March
5
February
4
HP ML310E Gen8 CPU Usage Not Correct After Installing Windows 2019 Server
HP server Gen 8 doesn’t support Windows 2019 server.
The Problem:
After installing Windows 2019 Os, the CPU usage is not correct. It displays 0% usage.
The solution:
Go to iLO, change the power settings to “OS Control Mode”
September
27
Powershell Script to Grand user Home Folder permissions
$OU=”OU=kindergarten,OU=sales,OU=Students,OU=Users,OU=MonSchool,OU=Schools,OU=abcdUsers,DC=abcd,DC=ef,DC=com”
$Group1=”CN=Students Ktest,OU=Groups,OU=abcUsers,DC=abcd,DC=ef,DC=com”
Get-ADUser –SearchBase $OU –SearchScope 1 –LDAPFilter “(memberOf=$Group1)” | ForEach-Object { icacls “$(Join-Path ‘\\servera\sharedfolder\’ $_.SamAccountName)” /grant “$($_.SamAccountName):(OI)(CI)F” }
* Group1 is the group that the users belong to
NOTE: You can change the SearchScope to search the current path and all the children paths.
-SearchScope
Specifies the scope of an Active Directory search. The acceptable values for this parameter are:
- Base or 0
- OneLevel or 1
- Subtree or 2
A Base query searches only the current path or object. A OneLevel query searches the immediate children of that path or object. A Subtree query searches the current path or object and all children of that path or object.
March
30
Hyper V Gen 2 VM (UEFI Based) Can’t Boot from WDS server
The following DHCP settings need to be added:
DHCP Option 67:
boot\x64\wdsmgfw.efi
Using this option allows UEFI boot to work.
DHCP Settings for WDS
Policy: PXEClient (BIOS x86 & x64)
- 060: Remove any entry, leave blank
- 066: IP Address of the WDS server
- 067: boot\x86\wdsnbp.com
Policy: PXEClient UEFI (x86) & PXEClient UEFI (x64)
- 060: PXEClient
- 066: IP Address of the WDS server
- 067: boot\x86\wdsmgfw.efi
March
12
How to Block Device from Getting IP Address in Windows 2012 DHCP Server
Creating a scope-based deny-filter list using DHCP Policies
1 create a mac.txt file that contains all the MAC address, and place it at c:\ (make sure there is no space and : the file, otherwise , it will not work)
2 Place the script in c:\
3 Open PowerShell as Admin at c:\ and run
.\Scopefilter.ps1 -ScopeId 192.168.100.0 -InputFileName .\mac.txt -IsAllow $false
September
11
A Windows 7 PC Cannot Join Domain “the network path was not found”
Problem: A windows 7 computer cannot join domain. It says “the network path was not found”. All other computers can join the Domain with no problems.
Solutions:
I have searched online, none of the following suggestions works.
- Check the DNS is pointed to domain controller.
- Make sure the TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper Service is running on the client computer
- Disable firewall, or uninstall antivirus software.
It turns out that the client for Microsoft Networks has to be installed and checked.
April
27
Windows 10 Can Not Access Sysvol and Netlogon
Why: Windows 10 became more securely, so you can’t access sysvol & netlogon shares via UNC paths
Solution: Edit Group Poilicy
Computer -> Administrative Templates -> Network -> Network Provider -> Hardened UNC Paths, enable the policy and click “Show” button.
Enter your server name (\\servername) into “Value name” and enter the following text RequireMutualAuthentication=0,RequireIntegrity=0,RequirePrivacy=0 into the “Value” field.
March
20
How to Fix DHCP Log Error DNS Update Failed Error Code 31
January
13
Force a Windows 2012 domain controller (DC) to re-register its SRV DNS records?
January
6
Windows 2012R2 Missing Power and Search Button On Start Screen
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2919355
Problem: A fresh installed Windows 2012R2 machine misses Power and Search Button On Start Screen. Tried to run the updates, but it made no differences.
Quick Fix:
1: download and install : kb2919442
2: Run the Windows update again. This time, the Windows update will download kb2919355. The Power and Search button will appear after applying this update.
