[WSRV] Import private key into certificate file

 

openssl pkcs12 -export -out cert.pfx -inkey private.key -in cert.crt -certfile CACert.crt

[WSRV] Check Hyper-V Host

(get-item "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VirtualMachine\Guest\Parameters").GetValue("HostName")

[WSRV] Search for file with a special character in the file name?

~="("

~="&"

~="hello you (1"

[WSRV] AVMA Keys

slmgr /ipk <AVMA_key>  

AVMA keys

The following AVMA keys can be used for Windows Server 2019.

Edition	AVMA key
Datacenter	H3RNG-8C32Q-Q8FRX-6TDXV-WMBMW
Standard	TNK62-RXVTB-4P47B-2D623-4GF74
Essentials	2CTP7-NHT64-BP62M-FV6GG-HFV28

The following AVMA keys can be used for Windows Server, version 1809.

Edition	AVMA key
Datacenter	H3RNG-8C32Q-Q8FRX-6TDXV-WMBMW
Standard	TNK62-RXVTB-4P47B-2D623-4GF74

The following AVMA keys can be used for Windows Server, version 1803 and 1709.

Edition	AVMA key
Datacenter	TMJ3Y-NTRTM-FJYXT-T22BY-CWG3J
Standard	C3RCX-M6NRP-6CXC9-TW2F2-4RHYD

The following AVMA keys can be used for Windows Server 2016.

Edition	AVMA key
Datacenter	TMJ3Y-NTRTM-FJYXT-T22BY-CWG3J
Standard	C3RCX-M6NRP-6CXC9-TW2F2-4RHYD
Essentials	B4YNW-62DX9-W8V6M-82649-MHBKQ

The following AVMA keys can be used for Windows Server 2012 R2.

Edition	AVMA key
Datacenter	Y4TGP-NPTV9-HTC2H-7MGQ3-DV4TW
Standard	DBGBW-NPF86-BJVTX-K3WKJ-MTB6V
Essentials	K2XGM-NMBT3-2R6Q8-WF2FK-P36R2

[WSRV] Powershell Cmdlets - Network

Test-NetConnection -ComputerName "Hostname or IP"

Test-NetConnection "Hostname" -Port #

Test-NetConnection "Hostname" -traceroute

Get-NetIPConfiguration

Resolve-DnsName -Name "Hostname"

Get-NetTCPConnection

Get-DnsClient
Set-DnsClientServer Address

Clear-DnsClientCache


Disable-NetAdapter -Name "Adapter Name"
Enable-NetAdapter -Name "Adapter Name"

[WSRV] Exporting VM settings

$FormatEnumerationLimit = -1

cd $HOME\Desktop

mkdir VM

Get-VM | ft -autosize > $home\Desktop\VM\Get_VM_ft.txt

Get-VM | fl > $home\Desktop\VM\Get_VM_fl.txt

Get-VM | Get-VMCheckpoint | ft -autosize > $home\Desktop\VM\Get_VMCheckpoint_ft.txt

Get-VM | Get-VMsnapshot | ft -autosize > $home\Desktop\VM\Get_VMsnapshot_ft.txt

Get-VM | Get-VMHardDiskDrive | fl > $home\Desktop\VM\Get_VMHardDiskDrive_fl.txt

Get-VM | Get-VMHardDiskDrive | ft -autosize > $home\Desktop\VM\Get_VMHardDiskDrive_ft.txt

Get-VMHost > $home\Desktop\VM\Get_VMHost.txt

Get-VM | Get-VMIdeController | ft -AutoSize > $home\Desktop\VM\Get_VMIdeController_ft.txt

Get-VM | Get-VMIntegrationService | ft -AutoSize > $home\Desktop\VM\Get_VMIntegrationService_ft.txt

Get-VM | Get-VMIntegrationService | sort enabled | ft -AutoSize > $home\Desktop\VM\Get_VMIntegrationService_sort.txt

Get-VM |  Get-VMMemory | ft -AutoSize > $home\Desktop\VM\Get_VMMemory_ft.txt

Get-VM | Get-VMNetworkAdapter | ft -AutoSize > $home\Desktop\VM\Get_VMNetworkAdapter_ft.txt

Get-VM | Get-VMNetworkAdapter | fl > $home\Desktop\VM\Get_VMNetworkAdapter_fl.txt

Get-VMNetworkAdapterIsolation > $home\Desktop\VM\Get_VMNetworkAdapterIsolation.txt

Get-VMNetworkAdapterVlan > $home\Desktop\VM\Get_VMNetworkAdapterVlan.txt

Get-VMSystemSwitchExtension > $home\Desktop\VM\Get_VMSystemSwitchExtension.txt

Get-VMSwitch > $home\Desktop\VM\Get_VMSwitch.txt

Get-VMSwitch | fl > $home\Desktop\VM\Get_VMSwitch_fl.txt

[WSRV] Remove Server GUI

uninstall-windowsfeature server-gui-shell, server-gui-mgmt-infra

[WSRV] Script to Block .Net 4.7

$registryPath = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\WU"
New-Item -Path $registryPath -Force | Out-Null
$Name = "BlockNetFramework47"
$value = "1"
New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $name -Value $value -PropertyType DWORD -Force | Out-Null

[WSRV] Remove folder with space at the end

rd /s "\\?\C:\old\1 "

[EX2013] Deploy MaxConcurrentApi

# deploy MaxConcurrentApi key in multiple Exchange servers
Get-Exchangeserver | foreach{Invoke-Command -ComputerName $_.fqdn -ScriptBlock {
    $registryPath = "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netlogon\Parameters"
    $Name = "MaxConcurrentApi"
    $value = "10"

    IF(!(Test-Path $registryPath)){
        New-Item -Path $registryPath -Force | Out-Null
        New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $name -Value $value -PropertyType DWORD -Force | Out-Null}
    ELSE {
        New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $name -Value $value -PropertyType DWORD -Force | Out-Null}

    restart-service netlogon -Force
}}

# deploy MaxConcurrentApi key in multiple DC servers. This is captured from the “currentDomainControllers” result.
(Get-Exchangeserver servername -Status).CurrentDomainControllers | foreach{Invoke-Command -ComputerName $_ -ScriptBlock {
    $registryPath = "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netlogon\Parameters"
    $Name = "MaxConcurrentApi"
    $value = "10"

    IF(!(Test-Path $registryPath)){
        New-Item -Path $registryPath -Force | Out-Null
        New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $name -Value $value -PropertyType DWORD -Force | Out-Null}
    ELSE {
        New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $name -Value $value -PropertyType DWORD -Force | Out-Null}

    restart-service netlogon -Force
}}

[WSRV] Temporarily block installation of the .NET

Back up the registry.

Start Registry Editor. To do this, click Start, type regedit in the Start Search box, and then press Enter.

Locate and click the following subkey:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP

After you select this subkey, point to New on the Edit menu, and then click Key.

Type WU, and then press Enter.

Right-click WU, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.

Type BlockNetFramework47, and then press Enter.

Right-click BlockNetFramework47, and then click Modify.

In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.

On the File menu, click Exit to exit Registry Editor.

[WSRV] Capture machine FQDN

$fqdn = "$env:computername.$env:userdnsdomain"

import-module activedirectory
$name = hostname
$domain = (Get-ADDomain).dnsroot
$pc = ("$name"+"."+"$domain")
$pc

[WSRV] Prevent Truncation of Long Output

Check with:


$FormatEnumerationLimit


Modify to unlimited:


$FormatEnumerationLimit =-1

[WSRV] Backup AD partition

ldifde -d "<configuration container>" -f configuration.ldf 

[WSRV] Install .NET Framework 3.5 using Dism

Using DISM with Internet connectivity


For an online reference image that can access Windows Update

DISM /Online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:NetFx3 /All 

Using DISM with no Internet connectivity

DISM /Online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:NetFx3 /All /LimitAccess /Source:d:\sources\sxs

[WSRV] Expand all values in object property

Get-Mailbox mbx001 | Select-Object -ExpandProperty EmailAddresses

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/powershell/2009/09/13/select-expandproperty-propertyname/

[WSRV] How to removing a pending update that is preventing a successful boot

dism.exe /image:C:\ /cleanup-image /revertpendingactions

remove the file C:\windows\winsxs\pending.xml.

[WSRV] Create a file with specific size

fsutil file createnew d:\temp\1mbfile.txt 1000000

Fsutil
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753059(v=ws.11).aspx

[WSRV] List Global Catalog Servers

• nslookup
• set type=srv
• _gc._tcp.domain.local

• nltest /dsgetdc:alabama.usa /gc

• netdom query dc

• Open Active Directory Sites and Services.
• In the console tree, expand the Sites container, expand the site of the domain controller you want to check, expand the Servers container, and then expand the Server object.
• Right-click the NTDS Settings object, and then click Properties.
• On the General tab, if the Global Catalog box is selected, the domain controller is designated as a global catalog server.

[WSRV] Retrieve user details from Active Directory using SID

$strSID="S-1-5-21-500000003-1000000000-1000000003-1001"
$uSid = [ADSI]"LDAP://<SID=$strSID>"
echo $uSid


distinguishedName : {CN=John Doe,OU=Domain Admins,OU=People,OU=xxx,DC=xxx}
Path              : LDAP://<SID=S-1-5-21-500000003-1000000000-1000000003-1001>