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Active Directory Recycle Bin
A few years ago, Microsoft introduced the Active Directory Recycle Bin to Windows Server. Wonderful! It is not enabled out of the box, but it is reasonably simple to enable… except, it is not. Firstly, you can do it in the GUI… Open the Active Directory Administrative Center, navigate to local (local), and then in the…
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An Apple a Day…
Longtime readers of this blog will know that three years ago I made the jump from Windows Phone to the iPhone. I have few regrets about the move… the selection of apps on the iPhone (as well as the quality of them) is infinitely better than what I had on the Windows Phone. I can…
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Windows.old is getting old…
Earlier today I was looking for a script to remove the c:\Windows.old directory from my computer following installation of a new version of Windows. Unfortunately, in these times of “Windows 10 is the last desktop OS we will ever deliver, but we are updating it to a new version every six months,” this is needed…
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Change the Page in Command Line
Have you ever wondered what happens when you format a server (or any Windows system) with a small bootable drive, and a large secondary drive? Why would you? It shouldn’t matter, right? Recently a client of mine discovered different, when he formatted a server and then discovered that the Paging File was placed on the…
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Let’s Go: Creating a Windows to Go Hybrid Device
Recently I wrote a review of the Apricorn Aegis Secure Key 3z Flash Drive, a spectacular USB key with some great security features, including a unique keypad that requires you to unlock your device before connecting it to your computer. The same day I received a comment. Anthony asks: Would you be able to provide…
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Corrections!
Earlier today I published my article called USB & Windows to Go: Key In! on this site. Because of my eagerness to get the article out (recently I posted that I would be trying to post a lot more frequently), I have been informed that I made a number of minor errors. Here are the…
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USB and Windows to Go: Key in!
I have written in the past about several different Windows to Go (WTG) key options, and have leaned heavily toward the ones with Military Grade Security (MilSec). They are all good, they all do just about the same thing. Of course, there are differences with deployment methodology, as well as the tools that support them,…
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A quick teaser…
As many of you know, I have always had a soft spot for Windows to Go (WTG), a technology that Microsoft introduced in Windows 8. I have written reviews and how-to articles on the topic dating back to June, 2012. While I do currently have a favourite device, I have three (3) of them on…
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A New Year… A new me?
You may have noticed that although this article is all about the new year, it is not my first article of 2018. In fact, the article I published prior to this one was written the week between Christmas and New Years… and I felt that publishing then might have been less than beneficial. So as…
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DCPromo No More… PowerShell!
I needed to build a new domain controller for a friend’s company recently. It is something that I have done so many times over the past two decades that some things are just instinctive… like typing dcpromo to create a domain controller. Right… I had forgotten about that. dcpromo has been deprecated. You could go…
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Renaming Files en Mass…
I take a lot of pictures… not only with my phone, but also with my Nikon DSLR camera. It is one of my hobbies… I am not very good at it, but I enjoy it nonetheless. Keeping track of hundreds or thousands of pictures is easy, as long as you copy them into the appropriate…
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Dynamic Lock: Walk away securely.
One of my pet peeves when walking through organizations that I consult for is seeing unlocked and unattended workstations. I hate seeing this, knowing that anyone can sit down at their desk and do… whatever. I know people who would sit down at these unlocked workstations, and send an e-mail to the entire organization (in…
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Urban Armor: Protect your device!
Are all phone protector cases created equal? I have discovered over the years that, much to my dismay, they are not. Some cases look pretty and are sleek, but they do not do a very good job of protecting your phone. Others are big and bulky, and your phone is safe… but you never want…
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Rules for my sons…
These are now rules for both my sons! Thanks Peter! I like these a lot! Rules For My Unborn Son by Walker Lamond 1. Never shake a man’s hand sitting down. 2. There are plenty of ways to enter a pool. The stairs ain’t one. 3. The man at the grill is the closest thing…
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Should You Forgive a Drunken Attack?
Last week Jews around the world fasted for Yom Kippur. The translation is Day of Atonement. In the days leading up to Yom Kippur we are meant to seek forgiveness from others for our transgressions against those we might have wronged. The thinking is that while G-d can forgive sins against him, it is only…
The World According to Mitch
The day to day ramblings of an IT Professional (and so much more…)
The World According to Mitch 