Cleanup and Delete Files from the WinSxS Directory September 8, 2016 | Leave a comment Undoubtedly you’ve come across the WinSxS folder in Windows and wondered if it’s possible to reclaim the space used. It is possible.… Read More
Notify Users of Upcoming Password Expiration August 31, 2016 | Leave a comment It never fails. Users will always try to run the clock out on password expiration despite being notified on their devices of the impending doom. The script below is an attempt to help remind them of this doom.… Read More
Rotate Open Log Files on Windows Servers with PowerShell July 8, 2016 | Leave a comment Often times we need to rotate log files to prevent them from growing too large. This simple task can become difficult when the log files are in use by an application. The scripts below help overcome this obstacle with the use of PowerShell.… Read More
Extract Drivers from HP/HPe Support Packs with PowerShell June 21, 2016 | Leave a comment Often times you need to update a HP workstation or server with several drivers. Or perhaps you’re working with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit and you need to refresh the drivers for a model. Extracting each of the drivers, one at a time, is time consuming. Alas, PowerShell to the rescue.… Read More
Zabbix – Monitor MySQL on Windows June 10, 2016 | Leave a comment Getting the Zabbix MySQL template to work on a Windows host requires a little bit of tweaking. None of this is documented in the Zabbix manual. Fortunately, the work effort is minimal and you can you use the default Zabbix MySQL template without any changes.… Read More