Manage Azure Virtual Machines with PowerShell
With Microsoft Azure you can set up virtual machines with a great range of operating systems quickly and easily. For the administration, Microsoft Azure offers a Web Management interface. But […]
Create Active Directory Sites with PowerShell
I thought about how to automate AD sites with PowerShell – and found a solution. At the end of this article, I provide a complete script to create sites in […]
Exchange: Distribution Lists with Multiple Managers
It is common knowledge that by setting the configuration “Managed By” and “Manager can update membership list”, users can be authorized to administrate members of a mailing list in Microsoft […]
Use .Net Code (C#) and DLLs in Powershell
Many know that you can use .Net-classes in Powershell directly. These are then compiled into terms. But what many do not know is that it is also possible to use […]
Active Directory Structure Diagram in Visio with ADTD
Documentation is a very important issue – nevertheless it’s not a favorite one. With the Microsoft Active Directory Topology Diagrammer (ADTD), Microsoft offers a very helpful tool: it supports you […]
PowerShell Log File Monitoring – AD Migration
A lot of log files need to be analyzed during an Active Directory migration. In case there is a log, you mostly have to write an email, update a database […]
AD Account Logout Strategy
Settings in the Account Lockout Policy of the Active Directory Default Domain Policy can lead to unexpected account lockings. This article explains why…
Windows 10 Update Branche
With Windows 10 Micrsoft changed the procedure for the distribution of updates. Each edition of Windows 10 belongs to one of the so called “Windows 10 Update Branches”. The update […]
New-PSDrive – Credential Parameter doesn’t work in PowerShell 2.0
Some PowerShell scripts have to build a temporary drive connection. For example to get a file from a share. I like to use the “New-PSDrive” commandlet for that. Unfortunately, this […]
German Cloud
Let’s face the facts. Microsoft announced a German cloud last week at this year’s Technical Summit. Find out how this could affect you – questions and answers.
Dynamic AD Groups
Dynamic Entra ID Groups
