To check the status of the Windows firewall with PowerShell, type the following: $FWProfiles = (Get-NetFirewallProfile); Write-Host "Windows Firewall Profile Statuses" -Foregroundcolor Yellow; $FWProfiles | %{ If($.Enabled -eq 1){ Write-Host "The Windows Firewall $($.Name) profile is enabled" -Foregroundcolor Green …

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Make sure to execute these command from an Elevated Prompt! ** Add a startup key as additional authentication method: Adds a TPM and startup key protector for the operating system drive C:. The generated startup key will be stored on the removable drive E:. The effect of this command is that the removable drive on …

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When running the WSUS Server Cleanup Wizard from the MMC snap-in, it can occur that you receive the following WSUS database error: Error: Database Error An error occurred when trying to perform a database operation. This can happen if the database is very busy, if the database service is stopped, if the connection to …

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With both WannaCry and NotPetya using MS17-010 for propagation it is important to be able to detect servers which are vulnerable. This vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2017-0143. The vulnerability is also often nicknamed EternalBlue. This page explains how you can scan for it from a Windows machine using nmap. The …

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On March 6, 2017, Apache disclosed a vulnerability in the Jakarta multipart parser used in Apache Struts2 that could allow an attacker to execute commands remotely on the targeted system using a crafted Content-Type header value. This vulnerability has been assigned CVE-ID CVE-2017-5638. This page explains how you can …

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By default, starting and stopping Windows services are tasks that can only be performed by administrators. There are cases where you want regular users to be able to start or stop services. This can be easily accomplished using the subinacl.exe command-line tool.
This is the subinacl.exe syntax of how you can allow a …

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When sharing Windows folders on the network, it is possible to hide the shared folder from the list of shares. This can be done by adding a $-sign to the end of a share name. It is important to mention that this does not really hide such shares from the network. If you ask a Windows machines for a list of its shares, …

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\ ICACLS name /save aclfile [/T] [/C] [/L] [/Q] stores the DACLs for the files and folders that match the name into aclfile for later use with /restore. Note that SACLs, owner, or integrity labels are not saved. \ ICACLS directory [/substitute SidOld SidNew […]] /restore aclfile [/C] [/L] [/Q] applies the stored …

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This page lists the Windows Software Licensing Management Tool (slmgr.vbs) command line options.

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Many script languages have an import function that allows to import and execute code that is stored in another file. Microsoft’s vbscript however is lacking such functionality. This page shows how it can be accomplished to import and execute vbscript code that is stored in another file. Assume that you have the …

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