Convert SqlCe database to SQL Server
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3 Ways of blocking sendmail.php on IIS webserver
Here are 3 ways of blocking access to a PHP sendmail.php script on your Windows Server IIS webserver. This comes in handy if a websites on your webserver sends out spam and you need to block access to a script on a specific website or globally in IIS.
Add VirtIO drivers to Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE)
Learn how to add VirtIO drivers to your Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) to recover your Windows virtual machines. Using Powershell of course and Windows Server 2022.
Retrieve SSH public key from Active Directory for SSH authentication
If you have tens (hundreds) of servers and/or users it's easier to retrieve user SSH public keys from Active Directory (AD) than from various unmanaged authorized_keys files.
Install SQL Server cumulative updates silently
Learn how to install SQL Server cumulative updates (CU) silently using PowerShell opposed to the cumbersome task of running the GUI installer.
Add, list and remove IP addresses in Windows Firewall
How to bulk add IP addresses in Windows Firewall, list an IP address and how to remove all IP addresses from Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security
Block brute force attacks on SQL Server, block IP addresses in Windows Firewall using PowerShell
For the time being, some manual labor is involved, but it is still manageable. You can use this to create your own solution to block offending IP addresses in SQL Server’s firewall.
How to enable HTTP/3 in Windows Server 2022
Native support for HTTP/3 in Windows Server 2022, jeej! Host HTTP/3 web services in Windows
Windows Defender: Turn off routine remediation (DisableRoutinelyTakingAction)
Turn off Windows Defender routine remediation using a GPO setting called “DisableRoutinelyTakingAction”. This policy setting allows you to configure whether Microsoft Defender Antivirus automatically takes action on all detected threats.
How to share OpenSSH keys with WSL in Windows
Here is how you can share your SSH keys between Windows 11/10 and WSL 2 if you don't want to copy over your ssh keys from Windows to WSL 2 Linux, or generate new ones.
Increase WMI memory to support large volume of queries
Learn how to fix memory issues and subsequent crashes in WMI / WmiPrvse.exe by increasing available memory and handles
How-to fix Windows Defender error “Get-MpComputerStatus : The extrinsic Method could not be executed.”
Enabling Windows Defender per GPO failed with the error message "Get-MpComputerStatus : The extrinsic Method could not be executed.", here is how to resolve this issue.
Install and setup IIS Manager for Remote Administration in Windows Server IIS (step by step)
Use IIS Manager to administer various components of your website through a graphical user interface (GUI) if it's hosted in Windows Server IIS. In this article you'll learn how to install and setup IIS Manager in Windows 11/10 to manage your website(s).
Getting more out your Windows Performance Counters monitoring for web applications – part 3
Zabbix monitoring for your websites and ASP.NET applications in IIS using _Process Performance Counter.
ASP.NET web application monitoring in Zabbix, part 2
When you host multiple websites in IIS, and you need to monitor them, Zabbix is one of your options. In Zabbix, you can take advantage of Windows Server performance counters. And in this article I show you some important Windows performance counters you can use to monitor your ASP.NET web application in Zabbix.
Monitor IIS application pools in Zabbix, part 1
Here is a small introduction to query the number of running w3wp.exe processes per IIS application pool in Zabbix so you can start monitoring Microsoft Windows Server IIS with Zabbix.
Easily find out which Windows Updates are installed with PowerShell
Easily find out whether an update or patch is installed. Or not... With PowerShell
Install OpenSSH in Windows Server
Microsoft have released their OpenSSH port for Windows Server and Windows 10 back in 2015. Here is how to install the OpenSSH Server on Windows Server 2022, 2019 and 2016.
How to remove IIS from Windows Server using PowerShell
Follow this if you have no more need for Windows Server IIS and want to remove IIS completely from Windows Server using PowerShell
Basic Authentication module for Windows Server IIS 10
HTTP Basic Authentication managed module for IIS enables HTTP Basic Authentication with virtual user support in Windows Server IIS.
