Veeam – Quick Migration (Cold VM Migration)
This article explains how to migrate a running VM from one host to another without vMotion and with as little downtime as possible. Context As part of a recent round […]
Excel – Sign a macro with a code-signing certificate on a Yubikey Smartcard
This article explains how to sign an Excel macro using a code-signing certificate on a Yubikey Smartcard. However, a code-signing certificate in the local certificate store of the operating system […]
Windows Server – Feature Install – Error: 0x80073712
While trying to install a new feature on a Windows Server 2012 R2 system using Powershell, I received the following error: #Install Feature Install-WindowsFeature -Name Desktop-Experience -IncludeAllSubFeature Install-WindowsFeature : The […]
VMWare – Install ESXi Patches via esxcli
This article explains how to install patches on ESXi hosts using esxcli, if Update Manager is not not available or not working. Prerequisites Download the desired patch from my.vmware.com Upload […]
PsExec – Querying the scheduled tasks on a remote machine
This article explains how to query the scheduled tasks on a remote machine over PsExec. Explanation I recently needed to check the details of a scheduled task on a remote […]
Automatically reinstalling VMWare tools on Server2016 after the first attempt fails to install the VMTools Service
This article explains how to automatically workaround the issue where the first attempt to install VMware tools on a new Server2016 system fails to install the VMWare Tools (VMTools) service. […]
Dell Wyse 3040 – Enabling Auto Power On
This article explains how to enable a Dell Wyse 3040 thin client to: Power itself on automatically when AC power is provided to the unit Automatically power itself on at […]
Windows 10 1903 WSL – Access is Denied (Error 0x80070005)
I’ve recently been testing Microsoft’s Windows Subsystem for Linux feature to improve my development workflow for Linux from my Windows-based workstation. This new feature is super promising/exciting, especially since Microsoft […]
Group Policy – Use a Custom Security Template in a Group Policy to Globally Manage the LxssManager Service
This article explains how to create a custom security template from a workstation machine and then import that template into a group policy object to globally manage the LxssManager service […]
Dell OpenManage Essentials – Upgrading Firmware (ESXi)
This article details how to install firmware updates on Dell Servers running ESXi using Dell OpenManage Essentials (OME). For instructions on setting up a Dell OpenManage Essentials server, see: https://scriptech.io/dell-openmanage-essentials-installation/ […]