Generally speaking, in-place upgrading from one server version to another usually goes almost perfectly, given that the upgrade path is supported. You can just mount an ISO image and go with it. But when the server you are upgrading is a domain controller. There are other things to consider before going ahead. Pre-upgrade First, if you have Azure (Entra) AD […]
If you don’t have a software deployment tool, such as PDQ Deployment, uninstalling a program remotely on a computer could be painful. With PowerShell, it could make the process a lot easier. Uninstalling a program via WMI First, let’s see how to view the installed program. Get-CimInstance -Class Win32_Product -ComputerName $computername To specify which program, you can pipe the result […]
Fresh install Windows 11 via MDT goes quite smoothly, whether the hardware meets the minimum requirements or not, but the in-place upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11 usually runs into two different issues. Installation failed with error code 0xC190010E This indicates that the setup.exe needs the /eula accept parameter to accept the license agreement. The fix is quite simple, […]
In SharePoint Online, deleted sites will be permanently deleted automatically after a certain period of time so normally you don’t really need to worry about it. If you need to get rid of them now so you can reuse the URL right away, you can permanently delete them right from Deleted Sites on the SharePoint Online Admin portal. But what […]
To start using SharePoint Online Management shell, you just need to install the module or import it if you already had it installed, and then start enjoying it. Install-Module -Name Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell It works perfectly in PowerShell 5 but failed miserably in PowerShell 7. It throws an error when trying to connect to SharePoint Online. The workaround is to use import […]
When I need to turn on BitLocker on either a system drive or an external USB drive, I usually just right-click the drive, choose Turn on BitLocker, and then follow the wizard. It works pretty well and does what I need. What I didn’t know is that there are a lot more options you can choose from when you do […]
By default, SPF-failed emails will still get delivered in Microsoft 365. To its credit, they do most likely end up in the Junks folder. I understand the reason behind it because even in 2023, there are still many mail servers that aren’t configured correctly. But the fact that an SPF-failed email passes through still bothers me. To stop it, you […]
Deploying the uBlock Origin extension for Edge via GPO is very easy and straightforward. Follow this guide you will be done within minutes. However, managing it such as updating its Trusted Sites list so the extension doesn’t block anything won’t be that easy though. There are no settings out of the box designed for it. Many suggested registry keys and […]