Exchange 2013 – Update IMAP’s SSL certificate using Powershell
Update IMAP’s SSL certificate on Exchange 2013 using Powershell. This will also enable SSL for the IMAP service if it is not already enabled. #Check the existing IMAP settings […]
Exchange 2013 – Export Mailbox to .pst using Powershell
Use Powershell to export an Exchange 2013 Mailbox to a .pst file. The operator must have Full Control access on the target mailbox. The Exchange Trusted Subsystem must have Full […]
Steam – Remote Play Tips and Troubleshooting
I’m not a big gamer, but when I have free time I’ll sometimes fire up a game to unwind. My preferred workflow for gaming is streaming PC games from a […]
Windows – Check for Installed Packages using the commandline
Run the following in an elevated cmd or Powershell shell. #Get all packages dism /online /get-packages #Get specific package(s) matching a string and their details dism /online /get-packages […]
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. […]