To obtain the local computer serial number, use this one-liner PowerShell command:
get-wmiobject -Class win32_bios | select PSComputerName,SerialNumber
To obtain the serial number of a remote computer, use this one-liner PowerShell command (PSRemoting must be enabled:
get-wmiobject -ComputerName <name of computer> -Class win32_bios | select PSComputerName,SerialNumber
To perform actions on remote computers using PowerShell, you’ll need to setup PowerShell Remoting. Here are the steps:
1. In a PowerShell CMD window that is running under the administrator context, run the following command:
Enable-PSRemoting –force
2. Configure WinRM to run automatically:
Set-Service WinRM -StartMode Automatic
3. Verify the start mode was set correctly and that it is currently running:
Get-WmiObject -Class win32_service | Where-Object {$_.name -like “WinRM”}
4. Configure so that all remote hosts are trusted:
Set-Item WSMan:localhost\client\trustedhosts -value *
5. Verify that the remote trusted hosts has taken effect:
Get-Item WSMan:\localhost\Client\TrustedHosts
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To change a GUID partition table disk into a master boot record disk using command line, follow the steps below.
1. Back up or move all volumes on the basic GUID partition table (GPT) disk you want to convert into a master boot record (MBR) disk.
2. Open an elevated command prompt (right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as Administrator) and type diskpart.
If the disk does not contain any partitions or volumes, skip to step 6.
3. At the DISKPART prompt, type list disk. Make note of the disk number you want to delete
4. At the DISKPART prompt, type select disk <disknumber>
5. At the DISKPART prompt, type clean
6. At the DISKPART prompt, type convert mbr
And there you have it.
I recently came across a post by Jim Naroski on The Office 365 Guy TechNet blog site. He listed the links to the UserVoice portal for the various products or topics which Microsoft utilizes to gather feedback and feature requests. One important link is missing from the TechNet blog, which is for the System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) feedback site, and I have added that to the list below. Start using this valuable resource to help improve products and make your voice heard.
Uservoice provides an opportunity for customers or end users of products to provide feedback, request features and interact with others as well as with the product teams. If you discover a request or feedback that you agree with and would like to support, you can add a vote to that post. Each UserVoice member receives a limited number of votes to use and these votes are returned once the the particular feedback has been acknowledged and completed. See above screen capture.
Another useful feature of UserVoice is the ability to see the status of the posts such as Noted, Planned, Under Review, Started, and Completed. See examples below:
In Windows 10, version 1607 aka the Anniversary Update, Microsoft added a new section to the Get Started app targeting enterprise IT professionals called “Tips for IT Administrators.” This is only available with the Enterprise edition of Windows 10 version 1607 or later.
This tool enables a Windows admin to quickly access step-by-step instructions on common enterprise IT tasks, for example:
To access Tips for IT Administrators:
If you would like to see additional topics added to the Tips for IT Administrators section and have ideas or feedback for the Get Started app, send an email to: [email protected].
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There are few reports of users having Bitlocker issues following the October 2016 patches.
The issue: On every reboot, the Bitlocker recovery key is required which is quite disruptive and cumbersome. As a workaround in order to solve this issue, the following steps can be taken:
On the next reboot and once in Windows, reset Bitlocker by disabling and re-enabling it.
In administraive command prompt, do the following:
manage-bde -protectors c:-disable
then do this:
manage-bde -protectors c:-enable
At this time, I’m not certain on which patch is causing the issue but I wanted to share this info to help. You can also discuss in this TechNet post.
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Sometimes, for various reasons, one must perform a WSUS reset function to make the WSUS server happy again. The reset process forces a resync of each update in the WSUS server with Microsoft services. This task can take a long time to complete as each update will be re-evaluated and re-downloaded, so be patient.
Here’s the command to run from an administrator command prompt::
%SystemDrive%\Program Files\Update Services\Tools\WsusUtil.exe reset
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Problem:
Error: “The file ‘Manifest Tool.exe’ is not marked for installation” occurs during installation of Cisco AnyConnect client. This generally happens due to a failed upgrade installation of the client..
Solution:
Uninstall any version of the Cisco AnyConnect VPN client if it exist on the system.
Then, edit the registry by following these steps:
** Please make a backup of the registry before deleting or modifying any keys.
Windows 8 and 8.1 has a hidden God Mode that allows users to access all settings in a single place. To unlock and access this feature, create a folder on the Desktop and name it as:
God Mode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
