Enable Bitlocker and Set PIN using Powershell or PDQ Deploy

Enable Bitlocker and Set PIN using Powershell or PDQ Deploy

In this guide, I’m going to show you how to enable bitlocker remotely using Powershell/PDQ Deploy. This PDQ Deploy sequence I’m using consists of several “steps” and will enable bitlocker, set a randomized pin code, copy the pincode and recovery key to an IT network share, and wait/reboot the computer several times. If you don’t…

How To Run VMware Workstation Virtual Machine in the Background
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How To Run VMware Workstation Virtual Machine in the Background

In this guide, I will show you how to run your Vmware Workstation VM in the background and automatically after reboot, using either a batch file in the Startup folder or Windows Task Scheduler. This means that after your host computer or server restarts, your VM will automatically startup without you needing to launch the…

How To Automatically Connect USB Drives to VMware Workstation On Power On
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How To Automatically Connect USB Drives to VMware Workstation On Power On

After spending a few hours migrating Home Assistant from a raspberry pi to VMware Workstation, and passing the my Nortek GoControl USB dongle successfully from my Windows 10 PC to the VM, I quickly realized that if I close the VM Player window or my Windows PC reboots – it doesn’t automatically reconnect the USB…

How to Setup HASS Workstation Service in Home Assistant
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How to Setup HASS Workstation Service in Home Assistant

In this guide, I’m going to show you how to install HASS Workstation Service in Home Assistant. HASS Workstation Service is an application that lets you use use Home Assistant to control your computer, such as locking your PC, rebooting it, or detecting when your webcam is in use. It also provides useful sensors within…

How To Find Next Available Computer Name in Powershell

How To Find Next Available Computer Name in Powershell

In the IT world, it’s common practice to name all of the computers you join to the domain with the same naming convention. For example, we use company abbreviations-operating system-next in line number. The computers we join to the domain look like hsbw10p611, hsbw10p612, etc. Every new computer object gets the next incremented number. Typically,…

How to Automatically send IT Welcome emails with Powershell

How to Automatically send IT Welcome emails with Powershell

Whenever a new employee starts at your organization, chances are that you typically send out an email template with all the necessary info they’ll need. These include things like how to submit an IT ticket, connect to the VPN, map a printer, or how to setup various accounts and tools. On my quest to automate…