One of the main tasks of a WSUS administrator (Windows Server Update Services) is to manage the approval of updates to be installed on Windows computers and servers. In this…
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- Active DirectoryPowerShellWindows Server 2019
Creating New User Accounts in Active Directory with ADUC and PowerShell
April 3, 2023In this article, we’ll look at how to create new users in an Active Directory domain. You can create new user accounts in your domain using the graphical mmc snap-ins (…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2019
The update is not applicable to your computer: Windows Update Error
September 9, 2022When manually installing MSU updates on Windows computers and servers, you may receive an error: Windows Update Standalone Installer: Searching for updates on this computer. This problem most often occurs…
- PowerShellWindows Server 2019Windows Server 2022
How to Enable Wireless (Wi-Fi) on Windows Server 2019/2016
June 8, 2023By default, wireless (Wi-Fi) support is disabled in all Windows Server 2022/2019/2016/2012R2 versions. If you plug a Wi-Fi network adapter (USB or PCI) into a host running Windows Server, you…
- ExchangeMicrosoft 365OutlookPowerShell
Managing Calendar Permissions on Exchange Server and Microsoft 365
February 20, 2023In this article, we’ll look at how to manage calendar permissions in on-premises Exchange Server and Microsoft 365 mailboxes using Outlook and PowerShell. We will also focus on the topic…
PowerShell profile is essentially a regular PowerShell script (PS1) that runs when PowerShell starts and is used as a logon script to configure an environment. You can add your own…
Wi-Fi signal strength affects the quality of your Internet connection. On Windows, you can check the current Wi-Fi signal strength in several ways. I tried to learn how to check…
- Active DirectoryPowerShellWindows Server 2019
Create Organizational Units (OU) Structure in Active Directory with PowerShell
May 17, 2022Quite often when creating new Organizational Units (OUs), an Active Directory administrator has to create a structure of nested containers inside a new OU. For example, when a company opens…
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Windows Security Won’t Open or Shows a Blank Screen on Windows 10/ 11
December 20, 2022Windows 10 and 11 have a built-in Microsoft Defender Antivirus (quite good, I should say) managed through the Windows Security Center. In some cases, Microsoft Defender or Security control panel…
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How to Manually Install Windows Updates from CAB and MSU Files
June 8, 2023Windows updates are released as packages with the MSU or CAB file extensions. If the Windows Update service is not working (or disabled), you can manually download and install the…