Version 3.03 22-Feb-2021 Added a Try/Catch and -LDAPFilter when checking for the Exchange schema  attributes to suppress the error if Exchange is not installed Added Domain SID to the Domain Informa

In the last two weeks, I have seen several customers where Active Directory (AD) replication is reporting normal, but Group Policy is acting “odd”. Here is what I found. If you are still

In Windows Server 2008 R2 Active Directory (AD), Microsoft introduced managed service accounts. If you create a new AD domain with Windows Server 2008 R2 or later, when you look in Active Directory Us

#Version 1.20 19-Jan-2021 Added creating a CSV file Changed to create an object instead of text Added switch UseDcom to change from using TCP port 139 for testing connections to port 5985 (WinRM 2

Version 3.02 9-Jan-2021 Added to the Computer Hardware section, the server’s Power Plan Changed all Write-Verbose statements from Get-Date to Get-Date -Format G as requested by Guy Leech Clean

Version 3.01 12-Oct-2020 Handle the Domain Admins privileged group processing and output the same way the Enterprise and Schema Admins are done You can always find the most current script by going t

After 1.5 years of work, Michael B. Smith and I are pleased to bring you V3.00 of the Active Directory (AD) documentation script. This is a major rewrite of the script. The first purpose of the rewrit

#Version 1.10 29-Apr-2020 Cleaned up some code and typos driving my OCD up the wall Reformatted the terminating Write-Error messages to make them more visible and readable in the console I put this

#Version 1.10 29-Apr-2020 Add email capability to match other scripts Update Help Text with examples Add ScriptInfo Parameter Add code to show Script Options and write out Script Info file Chan

Version 2.26 released 8-May-2020 Add checking for a Word version of 0, which indicates the Office installation needs repairing Add Receive Side Scaling setting to Function OutputNICItem Change color

#Version 2.08 8-May-2020 Add checking for a Word version of 0, which indicates the Office installation needs repairing Change color variables $wdColorGray15 and $wdColorGray05 from [long] to [int] Ch

Version 2.25 released 22-Apr-2020 Remove the SMTP parameterset and manually verify the parameters Reorder parameters Update Function SendEmail to handle anonymous unauthenticated email Update Help T

#Version 2.07 21-Apr-2020 Remove the SMTP parameterset and manually verify the parameters Update Function SendEmail to handle anonymous unauthenticated email Update Help Text with examples You ca

While Active Directory (AD) does not need DNS Reverse Lookup Zones, most Citrix and VMware products do. If you are visiting my website, you probably use Citrix and VMware products.  If you have heard

Another easy, simple addition to my toolbox: a PowerShell script to copy group members from one AD group to another. Why? Because I recently needed to do precisely that: after having created a new AD

Greetings, Here is a PDF of the presentation from February 27, 2020, for the Washington, DC Citrix Users Group. CUGC DC 2020 Presentation Thanks Webster

Version 2.24 released 13-Feb-2020 Fixed several variable name typos General code cleanup Updated the following Exchange Schema Versions: “15312” = “Exchange 2013 CU7 through CU23&#

One of the questions asked when I am either doing Active Directory (AD) remediation work or preparing a customer for an AD migration is “what domain accounts are used by what services and on wha

#Version 1.23 12-Sep-2019 Add a Rename parameter switch. (Thanks to Jani Kohonen for this suggestion) If a GPO name contains any the following characters, <>:”\/|?*, replace the characte

#Version 1.22 24-Apr-2019 Fixed bug when a GPO had been linked multiple times. The script counted all the GPOs, even the duplicates. Added -Unique to the Sort. If a GPO was linked ten times, the scri