ADDS roles can be removed by using the GUI and Powershell. Powershell is a fast and easy method that requires only a single command. Remove ADDS Role with PowerShell Step 1: Open PowerShell. Step 2: Type in the following command and then press enter: Uninstall-ADDSDomainController -DemoteOperationMasterRole -RemoveApplicationPartition Step 3: Provide the local administrator password and press ... Read more
These instructions describe how to migrate print services from Windows Server 2012 R2 to Windows Server 2016. Windows Server 2016 has built-in migration wizard. Install Print Services on Server 2016 Step 1: Open the server manager. Click on the Add Roles and Features wizard. Step 2: Click on Next. Step 3: Choose Role-based or feature-based installation ... Read more
Migrating a DHCP from Server 2012 R2 to Server 2016 involves only two commands. The first command is to export the DHCP data and is run on Server 2012 R2. The second command imports the DHCP data and it is run on the Windows 2016 server. The following steps illustrate how to use those two ... Read more
In this article, I am going to explain the difference between a samAccountName and a userPrincipalName which are often used in an Active Directory context. samAccountName It was used with an earlier version of windows (pre-windows 2000). User login name is in the format of DomainName\testUser. It should be less than 20 characters. It should be ... Read more
You can use the read-host command-let to get an input from a user during program execution. PowerShell Input Example Here is a related example, the program gets two numbers in string format and converts them into integers and then sums up those numbers and finally displays the result. The -prompt parameter is used to display a ... Read more
You can read a text file and display its content using get-content cmdlet in PowerShell. Read textfile example Execute the following command on PowerShell with elevated privileges. Get-Content c:\scripts\test.txt This command will display the contents of the file test.txt which is located in c:\scripts\
When you have to generate random passwords for users, you can execute the get-random command let on PowerShell to create it. Generate Random Number get-random -maximum 2000 -minimum 100 This command, when executed on PowerShell, creates a number between 1999 (not 2000 and always set one number higher in maximum) and 100.
If you have recently installed a new Windows Server 2016, it is a good practice to assign it a user friendly server name and change its date, time and time zone to match your location. Changing the Server Name Step 1: Press Windows icon key + X on your keyboard and click on System. Step 2: Click on ... Read more
PowerShell commands are an easy way to save a lot of time as system administrator. In this article, I'll show you how to configure DHCP from PowerShell. I have following information including scope, and router gateway IP. DHCP DNSServerIP="192.168.1.10" DHCPServerIP="192.168.1.10" StartRange="192.168.1.150" EndRange="192.168.1.200" Subnet="255.255.255.0" Router="192.168.1.1" Following is the configuration break down: Installing DHCP Adding DHCP scope ... Read more
Sometime it is necessary to keep installed drivers on windows even after running sysprep. You can do so by following these steps. Step-by-Step instructions Step 1: Open run command. Type regedit and then press enter key. Step 2: Go to the following path: GoHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\Sysprep\Settingregedits\sppnp Step 3: Locate PersistAllDeviceInstalls on right side of window. Step 4: Right-click and ... Read more