Bulk Delete Duplicate Files Using czkawkas Results File
czkawka tool to find duplicates works pretty well. I ran it against my NAS as I want to migrate data from that aging device to a new device and…
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czkawka – Scan a NAS in Windows
I came across a nice tool named czkawka that “is a simple, fast and free app to remove unnecessary files from your computer.” I want to use this against an…
LetsEncrypt with ServiceDeskPlus
I thought I had typed this up at one point, but apparently I can’t find it on the blog. Here’s the steps I take to install and renew…
Analyze RDP Disconnection Logs using PowerShell
The PowerShell script is designed to extract information about Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) local session manager events from the Windows event logs on a RDS host and save…
Extracting unique words from all my blog post titles
Had an idea to extract all the unique words from my blog post titles and sort and rank them by frequency. I used MySQL, sed, tr, grep, cat…
Could not establish trust relationship for the SSL/TLS secure channel.
Working with some older Cisco ASA devices, I’m trying to access the ASDM interface. The browser isn’t giving me luck, so I turned to PowerShell to help me,…
Get Enabled AD Users with Last Logon Time and Organizational Unit Information
This PowerShell script retrieves information about enabled Active Directory (AD) users, including their SAM account name, last logon time, and organizational unit (OU). The script makes use of…
Writing a portscan utility in .NET
I’m working on a side project that is a portscan utility written in VB.net. Here’s my progress so far, and it is working. There’s some way to go…
Handling Commandline Arguments in VB.NET
Handling commandline arguments in VB.NET (or really anything) can be tricky. I came across the following class the other day while looking for a drop-in solution to a…
Prefer IPv4 over IPv6 on Windows
Use the following commands to change the preference on Windows to use IPv4 over IPv6. netsh interface ipv6 set prefix ::/96 60 3 netsh interface ipv6 set prefix…
Disable Simplified Account Creation in Office 2016+
To disable the Simplified Account Creation dialog box in Outlook 2016, Outlook 2019 or Outlook for Office 36 and use the traditional account dialog box instead, follow these…
Find files modified in Windows command line
The forfiles command exists to facilitate finding files in a given path and can be used to also find files modified by date. forfiles /P c:\users\techish /S /D…
Backup VMware ESXi Host
Backup using vim-cmd To ensure that the configuration of the target ESXi host is synchronized with persistent storage, run the following command: vim-cmd hostsvc/firmware/sync_config To back up ESXi…
Configuration mismatch: The virtual machine cannot be restored because the snapshot was taken with VHV enabled.
Upon migrating a VM from one ESXi host to another ESXi host, I received the following message. Configuration mismatch: The virtual machine cannot be restored because the snapshot…
Outlook 2021 – Minimize to System Tray
To minimize Outlook to the system tray when minimized, you can right-click on the Outlook icon on the taskbar and select Minimize to System Tray. On Windows 11,…