Set NTFS Permissions via Powershell

For the migration of a file server, I had to reset the NTFS permissions. Since manual permissions setting was me to clumsy, I wanted to do it using PowerShell. Setting permissions isn’t so easy as i thought and isn’t immediately clear to understand. Here’s a script I used to set the necessary permissions, which also … Weiterlesen

Microsoft VAMT: The specified product key is invalid or is unsupported

Problem I set up a KMS server and installed the Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT) to activate the product keys. I was unable to add the Server 2019 keys. Server 2016 and Server 2022 worked without any problems. With Server 2019, I consistently received the following error message: The specified product key is invalid or … Weiterlesen

Convert Windows Server Evaluation to Standard/Datacenter Edition

You want to convert your windows server evaluation edition to a standard or datacenter edition. How to activate a server via KMS Before we can activate the server via KMS or MAC we need to convert the evaluation edition into an standard or datacenter. Check the current Edition Here you see the server edition. If … Weiterlesen

The Requested Template is not Supported by this CA (Error 0x80094800)

Problem: A few days ago, I had a problem where I couldn’t deploy a newly created certificate template. Every time the user requested the certificate, I received the following error message: “The requested certificate template is not supported by the CA. Denied by Policy Module 0x80094800. The request was for a certificate template that is … Weiterlesen

Block downloading and installing „Malicious Software Removal Tool“ via Update

I’m looking for a methode to block „Malicious Software Removal Tool“ updates from being downloaded and installed when doing Windows Update? Solution:You can set the following registry key to prevent downloading and installing MRT at windows update process. You can download and install the MRT manually without problems but via Microsoft Update or WSUS Update … Weiterlesen

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Hello World – My IT Blog is Launching! Hello! Ralf here, IT administrator with over 20 years of experience. Today’s the day: My blog for Microsoft technologies, IT security, and PowerShell automation. After years of practical experience with Active Directory, Entra ID, Intune, and PKI projects, I’m now sharing my solutions – ready to use … Weiterlesen