How to enable the Windows Firewall with PowerShell in Windows Server 2012/2016/2019? I recommend turning on the Windows Firewall with PowerShell. But if you have a test lab and you want to keep it disabled for testing, go ahead. Don't…
We like to update .NET Framework in Exchange Server 2013/2016/2019 because we want to install Exchange Cumulative Update. What is the best approach to update .NET Framework in Exchange Server? Do we first update .NET Framework or run the Exchange…
When doing an authoritative restore in Active Directory, we need to run the command DFSRDIAG POLLAD. This will force a DFSR server to check with Active Directory (AD) for configuration/replication changes. We can run the command in Command Prompt or…
We like to convert Global to Universal Security Group with PowerShell. Why with PowerShell? It's because we have to convert more than a hundred groups. It will take hours of work if we are going to do it with Active…
Configure the ReFS volume before or after installing Exchange Server 2013/2016/2019. It's important to configure the correct ReFS block size on the volume for Exchange. Before you start, run Windows Updates and reboot the system. This article will learn how…
Before installing EXO V2 module, we need to install the PowerShellGet module. The problem is that we are unable to install NuGet provider and a couple of errors are showing. Warning unable to download from URI, unable to download the…
We like to get a list of all the Organizational Units (OUs) in Active Directory and export it with PowerShell. Why do we need that? We like to clean up not used OUs. This article will teach you how to…
The allocation unit size or named block size of a partition is vital for the systems. Think about the system performance. A partition is default formatted with a standard 4 KB allocation unit size. It does not mean that it's…
We want to create new Active Directory users in the organization. We can use the user creation wizard in Active Directory Users and Computers to create the users. What if you need to create 1000+ users? Doing it by the…
How to disable the Windows Firewall with PowerShell in Windows Server 2012/2016/2019? I don't recommend turning off the Windows Firewall with PowerShell. But if you have a test lab and want to disable it for testing, go ahead. Don't forget…