Current Windows versions collect information about the health of hard drives in your computer via SMART and may notify a user in case of any problems. Let’s see what a Windows notification of physical problems with a hard drive looks like and how to get SMART information about the health of your disks using built-in tools (WMI classes, PowerShell and command prompt).
The task of searching for objects in Active Directory (users, groups, or computers) by name using some pattern, regular expression, or wildcard is not as obvious as it really seems.…
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Run a Script (Program) When a Specific Program Opens/Closes in Windows
February 27, 2023In this article, we will show how to track an event of launching a certain program (process) in Windows and perform an action (run a script, command, program, send an…
In this short article, we will show you how to properly change an Active Directory domain name from test.com to resource.loc. In fact, it is not the best idea to…
- Windows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2019
Fix: Windows Won’t Boot (Start) After Installing Updates
November 8, 2021To ensure the stability and security of your Windows device, you should regularly install security updates (manually using MSU/CAB files or automatically via Windows Update). Microsoft releases new Windows updates…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows Server 2019
Using Out-GridView to View and Select Table Data in PowerShell
March 21, 2022The Out-GridView cmdlet allows displaying data as an interactive graphical table that can be filtered or sorted based on different criteria. You can use the Out-Gridview cmdlet in scripts where…
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Prevent Users from Changing Proxy Settings in Windows
February 27, 2023In a previous article, we showed how to configure proxy settings in Windows via GPO. However, even non-admin users can manually change the proxy settings on their computers. In this…
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How to Enable Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) on Windows?
February 27, 2023The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) allows you to remotely connect to the desktop of a computer running Windows and work with it as if it is your local computer. By…
- Group PoliciesPowerShellWindows 10Windows 11
How to Disable Automatic Driver Updates on Windows 10/11?
February 27, 2023When you connect a new device to your computer, laptop, or tablet, Windows tries to automatically download and install a corresponding hardware driver. Later, the operating system will automatically update…
In VMware vSphere, you can use an iSCSI disk as a shared datastore for your ESXi hosts. An ESXi host accesses iSCSI storage over your local network using the TCP…