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Edit Active Directory Description field using Powershell

by Danny August 12, 2021
by Danny August 12, 2021

READING TIME: 4 MINUTESIn this guide, I’m going to show you how to edit the AD description field using Powershell. This script is very simple and only a few lines long. If…

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Enable Bitlocker and Set PIN using Powershell or PDQ Deploy

by Danny August 12, 2021
by Danny August 12, 2021

READING TIME: 10 MINUTESIn 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…

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Update Azure AD Company Name field using Powershell

by Danny June 30, 2021
by Danny June 30, 2021

READING TIME: 2 MINUTESAre you trying to update the Azure Active Directory “CompanyName” field using Powershell? Perhaps you already have a script for user creation and need to start adding your companies…

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How To Run VMware Workstation Virtual Machine in the Background

by Danny April 6, 2021
by Danny April 6, 2021

READING TIME: 5 MINUTESIn 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…

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

by Danny April 6, 2021
by Danny April 6, 2021

READING TIME: 4 MINUTESAfter 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…

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How to Setup HASS Workstation Service in Home Assistant

by Danny March 30, 2021
by Danny March 30, 2021

READING TIME: 4 MINUTESIn 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…

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Find Computers Recently Joined To Active Directory

by Danny March 10, 2021
by Danny March 10, 2021

READING TIME: 2 MINUTESIf you’ve been looking for a Powershell script to find the most recent computers that have been joined to your Active Directory domain, then you’re in luck. This Powershell…

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How To Find Next Available Computer Name in Powershell

by Danny February 28, 2021
by Danny February 28, 2021

READING TIME: 4 MINUTESIn 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…

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Loaner Laptop Checkout/Checkin Powershell Script

by Danny February 28, 2021
by Danny February 28, 2021

READING TIME: 6 MINUTESIf you work in the IT department, chances are that you loan out laptops to your users every once in a while. They may need something temporary to use…

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How to Automatically send IT Welcome emails with Powershell

by Danny February 25, 2021
by Danny February 25, 2021

READING TIME: 3 MINUTESWhenever 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…

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