SOLVED! Windows 10 Reset - There was a problem resetting your PC
Windows 10 built on the awesome features of Windows 8, and brought over the very powerful 'Refresh My PC' and 'Reset My PC' options. Truly awesome, they're able to refresh the base OS and forklift over your files, giving you that 'just installed' smell we all love so much. I love that smell so much in fact, that I buy a new car every few weeks, or sometimes sleep in cars at the CarMax down the road from my house. Mmmmm plastic and leather offgas. However, sometimes things go awry, and from no fault of our own, we can end up with a system which will refuse to either reset or refresh. Read on to see how to fix this problem. Continue Reading...
Is WinRM Secure or do I need HTTPs?
One of the things I absolutely love about my job is being thrown into the deep end of the rapids with little to no time to prepare given the opportunity to try new things and new technologies, pushing me out of my comfort zone. It normally goes _okay_. Case in point: a client of ours recently was investigating WinRM and whether or not it was secure, leading me down a rabbit hole of Certificates, Enterprise CA's, SSL Handshakes, WireShark and more. Continue Reading...
SOLVED: What happens to WINRM when certs die
Oh boy, this has been a rollercoaster of emotions. But guys...we made it. We have finally, and definitively answered what happens to WinRM with HTTPs when certificates expire. If you're curious about why this is a big question, see my previous posts on this topic. Continue Reading...
Adding tab-completion to your PowerShell Functions
Probably my single favorite feature of PowerShell isn't exciting to most people...but I love Auto-Completion. I have my reasons: As I have the typing skills of a preying mantis (why did I mention them...they're easily the creepiest and worst insect...ewww) and constantly typo everything, I LOVE auto-completion. Continue Reading...
Tool-highlight: Show Windows Toast Messages with PowerShell
This will be a quick post here, but I just wanted to shine a spotlight on an AWESOME tool that I absolutely love: Joshua King's 'BurntToast' PowerShell module, which makes the arduous task of rendering a Windows Toast notification VERY Easy. Continue Reading...
Registering for WMI Events in PowerShell
