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PowerShell Get-FsrmQuota and Set-FsrmQuota
Learn how to get and set File Server Resource Manager NTFS directory quota using PowerShell‘s FileServerResourceManager cmdlets Get-FsrmQuota and Set-FsrmQuota.
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Set IIS Application Pool recycle defaults to Specific Times, not Regular Time Interval
By default, an IIS application pool (or "AppPool") recycles on a regular time interval of 1740 minutes, or 29 hours. Sometimes you want to change this regular time interval to a specific time schedule. And when you try to configure this in IIS Manager, it gives you an error. Luckily, AppCmd and PowerShell come to the rescue!
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Software deployment through WDS
In my environment, I had to set up a new Windows Deployment Services (WDS) configuration for Windows 8.1 Enterprise. To roll out in our office (some 20+ workstations). I wanted to install some additional software at the same time, without using Microsoft Deployment Workbench (using FirstLogonCommands), because I find the interface too slow. The solution? Read on...
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PowerShell: find all files owned by a particular user
How to use PowerShell to find all files and folders owned by a specific user in Windows. Find files and folders fast with PowerShell.
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Disk Cleanup in Windows Server
Learn how to perform disk cleanup in Windows Server. Gain gigabytes of free disk space by cleaning up Windows Update-, Service Pack-, and hotfix installations. Analyze and clean WinSxs, install cleanmgr in Windows Server 2012 Core, or move SoftwareDistribution folder.
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WMI/netsh to add DNS servers on network adapters
How to add DNS servers -or resolvers- to a Windows Server network adapter, or interface using WMI and the netsh command. This one is quite old but may come in handy sometimes. In this example we use Google's Public DNS server addresses and localhost to add as DNS Servers on our server.
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.svc WCF web service returns 404 Not Found on IIS 8
When a Windows Communications Foundation (WCF) web service returns a 404 Not Found error, after installing the HTTP-Activation feature in IIS, you might need to add an extra Handler to your IIS configuration.
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How to install the Web-WebSockets feature in IIS using PowerShell
How to install WebSocket Protocol support in IIS using PowerShell's Install-WindowsFeature cmdlet. Easily install and enable support for the WebSocket protocol on Windows Server IIS.
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How to: Test MySQL database connectivity in ASP.NET, PHP, ASP
Test MySQL database connectivity in ASP.NET, PHP, ASP; Simple MySQL connection test from your website with ASP.NET, PHP & classic ASP. Whenever you need a MySQL connectivity test from a website or server, it's handy to have various test scripts nearby. Whether it is because you are setting up a new website or you have just installed a new server and are running your tests.
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Forfiles: How to delete files recursively on Windows Server
Delete files recursively with Forfiles on Windows Server. The Forfiles command on Windows selects and executes a command on a file or set of files. Forfiles is ideal for batch processing through scripts: you can run a command on or pass arguments to multiple files. For example, you delete files recursive if files are older than 'n' days.
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Add websites and application pools to IIS with PowerShell, in a for loop
How to use PowerShell to create websites and application pools in IIS. How to use PowerShell to create websites and application pools in IIS... A client of the company I work for wanted to quickly add 60 sub-domains to his website. But, the sub-domains had to be created as self contained IIS websites, and running in their own application pools. Luckily, the client wanted 60 consecutive sub-domain names. This made our task a bit easier, because we could easily script this in PowerShell
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Microsoft Deployment Workbench: silent installation of various applications
Silent installation command-line arguments to install and deploy applicatoins using Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT). Install programs like 7-Zip, Windows Update Agent, IIS Manager and Microsoft Office silently and unattended.
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IIS 6.0 error: The tracking (workstation) service is not running
IIS 6.0 error "The tracking (workstation) service is not running" after an iisreset and restarting an SSL website. Fix this error by restarting httpfilter service.