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How to unzip a file in PowerShell

Unzipping a file on your PowerShell command line may come in handy sometimes, even on your Windows 10 or Windows 8.1 workstation. All that is required is PowerShell and the .NET 4.5 Framework.

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By Jan Reilink, 1 year1 month ago

How to turn off the TLS default in FileZilla?

A short post for my colleagues at the customer support and anyone else wondering the same: how to turn off the FTP over TLS default in FileZilla?

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By Jan Reilink, 2 years1 year ago

WsusPool keeps crashing: stops again and again

Sometimes you find your WSUS server keeps crashing over and over again. WSUS is unavailable and/or the WSUS management console hangs. When you start to investigate as to why Windows Server Update Services crashes, you’ll notice the following error message being logged in the HTTPErr log files:

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By Jan Reilink, 2 years1 month ago

Windows Server

Merge multiple files into one new file in Windows

A quicky: if you need to merge multiple text files into one new file in Windows, you can use the copy command in cmd.exe, and here is how:

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By Jan Reilink, 2 years1 year ago

Windows Server

3 Important security measurements for Windows Server & IIS

Windows Server security: 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 (web) server is important to keep hackers out and your data safe. Here are some steps you can take to secure and harden your Windows Server (IIS) web or file server.

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By Jan Reilink, 2 years1 month ago

Windows Server

How to disable SMBv1 in Windows 10 and Windows Server

Disable SMBv1 to prevent prevent Petya / NotPetya, WannaCry / WanaCrypt0r ransomware spreading through your network. These worm viruses exploit a vulnerability in Windows Server Message Block (SMB) version 1 (SMBv1), and spread like wildfire. It is urged you disable SMBv1 in your Windows variant (Windows 10, 8.1, Server 2016, 2012 R2), and here is how if you haven’t done so yet.

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By Jan Reilink, 2 years1 month ago

Windows Server

DisableNSRecordsAutoCreation with Dnscmd

This post explains how to restrict automatic NS resource record registration in Windows Server DNS using Dnscmd. This prevents Windows Server DNS to automatically create NS records for zones that it hosts on the server.

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By Jan Reilink, 2 years1 year ago

Security Windows Server

Penetration Testers’ Guide to Windows 10 Privacy & Security

Andrew Douma, a vendor-neutral consultant, writes in Penetration Testers’ Guide to Windows 10 Privacy & Security:

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By Jan Reilink, 2 years1 year ago

Windows Server

Intrusion Detection with Windows Event ID’s

Found via cyber-ir.com: This paper is the best I have ever read on how to build IOC’s with Windows Event ID’s. I highly recommend you to read it, it contains very useful information and some very interesting behavioural examples of attacker activity. If you are looking to enhance your detection in your core network this is the document!

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By Jan Reilink, 2 years1 year ago

Windows Server

5 Extra ways to clean up disk space in Windows Server

Disk cleanup in Windows Server 2012 (R2) using DISM is one of the most popular posts here on Saotn.org. It’s also valid for Windows Server 2016. So apparently, disk space usage is an issue on Windows Server. And that made me wonder: what more ways to clean up disk space in Windows Server are there?

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By Jan Reilink, 3 years1 month ago

Windows Server

Windows Server 2016 licensing model

Mark O’Shea writes on TechNet that the licensing model for Standard and Datacenter were changed with Windows Server 2016, and he introduces the changes. The information is pulled from the Windows Server 2016 Licensing Datasheet, and if you need more details you can also download the Windows Server 2016 and System Center 2016 licensing FAQ. Spoil alert (tl;dr): you’ll be paying on a core-basis, instead of per CPU.

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By Jan Reilink, 3 years1 year ago

Windows Server

KB3157663: Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 5

When you’re installing Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 5, don’t forget to install KB3157663 before installing any server roles, features, or other products. Installing KB3157663 prior to any other software will fix an error with DISM and Install-WindowsFeature, error code 0x800F081F:

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By Jan Reilink, 3 years2 years ago

Windows Server

KMS Migration from 2008 R2 to Windows Server 2012 R2 and KMS Activation Known Issues

How to migratie an Windows Server 2008 R2 KMS to Windows Server 2012 R2, for volume activation of Microsoft products? On a new KMS server? You don’t, apparently there is no Windows Server 2008 (R2) KMS to Windows Server 2012 R2 migration. There is no way to automatically transfer your KMS role along with the products its activating to another server. Luckily Charity Shelbourne wrote up a handy how to for this task.

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By Jan Reilink, 3 years3 months ago

Windows Server

How to install IIS URL Rewrite Module on Windows Server 2016 & IIS 10

When you start to play with Windows Server 2016 and IIS 10, you’ll receive an error when you try to install the IIS URL Rewrite Module in IIS. The error occurs because the URL Rewrite Module installer contains an invalid version check for the IIS being used. Here is how to install IIS URL Rewrite Module in IIS 10…

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By Jan Reilink, 3 years1 month ago