Enable Remote PowerShell with Group Policy

Lets set the Protocol, Service and Firewall policies. Enable Windows Remote Management Open Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) Navigate: Computer Policies > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Remote Management (RM) > WinRM Service Open “Allow remote server management through WinRM” Enable IPv4 filter: * or 10.0.0.0-10.1.0.254, 10.2.25.0-10.2.25.255 IPv6 filter: * Configure Firewall Settings…

Error on Remote Console Reporting Services Point

Issue: First the issue was that I was unable to add the Reporting Server to my Remote ConfigMgr Console. Every time I tried to add the Reporting Services Point, I received this error:   Cause: This is due to not having the proper Certificate or not having ConfigMgr Report Server setup properly. I have created…

Updating ConfigMgr Reporting Services Site Role – Empty

While setting up our new ConfigMgr 2012 R2 Reporting Services Role, I found that the Reporting Services server instance was empty in wizard. This was the caused by not having Reporting Services setup properly on the System Center Database server.   In order to resolve this issue, I used the Reporting Services Configuration Manager console.…

Changing NIC from Public to Private

In order to get the network profile open a PowerShell windows and enter: PS C:\> Get-NetConnectionProfile -InterfaceAlias wi-fi Name : PublicProfile InterfaceAlias : Wi-Fi InterfaceIndex : 8 NetworkCategory : Public IPv4Connectivity : Internet IPv6Connectivity : Internet To change this from a Public NIC to a Private NIC, just use the PowerShell cmdlet: Set-NetConnectionProfile and identify…

Gather the .Net Framework Version Installed

You can have multiple .NET Frameworks installed on a computer, in order to find out which versions you have, there are two options. First option is to check your registry keys. On Start select Run. Type in Regedit.exe. Navigate to HKLM\Software\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP*** This is for .NET Framework 1-4 *** Look for the “Version” Navigate…

Creating strong passwords

Creating strong passwords will save you from major headaches later in time.  Make sure to create multiple passwords for all your site and applications you use.  If one password get hacked and is known, the hacker will not be able to get into all of your sites.  Getting the password is the hardest part of…