Powershell: Array doesn’t show multiple items, it shows only one item.
When creating a array you might get a different result than expected. Sometime the Array show only one item instead of multiple items. Create a array: $FileArray = “” $FileArray = Read more......
View ArticleAdd an Office 365 sharepoint folder to your local Favorites in Explorer.
It is very handy to add an Office 365 SharePoint website to the Favorites of your local Windows Explorer. On your SharePoint website go to the folder you’ll want to add, to you’re Favorites, en...
View ArticleFind the Operating System start time / boot time [Solved]
Execute this command if you want to know the start time, of the workstation/server Tested on : Windows 7 + 8 Windows Server 2008 R2 + Server 2012 Get-EventLog -Log System | Where { $_.Source -eq...
View ArticleServer 2012 R2 / Windows 8.1 : How to update your (legacy) KMS server
As of October 18 2013, Microsoft released Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 R2. When you try to activate your KMS license key, in your KMS server, the KMS server dos not recognize these new keys. This can be...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 Error : The Selected file is not a valid ISO file. Please select...
You can use the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool, to create a Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 8.1 bootable USB device. You can download it here Unfortunately sometimes you receive an error : The...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 /2012 R2: How to add new product keys to your KMS server /...
When using a Volume Activation Management Tool ( VAMT ) 3.0 you want to add your Windows 8.1 and Windows server 2012 R2 license keys, to the product keys. This is NOT possible !!! Your unable to add...
View ArticleWindows 8/8.1 Error: Unable to download apps from the store – How to Reset...
One of the new features of Windows 8, is downloading Windows Store applications. Often you might encounter issues where the downloading it stuck half way or when you try to install or update the...
View ArticleWin8.1 : Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update...
Error while updating Windows 8.1 to Windows 8.1 update1 (8.1.1). Today I wanted to update a Windows 8.1 workstation to 8.1 update 1. I used the method noted on this site : How to download and install...
View ArticleHow to : Start Windows Powershell ISE as an administrator
Off course you can start a program as an administrator bij right clicking the program, and select ‘Run as administrator’. But sometimes this is not possible, for example bij using a script. In this...
View ArticleHOW TO: Create a software list in powershell on server 2008 (R2) + 2012 (R2)
This week I had to compare software on multiple Remote Desktop Servers. To do this quicly I wrote this little Powershell script, to create a CSV file of the software, in order to compare the lists....
View ArticleWin 7-8-2008-2012 : Get-EventLog : The network path was not found. At...
This week I had to do some powershell scripting on different servers. There was one server who reacted not in the same order as the other servers. For example: Executing the command : get-eventlog...
View ArticleWindows 10 technical preview
As of this week you can download Microsoft 10 technical preview. Click this link to go to the download site What happens, when your hobby becomes you work? You will have too much fun at home !
View ArticleScript to create a Windows backup using a VHD file.
This scripts can create a windows backup to a VHD file, on any location in your network. The only thing needed is setting the correct variables in the xml file. The script is generating a log file in...
View ArticleWindows 8 : Change Windows lock screen time out [Solved]
In Windows 8 there is a standard option to change the display of the lock screen, but this option is hidden by default. Here is how to change this setting : There is no way to change the default time...
View ArticleStart powershell with the same settings everytime.
Do you need to add the same command’s in powershell everytime you start powershell? This can be done automatically ! I always start powershell with start-stranscript and change the default location...
View ArticleExtend your Powershell ISE with tons of extra features => use ISESteroids 2.0 !
Have you always thought Powershell ISE is the best there is? Then check out Powershell ISE ! Powershell ISE give you tons of extra features in Powershell ISE ! Download ISESteroids from :...
View ArticleWorking with Powershell and modules. [Solved]
For some time now I worked with Functions in Powershell, but wanted to go to the next level, working with modules. Creating modules isn’t rocket science, but working with modules the right way is...
View ArticleHow to connect to a domain-joined Exchange server from a stand-alone PC [Solved]
Special thanks to my colleague Eric Snijders for his contribution! Be Aware: This is not the best practice! We have done this in order to decommission the current mail server! This week I...
View ArticleMove files to sub folders based upon year and month LastWriteTime [Solved]
Very often I hear my colleagues say that zipping, deleting or archiving a folder takes to many time, and resources of the server they are working on. This is due to the large amount of files in these...
View Article[SOLVED] When using a Volume Activation Management Tool ( VAMT ) 3.1: The...
When you receive this error while trying to import your Windows 10 product keys to KMS VAMT server 3.1, the only way is to upgrade your VAMT version. It is not possible to import Windows 10 keys in...
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