A symbolic link (symlink) is a special file on a file system that doesn’t contain any data but is actually a shortcut pointing to another object (file or folder). When accessing a symlink, the operating system thinks that it is an original file (folder) and works with it completely transparently.
- Active DirectoryGroup PoliciesWindows 10Windows Server 2019
Configuring Windows Firewall Rules Using Group Policy
February 27, 2023The Microsoft Defender Firewall is built into all modern versions of Windows and Windows Server and allows you to configure rules for filtering incoming and/or outgoing network traffic on your…
- MS OfficeOutlookWindows 10Windows 11
Fix: Signature Button Not Working in Outlook 2019/2016/365
October 10, 2022In different versions of Outlook (2019/2016/2013/Microsoft 365 Apps), a bug occurs periodically when the create signature button stops working. When the user clicks the Signature button in the Outlook settings,…
You can send messages to Teams channels from PowerShell using webhook or Microsoft Graph API calls. Let’s see how to send and read messages in Microsoft Teams channels using PowerShell.…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2019
Uninstalling Programs with PowerShell in Windows 10/11
October 19, 2022In this article, we’ll look at how to uninstall software on a local or remote Windows computer using PowerShell. Quite often, the system administrator uses scripts to uninstall Windows applications.…
- PowerShellWindows Server 2016Windows Server 2019Windows Server 2022
Configuring Remote Desktop Services (RDS) Farm on Windows Server
February 3, 2023This guide shows how to install, configure, and maintain a terminal server farm based on the Remote Desktop Services (RDS) role on Windows Server. The article will help you to…
- Group PoliciesWindows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2019
Changing Default File Associations in Windows 10 and 11
February 27, 2023In this article, we’ll look at how to manage the default File Type Associations (FTA) on Windows 10/11 and Windows Server 2022/2019/2016. As an example, we will show how to…
- LinuxVMWareWindows 10Windows Server 2019
Using iPerf to Test Network Speed and Bandwidth
May 10, 2023IPerf is an open-source command line tool designed to test network throughput between two network hosts. The iPerf allows to generate TCP and UDP traffic (load) between two hosts. You…
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) is widely used by developers, administrators, and common users to run different Linux distros (Ubuntu, Debian, OpenSUSE, Kali Linux, Alpine), tools, and apps in Windows…
In this article, we’ll consider how to add (inject) drivers into the VMware ESXi installation ISO image (6.7 or 7.0). The ESXi installation image supports (certified) the most popular server…