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Test if a port is open with PowerShell
Use PowerShell Test-NetConnection to test if a TCP port is opened. Along with ping to verify a host is online makes it ideal for scripting and automation. No need for Telnet client.
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Install Windows Updates using PowerShell
In this post I show you how to use PowerShell to install Windows Updates. Quickly and silently. This makes the use of PSWindowsUpdate module perfect for your day to day automation. The module even supports scheduling (on remote computers too!), it has the ability to search WSUS and Windows Update for updates, scheduling and performing the download and installation of updates.
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Adding VirtIO drivers to Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE)
Add VirtIO drivers to your Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) to recover hard disks or recover your Windows virtual machine after a hard crash. Learn to customize your Windows System Restore and rescue Windows like a pro!
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Removing phantom application folders from website configuration in IIS
Remove phantom application folders from websites in IIS using PowerShell where the physical path on the filesystem was removed. E.g when the application folder "/test1" in the website example.com should point to z:\sites\example.com\www\test1 but was removed. Here is now.
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Install Windows Server Servicing Stack Updates (SSU) using PowerShell
Install Servicing Stack Updates (SSU) for Windows Server 2012R2, 2016 and Windows Server 2019 using PowerShell, without downtime. Because they must be installed prior to normal Windows Server security updates you can install an SSU anytime you want to during the day. Here's a small PowerShell example to do so.
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What are 4 important security measures for Windows Server & IIS 10?
When you have just installed your new Windows Server, with or without IIS as web server, it is important to take a few extra security measurements. Securing your server is important to keep hackers out and your data safe. This article provides 4 key steps in strengthening your Windows Server web (IIS) or file server security.
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Simple PowerShell introduction for Windows Server administration, automation and scripting
Windows PowerShell is an important tool in Windows Server for administrators. You can use PowerShell for Windows Server administration, software installation, automation, and shell/command-line scripting. Here is a small and simple introduction to Windows PowerShell.
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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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Redirect HTTP to HTTPS
Various HTTP to HTTPS redirection methods, for Windows Server IIS and Linux Apache.
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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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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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Grep for forensic log parsing and analysis on Windows Server IIS
How to use GnuWin32 ported tools like grep.exe and find.exe for forensic log file analysis in Windows Server. In this article I'll give some real live examples of using these ported GnuWin tools like grep.exe for logfile analysis on Windows servers. The article provides three example, as an alternative to LogParser, because finding spam scripts fast is often very important.