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• Restrictions for Unauthenticated RPC Clients: The group policy that punches your domain in the face

  Hi folks, Ned here again. Around six years ago we released Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2003. Like Windows XP SP2, it was a security-focused update. It was the first major server update since the Trustworthy Computing initiative began so there were... Posted Apr 08 2011, 11:30 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Group Policy, Network, Disaster Recovery, AD Replication, infrastructure, FRS, GPMC, wmi, rpc, DFSR, RSAT, SYSVOL, Domain join, backup and restore, Ned Pyle

• Use PowerShell to Determine Fragmentation of Your Drive

  Summary : Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to determine the amount of fragmentation of your hard disk drives. Hey, Scripting Guy! One of the things that annoys me is that the “new” defragmenter program in Windows 7 does not return any information... Posted Mar 15 2011, 02:01 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Storage, Windows PowerShell, wmi, Scripting Guy!, Scripting Techniques, disk drives and volumes

• Change Drive Letters and Labels via a Simple PowerShell Command

  Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows you how to change drive letters and labels with a simple Windows PowerShell command. Hey, Scripting Guy! First of all, I want to thank you for being cool and for all the neat things you do with the Windows... Posted Mar 14 2011, 02:01 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows PowerShell, wmi, Scripting Guy!, Scripting Techniques

• Get All Methods and Writable Properties from All WMI Classes

  Summary : Use Windows PowerShell to gather all implemented methods and writable properties from all WMI namespaces. Weekend Scripter Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. It is quiet around here on the weekends. At times, it is extremely quiet. I... Posted Mar 13 2011, 03:01 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows PowerShell, wmi, Scripting Guy!, Scripting Techniques, Weekend Scripter

• Explore WMI Methods and Properties via PowerShell Script

  Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, illustrates how to explore WMI methods and writable properties from a Windows PowerShell script. Weekend Scripter Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. One of the things I like about Windows PowerShell... Posted Mar 12 2011, 02:01 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows PowerShell, wmi, Scripting Guy!, Scripting Techniques, Weekend Scripter

• Use PowerShell to Find Writable WMI Properties

  Summary : Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to find WMI classes that allow you to change property values. Hey Scripting Guy! I recently saw a Windows PowerShell script that looked like it actually changed the value of a property. I know that Windows... Posted Mar 11 2011, 02:01 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows PowerShell, wmi, Scripting Guy!, Scripting Techniques

• Use PowerShell to Find WMI Classes that Contain Methods

  Summary : Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to find WMI classes that contain usable methods for making configuration changes in Windows. Hey, Scripting Guy! I that know you spend a lot of time working with WMI. The one thing that I really do not like... Posted Mar 10 2011, 02:01 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows PowerShell, wmi, Scripting Guy!, Scripting Techniques

• How to Install PowerShell on Windows Server 2003 and Enable Remote PowerShell Management–All Servers Should Have This Done

  PowerShell is an incredible tool that will allow you to run scripts or commands on your server.  PowerShell is included with Windows Server 2008 R2 but it has to be added to Windows Server 2003.  I recently had a customer who got their server... Posted Mar 07 2011, 11:20 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Server, Management, Powershell, How to, IT Pro, wmi, IT Management, IT Manager, Windows Server 2008 R2

• Task Sequence Editor “too many steps” Issue and Solution

  [ Martin Li has provided today's post] The task sequence (TS) feature was introduced in Configuration Manger 2007 to enable Operating System deployment scenarios. As a good "side effect", it also provides a convenient mechanism for administrators... Posted Jan 18 2011, 05:11 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: wmi, Operating System Deployment, Task Sequences, Error Codes

• A PowerShell Carol in which Ebenezer Script Learns WMI

  Summary: A Windows PowerShell Carol in which Ebenezer Script learns how easy it to use WMI to check disk space usage. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am wondering if Ebenezer Script will learn how easy it is to work with WMI from inside Windows PowerShell. -- CS... Posted Dec 20 2010, 02:01 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Storage, wmi, Scripting Guy!, Scripting Techniques, Guest Blogger, disk drives and volumes, Windows PowerShell ISE

• Use PowerShell NetPoint cmdlets to Ease Network Management

  Summary: Learn how to use the NetPoint cmdlets with Windows PowerShell to simplify network management. Hey, Scripting Guy! What can you tell me about how to automate network management while using Windows PowerShell? -- MS Hello MS, Microsoft Scripting... Posted Dec 16 2010, 02:01 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: wmi, Scripting Guy!, Scripting Techniques, Guest Blogger, Windows PowerShell ISE

• Use the PowerShell WMI Event Module to Quickly Monitor Events

  Summary: Learn how to use a Windows PowerShell WMI module to create permanent event monitors. Hey, Scripting Guy! Can you provide some concrete examples of using the Windows PowerShell permanent event consumer module? -- TS Hello TS, Microsoft Scripting... Posted Dec 09 2010, 02:01 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows PowerShell, wmi, Scripting Guy!, Scripting Techniques, Guest Blogger, events and monitoring

• Use a PowerShell Module to Work with WMI Permanent Events

  Summary: Learn how to use a Windows PowerShell module to work with WMI permanent events. Hey, Scripting Guy! Your posts this week on permanent event consumers have been really cool. I am wondering, if they are so useful, why there is not a Windows PowerShell... Posted Dec 08 2010, 02:01 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows PowerShell, wmi, Scripting Guy!, Scripting Techniques, Guest Blogger, events and monitoring

• Use PowerShell to Monitor and Respond to Events on Your Server

  Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to monitor and to respond to events on your computer or server without the need to run a script. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am interested in learning how to use Windows PowerShell to create a Windows Management... Posted Dec 07 2010, 02:01 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows PowerShell, wmi, Scripting Guy!, Scripting Techniques, events and monitoring

• Learn How to Use VBScript to Create Permanent WMI Events

  Summary: Learn how to create permanent WMI events using VBScript in this foundational blog post that provides a basis for a monitoring solution. Hey, Scripting Guy! Over the years, I have read many Hey Scripting Guy! Blog posts. They are usually humorous... Posted Dec 06 2010, 02:01 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: wmi, VBScript, Scripting Guy!, Scripting Techniques, events and monitoring

• Troubleshoot a WMI VBScript and Handle Outlook File Locking

  Summary: Learn how to troubleshoot a WMI VBScript and how to handle Outlook .pst file locking issues in Windows PowerShell. In this post: · Troubleshoot a WMI VBScript · How to Handle Outlook File Locking Troubleshoot a WMI VBScript Hey... Posted Dec 03 2010, 02:01 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Office, troubleshooting, Windows PowerShell, wmi, Scripting Guy!, Quick-Hits Friday, Scripting Techniques, Microsoft Outlook

• Impostare i "Security Rights" di Configuration Manager console attraverso script

  Ciao, oggi vorrei fornirvi un metodo per inserire/aggiornare i "Security Rights" di ConfigMgr senza l'utilizzo di console. Tralascio la praticità di un tale metodo, soprattutto se avete da configurare 10/20 Primary Sites in base con... Posted Nov 10 2010, 10:35 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: console, SCCM, script, wmi, ConfigMgr, sccm sms console unattended install, SCCM ConfigMgr "Client Download" Cache DP "Distribution Point" BITS, Config Mgr, SCCM ConfigMgr Vnext Lab, sccm configmr "configuration manager" "software update" "software update point" gpo policy wsus sup, Security Rights

• Solution: OpsMgr 2007 setup fails – cannot detect SQL

  The good folks over on the Operations Manager product team blog just posted a heads up on an issue you might run into where SCOM 2007 setup fails to detect SQL: If you have run into issues during setup where you know that you have a supported version... Posted Oct 27 2010, 09:18 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: SQL, Setup, wmi, OpsMgr 2007, install, Prerequisites

• How to write a WMI filter to apply a policy to clients running a specific agent

  I was onsite with a customer who had the neccesity to set a GPO to apply only to computers running SCCM Agent without affecting and applying the same settings to computers running the SMS Agent The WMI command to check the SCCM version is the following... Posted Oct 15 2010, 04:19 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: SCCM, GPO, wmi, agents, WMI filter, Config Mgr, CCMEXEC

• HW and SW inventory Collection From (Active Directory or Txtfile) into Excel sheet (Powershell Script)

  i wrote this script a while ago , but i thought i'd reshare it . This can be very usefull if you are a sys admin and you are doing capacity planning or just trying to know your hardware or software inventory This is powershell script that connects... Posted Oct 11 2010, 05:20 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Powershell, wmi, Software Inventory, Hardware Inventory

• Reuse PowerShell Code to Simplify Script Creation

  Summary : The Microsoft Scripting Guys describe how to reuse Windows PowerShell code to simplify script writing and retrieve reliability information.   Hey, Scripting Guy! I really enjoy reading your stuff. It is generally both fun and informative... Posted Oct 07 2010, 02:01 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: performance, Windows PowerShell, Registry, wmi, operating system, Scripting Guy!, Scripting Techniques

• Use PowerShell to Check for WMI Dependencies on Windows 7

  Summary : Use Windows PowerShell to check for WMI dependencies on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am very excited about using the WMI reliability classes for monitoring purposes. As you mentioned in your previous articles,... Posted Oct 06 2010, 02:01 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: performance, Windows PowerShell, Registry, wmi, operating system, Scripting Guy!, Scripting Techniques

• Use PowerShell to Graph the Reliability of Windows 2008 R2

  Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson shows you how to use Group Policy to enable reliability tracing via Windows PowerShell and Microsoft Graph. Hey, Scripting Guy! First of all, let me say that yesterday’s article was interesting. We are... Posted Oct 05 2010, 02:01 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Group Policy, performance, Windows PowerShell, wmi, operating system, Scripting Guy!, Scripting Techniques, displaying output

• Quick-Hits Friday: The Scripting Guys Respond to a Bunch of Questions (9/10/10)

  Summary : The Scripting Guys answer questions about Windows Features, and discuss troubleshooting VBScript scripts and Windows PowerShell. In this post : Converting a VBScript Script to a Windows PowerShell Script Using the Add-Windowsfeature Cmdlet to... Posted Sep 10 2010, 02:01 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: troubleshooting, Windows PowerShell, wmi, VBScript, servers, Scripting Guy!, Quick-Hits Friday, Scripting Techniques, basic information

• Using Windows PowerShell to Determine Service Launch Order

  Summary : The Microsoft Scripting Guys show how to determine service launch order by using Windows PowerShell and WMI in this helpful step-by-step article.   Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to find out the order in which services start on my computer... Posted Sep 02 2010, 02:01 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows PowerShell, wmi, operating system, services, Scripting Guy!, Scripting Techniques