by Darren Mar-Elia | Apr 20, 2017 | Tips & Tricks
Now that the Windows 10 “Creators Update” is available, Microsoft has made the ADMX files for this new Windows 10 release available for download. As I mentioned in my last blog post, you can no longer guarantee that new ADMX files are backward compatible...
by Darren Mar-Elia | Mar 30, 2017 | Tips & Tricks
Microsoft has recently put out several articles explaining some of the nuances of ADMX files in the new world of Windows-as-a-Service–where new Windows builds come out frequently and often ship with new versions of ADMX templates. I’ve blogged...
by Darren Mar-Elia | Jul 28, 2016 | Group Policy Automation, Group Policy Blog, Group Policy Reporting, PowerShell, Tips & Tricks, Uncategorized
Find and Delete All Empty GPOs The SDM Software GPO Reporting Pak is full of nifty features and is simple to use. There are many common scenarios that organizations require. The PowerShell components of the product are sometimes overlooked. From discussions with...
by Darren Mar-Elia | Jun 17, 2016 | Tips & Tricks
Now that we are all digging out from MS16-072, and the reality that it likely won’t be “fixed” anytime soon, I think it’s worthwhile to drop a quick blog post about how you can ensure that all GPOs that get created going forward in your...
by Darren Mar-Elia | Feb 3, 2016 | Desired State Configuration, Freeware, General Stuff, GP Troubleshooting, GPOGUY.COM, Group Policy Automation, Group Policy Blog, PowerShell, registry policy, sdm software, Tips & Tricks, Videos
Group Policy Objects (GPOs) can contain many different kinds of settings. Much of that data is simple registry data. Finding registry settings in GPOs and handling them is not the simplest of tasks and requires some PowerShell. Microsoft has provided some cmdlets for...
by Darren Mar-Elia | Oct 14, 2015 | Azure, General Stuff, PowerShell, Tips & Tricks
I was needing to test something on an unpatched 2008 R2 box and in my Azure lab the subnet that machine was pointed to was all full up! So, how to fix it? Of course PowerShell to the rescue. I wrote up a quick walkthrough of what I did to move the machine. Check it...
