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PowerTip: Identify if CredentialGuard is enabled with Windows PowerShell

October 30, 2019 Oct 30, 2019 10/30/19
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Easily identify if Credential Guard is enabled using the Get-ComputerInfo Cmdlet in Windows 10 Question: Hey Doctor Scripto, how can I tell if CredentialGuard has been enabled on my Windows 10 computer? Answer: Just use the Get-ComputerInfo Cmdlet and target the DeviceGaurdSecurityServicesConfigured property. The ...

Clean up Domain Controller DNS Records with Powershell

July 17, 2019 Jul 17, 2019 07/17/19
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Using Windows PowerShell to remove Stale / Dead Domain Controller records. Q: Hey, Doctor Scripto! How can I quickly clean up all my dead Domain Controller’s DNS records? A: That’s a great question. The good Doctor also knows the very person to answer it best. My good friend Patrick Mercier, An Active Directory PFE who...

PowerTip: Get a list of security patches installed in the last 90 days

February 3, 2017 Feb 3, 2017 02/3/17
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP, Thomas Rayner, shows how to get a list of all the security patches installed in the last three months. How can I list all the security patches that I’ve installed in the last 90 days? There’s a class for that! Just use Get-CimInstance, and you can retrieve this information. Here is an ...

PSScriptAnalyzer deep dive – Part 4 of 4

February 3, 2017 Feb 3, 2017 02/3/17
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Thomas Rayner, Microsoft Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP, shows how to write a custom PSScriptAnalyzer rule. Hello! I’m Thomas Rayner, a Cloud and Datacenter Management Microsoft MVP, filling in for The Scripting Guy this week. You can find me on Twitter (@MrThomasRayner), or posting on my blog, workingsysadmin.com. This week, ...