by skufel | Mar 29, 2014 | Infrastructure, Scripting, Security, SysAdmin, Windows
Sometimes when you start machine with BitLocker enabled and same time some storage device was connected to USB port, BitLocker might request Recovery Key. This happens because USB ports is listed on boot device search list. To avoid this type of event best idea is to...
by skufel | Jan 26, 2014 | Infrastructure, Security, SysAdmin, Windows
If you have machine which is not connected to domain, but has TPM chip you might want to encrypt disks with BitLocker and enable PIN protection at boot-up. In order to do that you have to make sure TPM is activated and enabled for provisioning in BIOS. Next step will...
by skufel | Jan 18, 2014 | Infrastructure, SysAdmin, Windows
Sometimes i thappens that SmartConde VNC Manager fails to activate. In that case follow steps below to fix issue with licensing: Open cmd.exe and change directory to: Enterprise Edition: C:\Program Files\SmartCode Solutions\VNC Manager (Enterprise Edition)\ Standard...
by skufel | Jan 3, 2014 | Infrastructure, Scripting, SysAdmin, Windows
As there is no GUI in Windows Server 2012 Core, we have to use command line and script in order to acivate system. slmgr.vbs is a VBscript which allows to set product key and activate operating system. Below most common use of slmgr.vbs. Set product key slmgr.vbs /ipk...
by skufel | Jan 3, 2014 | Infrastructure, Scripting, SysAdmin, Windows
By default remote management on Windows Server 2012 Core can be blocked by firewall. In order to enable this functionality, issue following command from Command Prompt window: Netsh.exe firewall set service remoteadmin enable ALL Once it’s done you should be...
by skufel | Dec 5, 2013 | Automation, Infrastructure, Scripting, Windows
Some handy wmic commands which might be helpful when automating OS deployment: wmic bios get serialnumber wmic computersystem get manufacturer wmic computersystem get model
