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Save Credentials to Encrypted File in PowerShell

Andrea Matesi — Tue, 26 Dec 2023 07:08:08 +0000

Interactive script to save Credentials To Encrypted File using PowerShell. Full guidance into the process and multiple checks to ensure desired results. MIT License - you can do whatever you please with it 🙂 SaveCredsToFile.ps1… Read More

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[SOLVED]AADSTS220501 InvalidCrlDownload - Azure Entra Certificate Based Authentication (CBA) issue

Andrea Matesi — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 12:05:58 +0000

If you like to muck around with Azure & Entra Certificate Based Authentication (CBA), you'll be familiar with the importance of a Certificate Revocation List (CRL). Someday, while trying to login to admin.microsoft.com with a certificate, I experienced this AADSTS220501 Error so I started troubleshooting at it. What's interesting is that the CRL was online,… Read More

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ÜBER-Ribbon on Windows Explorer.

Andrea Matesi — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 01:59:00 +0000

Sometimes you may consider the default Windows Explorer Button bar (or ribbon) too lame for your tastes. How about changing it to something like below? The screenshot is from the Windows 8.1 Quick Access Toolbar ("QAT") however this also works on Windows 10 (but not on Windows 11!). How-to. Create a new text… Read More

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Old UBNT NanoStation Loco M2 AP "Aggregation"-parameter - what worked for me.

Andrea Matesi — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 12:09:10 +0000

Howdy, just wanted to share which "aggregation" value worked on one of my WLAN APs in my old home lab. FWIW, the AP I was using at the time was an old UBNT NanoStation Loco M2 (2.4Ghz) setup as a Bridge: On my real world “testing” scenarios, aggregating 3 ETH Frames/4500 bytes gave me the… Read More

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How to replace the default Notepad++ text file icon.

Andrea Matesi — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 02:13:19 +0000

I will assume you belong to those ~5000+ geeks that reckon Notepad++ is “the best” Notepad replacement (http://alternativeto.net/software/notepad/). If you agree with the above statement, I'm sure you did already set Notepad++ as your default text editor for all your text (.txt) files. However, if you are also a little bit fussy with… Read More

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How to fully automate the Windows Setup.

Andrea Matesi — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 03:03:31 +0000

This time around I will describe how to fully automate the Windows Setup process by using an unattended file. "Autounattend.xml" is the Windows Unattended XML file that automates the whole Windows Setup experience. It allows you to install Windows hands-off (use your hands to hold your son/daughter or just grab a beer). IMPORTANT NOTE:… Read More

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How to partially automate the Windows Setup.

Andrea Matesi — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 03:02:35 +0000

EI.cfg and PID.txt. or how-to automatically specify which Windows version and what Product Key to use. To partially automate the Windows Setup, you can use an ei.cfg and a PID.txt file. The "Edition Configuration" ("EI.cfg"-file) AND The "Product ID" ("PID.txt"-file) are /OPTIONAL/ configuration files that you can use to AUTOMATICALLY SPECIFY: Which Windows®… Read More

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Windows Server 2012 AD DC TO 2012 R2 – (How to perform) an "in-place" domain upgrade.

Andrea Matesi — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 02:57:13 +0000

Let’s raise the bar. Someday I decided that my “Windows Server 2012 Standard”-Domain had to be raised to a “Windows Server 2012 R2”-Domain. That is because of a badly-designed GPO (designed by me, who else?), that wreaked havoc to "Windows Update" for my whole domain (I also grew too lazy to find out… Read More

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[SOLVED]Virtual machine 'vm-name' could not be started because the hypervisor is not running.

Andrea Matesi — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 03:09:30 +0000

Someday, one of my servers failed to boot up one of my virtual machines. For whatever reason, I did figure out that the Hyper-v Role got disabled on boot. ISSUE. Hyper-V Manager An error occurred while attempting to start the selected virtual machine(s). 'vm-name' failed to start. Virtual machine 'vm-name' could not be started… Read More

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How to add a Windows CA Certificate to your Clear Linux Trusted Store

Andrea Matesi — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 05:47:11 +0000

After requesting for help on the Clear Linux forum (here: https://community.clearlinux.org/t/how-to-add-new-trusted-ca-certificate-to-clear-linux/3457), their first reply directed me to Cloud Linux github page (https://github.com/clearlinux/clrtrust#add-trust-a-root-ca). From there, I obtained the information I needed to get my small Clear Linux vm to trust my Windows CA certificate. Here's how to. (On your Windows CA): Export your Windows CA Certificate… Read More

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