By default, the built-in Windows VPN client does not allow you to connect to the VPN server until the user logs in. This is inconvenient for Active Directory-joined computers connected…
Windows 10
- Active DirectoryWindows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2019
Using WPAD (Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Protocol) on Windows
November 7, 2023The WPAD (Web Proxy Auto-Discovery) protocol allows you to easily configure the proxy settings on the clients in your network. The idea behind WPAD is that a client can use…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows Server 2019
Zabbix: How to Get Data from PowerShell Scripts
October 27, 2023In this article, we will look at configuring the Zabbix Agent to retrieve monitoring data from PowerShell scripts. Let’s look at two PowerShell scripts to get some data into Zabbix.…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows Server 2019Windows Server 2022
Tracking Printer Usage with Windows Event Viewer Logs
October 19, 2023In Windows, you can track printer usage with the Event Viewer. All print jobs sent to the print spooler are logged in the Event Viewer. If you have a print…
Ansible is the popular free open-source configuration management system used primarily to manage Linux hosts. This article describes how to use Ansible to remotely manage the configuration of Windows servers…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows 11
Installing Language Pack in Windows 10/11 with PowerShell
September 20, 2023In modern versions of Windows 11 22H2 and Windows 10 21H2+, you can use PowerShell to install and manage language packs and language interface language packs (LIPs). In previous builds…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2019
How to View and Change BIOS (UEFI) Settings with PowerShell
September 13, 2023You can use PowerShell to view or change BIOS/UEFI settings on a Windows computer. In this article, we will look at how to use Windows PowerShell to get or change…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows 11Windows 7Windows Server 2019
How to Create UEFI Bootable USB Drive to Install Windows
September 13, 2023This is a step-by-step tutorial for creating a bootable USB flash drive for a UEFI computer with Windows 10/11, Windows Server 2022/2019/2016, or Windows 7 installation images.
- Windows 10Windows Server 2016Windows Server 2019
Redirect HTTP to HTTPS in IIS (Windows Server)
September 7, 2023Once you have installed an SSL certificate installed on IIS website, you will need to configure a rule to automatically redirect all incoming unsecure HTTP requests to HTTPS URLs.
- Windows 10Windows Server 2016Windows Server 2019
How to Install an SSL Certificate on IIS (Windows Server)
September 7, 2023This guide covers how to issue and install an SSL certificate on an IIS (Internet Information Services) web server running on a Windows Server.