working with passwords in PowerShell prolog

Link part 1 powershell script to create aes encypted password stringLink part 2 powershell script to reconvert to plain password Once a customer asked me how to store a password on local server and use it inside a powershell script to authenticate. Storing passwords in plain text is not the best solution, so I thought …

Checking exchange schema version with powershell

In my daily work I often see lots of different active directory and exchange environments, so I need a short method to determine witch exchange schema version is installed. Also it is important to check the schema version after schema upgrade or Cumulative Update. Yes there are some links you ‘ll find, but every website …

Windows Admin Center 1903 AD / DNS /DHCP management offline Server

Some days ago microsoft launched the brand new windows admin center v1903 preview (IMPORTANT!). It’s only a preview but today I’ll have a look at some really cool extensions. One great improvement is the AD query to add some servers or workstations. Works in my testing enviroment. You can search with wildcards 😉 What I …

WIN 2019 Core activate SMB-in rule via PowerShell

Windows Server 2019 Core activate SMB-in rule via PowerShell Today I deployed a brand new Windows Server 2019 Datacenter Core for installing the new Exchange Server 2019. I wrote a little PowerShell Script for joining domain and do IP configuration so on.. After enabling remote management, my windows admin center was able to manage the …

TOP 50 PowerShell Blogs Award

Thank you Feedspot.com for raising my blog to the “TOP 50 PowerShell Blogs”. This is amazing and I just can’t believe this has become true. Another surprise is the position in this ranking, really awesome.