GPO – Legal Notice/Forget Last User
Recently I came across a client that had an amazing legal notice before you logged into a computer. I also noticed that it didn't remember who last logged in. This gave a unique level of security and provided a good AUL at the same time. I wanted to guide you through...
SHD Resource – User to Groups
This little guy is a simple dynamic parameter resource for you all. Take a look at my previous blog post about how these parameters work. Totally worth adding these things to your scripts. This script is simple, it uses the add-adgroupmemeber and dynamic parameters to...
Multiple Dynamic Parameters
Dynamic parameters... OMG... Lets just say, when I first started using them, my brain melted. These things take so much effort to get going. Then the way to document them is even harder. After using PowerShell for many years, I finally figured them out and it's time...
GPO – Comments
Did you know you can add a comment to a group policy? Did you know you can report on that comment as well. Basically, if you put the purpose and any additional information like security groups, applied to and not to, and so on and so forth, you can document and report...
GPO – Control Panel Chaos
Onboarding a new client can take some time. Getting to know the client, their environment, and much more is very important. While talking with a client, the client needed to extend the cache on the mailbox so they could search past 12 months. Not a problem, just slip...
User Terminations, Standard Method for emails
As I have been in IT, i have seen more than one way to handle emails after a user has left, both on-prem and off prem. This setup is for office 365/exchange online. Shared Mailboxes And Forwarder Overview This method is based on a variation of how Microsoft suggests...
Adding Members Within Members
Nested objects are very useful as they can give you a way to store complex data. The featured image of this blog is of a nested temple. Each room is nested on top of the other. What's cool about this image is each room has items inside of it. For example, there a...
Upgrade Windows – Dell
I have a love hate relationship with dell. When it comes to windows 10 upgrades, I really don't like them. How do you mass push windows 10 upgrade to clients without breaking them. As many of you know, recently the 20H2 update has broken many different dells. So, a...
Citrix Workspace Installer Script
I don't like working with Citrix receiver. They drive me crazy. One version doesn't work with the other and so on and so forth. Then finding the one you need is a pain. Thankfully, the workspace is a little better at this process. Many of my clients have recently...
