Aug 4, 2015 Posted by newlife007

How To change BIOS from UEFI to Legacy on HP GEN9 servers

Recently received a new batch of HP Proliant Gen9 servers and ran into an issue in being able to build the servers using Microsoft SCCM and PXE Boot. This was due to the UEFI boot settings being enabled on the servers and our PXE boot WIM was not UEFI aware. In our current environment this is not an option due to the support for older hardware and OS’s, so a work around was needed. Note:  In this... read more

Aug 3, 2015 Posted by newlife007

How To Uninstall Programs Using PowerShell

PowerShell is just one of those tools for Windows that continues to get better and better in uses you find on a day to day basis. One such tedious task is uninstalling programs. Wouldn’t it be awesome to create a script to automate this for many or even one system? In this post we will cover how to get a list of installed programs and how to remove one at a time or many at once. Using PowerShell to... read more

Jul 31, 2015 Posted by newlife007

How To Create a Windows 10 Installation ISO

Windows 10 is here! And with that comes many issues with one being how do I create bootable media for installing? Well that is easy due to Microsoft  providing a Windows Media Creation Tool to download and create bootable USB and DVD ISO media or upgrade your system. You can start by downloading the tool from here https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 . Select either 32 or 64 bit... read more

Jul 31, 2015 Posted by newlife007

How to Use SYMCLI in offline mode

Recently I made a job change and have delved into the Storage arena and supporting EMC storage products. One of the products is EMC Symmetrix . With that comes learning how to use the product and the syntax of the various commands. As to not cause any damage to the systems and learn found System Enabler can be used in offline mode installed on a Windows and Linux system. SYMCLI is the most widely used EMC... read more

Jul 20, 2015 Posted by newlife007

How To Clean the Windows $RECYCLE.BIN Directory on Windows 2008R2 / 2012R2

Ever wondered how to clean all the specific hidden / user created $RECYCLE.BIN  directories on a servers to reclaim much needed space, well i know I did and went digging. First step is to un-hide the $RECYCLE.BIN directory. Select Root drive (ex: c) click on Organize > Folder options and click on the View tab. Select Show hidden files, folders and drives, un-check Hide protected operating system files.... read more