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I'm always experimenting and trying out new things. Like I've talked about previously, I love Chocolatey. I was experimenting with upgrading all packages Chocolatey can upgrade by running: choco upgrade all -y I believed I was in the clear and was actually set to run this on a scheduled task, however I did receive an error message on 1 application when I ran this during an out of band practice attempt. The best part? I couldn't recognize the application, so I moved past the e

Hey folks! As you find yourself doing more and more with PowerShell, you may want to automate some tasks on servers you're running on-premises. A big reason behind this is to potentially establish a remote PowerShell session to something like Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, or Azure Active Directory (for example). Any on-premises automation authentication can be handled by domain controllers and the Task Scheduler. There are a number of ways to automate and authenticate t

I usually have a number of computers I use on a regular basis. Occasionally, I decide to completely reimage my Windows machines because I feel it's usually good practice every so often. Of course you have a myriad of different options available to you these days if you need to get your machine back to a functional state (more options than were previously available). Because I think I'm a glutton for punishment, I often rebuild my machine out brand new. I'll completely wipe th

Hey friends! After I posted my last blog article, I figured folks may want a quick way to change TLS to 1.2 for all Windows servers they're running (especially if you're running them on-premises). I made the mistake thinking TLS 1.2 was simply turned on for all newer OSes. It pains me to admit when I am wrong with my assumptions, but confession is good for the soul! By now, you know one of my go-tos is PowerShell. There's a way to loop through all Windows servers and change t

With Windows 2012 R2 reaching end of support on October 23, 2023, it's (unfortunately) time to think about transitioning workloads off of old servers and onto newer servers. It's inevitable and given how I procrastinate, I can definitely empathize with customers in the notion of keeping up with the pace of Azure and cloud computing. With Azure Active Directory Connect (and other Azure AD tools like the AAD PowerShell module and AAD Proxy) enforcing TLS 1.2 to improve the secu