Test-NetConnection the new Ping?
In Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft added a new PowerShell command for testing your network Connection. (It works with WIndows 8.1...
AD: Count users in organizational units
To count user accounts in an organizational unit, run this powershell command: (Get-ADUser -Filter * -SearchBase “ou=Users,ou=A1,dc=contoso,dc=com”).count Where...
Legacy Microsoft Office Download locations
Microsoft Office 2010 Download Locations A. Full Retail (FPP): http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/microsoft-office-2010-backup-FX101853122.aspx B. Product Key Card (PKC): http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/buy/using-the-product-key-card-FX101853163.aspx Microsoft Office...
Missing disk performance in Task Managers performance tab
In Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2, the performance tab in task manager does not include disk performance...
Reporting Server Error 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion
If you have problems starting Reporting Services, the problem may be that the service times out when trying...
Delete old files from commandline
To quickly run a command (like delete) on files older than X days in commandprompt: forfiles -p “C:\folder\Subfolder”...
Create a custom event with powershell
To create an event without eventcreate.exe, which is limited to EventID below 1000, you can use powershell. {...
Show hidden files in Mac OSX
Show hidden files Start a Terminal windows Type followinf commands: defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE killall Finder Hide...
Check active queries in MS SQL
Here is an custom query for checking all running queries on an MS SQL server. the custom writing...