[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 VMs Paths

List Checkpoint, Configuration and Snapshot File Locations:

 

get-vm  | select id,name,*location | ft -AutoSize

List the HardDrives attached into the Virtual Machines

get-vm | Get-VMHardDiskDrive | sort Path | select vmname,Path

[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] 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.