logoff
July 15, 2023After you add a computer or a user account to an Active Directory security group, the new access permissions or the new GPOs are not applied immediately. To update the…
- VMWareWindows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2019
How to Fix ‘An Operating System Wasn’t Found’ Error on Windows
August 24, 2023The ‘Operating system not found‘ or ‘Missing operating system‘ message at the computer boot means that there is no operating system bootloader on the current drive/media. As a result, your…
Visual Studio Code is a very feature-rich and versatile text editor that can benefit both developers and system administrators. You can use VS Code to edit your PowerShell scripts, configuration…
The Azure Active Directory password policy defines the password requirements for tenant users, including password complexity, length, password expiration, account lockout settings, and some other parameters. In this article, we’ll…
- Windows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2016
Getting Started with Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE)
July 7, 2023The Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) is a minimal operating system based on the Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE) image that includes a number of tools to repair, reset and diagnose Windows.…
- Group PoliciesWindows 10Windows 11
How to Backup and Copy Local Group Policy Settings to Another Computer
July 7, 2023Group Policies are used to centrally configure settings for computers and users in Windows. If your computers are joined to a Windows domain, you can use domain GPOs to bring…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows Server 2019
Check for Open (Listening) Ports with PowerShell
July 5, 2023In PowerShell, you can use the Test-NetConnection cmdlet to check whether a port is available (open) on a remote computer. You can use this cmdlet to check the response and…
Remote users can connect to their Windows 10 and 11 computers through the Remote Desktop Services (RDP). All you need to do is enable Remote Desktop, grant the user RDP…
- ExchangeMicrosoft 365PowerShell
Find Inactive (Unused) Distribution Lists in Exchange/Microsoft 365
June 26, 2023Within your Exchange organization or Exchange Online (Microsoft 365) tenant, you can create hundreds of Distribution Groups (Distribution Lists, DLs). Distribution lists that are no longer in use should be…