Take Ownership and Grant ‘Full Control’ Recursively
Take Ownership KB ID 0001200 Problem I had a bunch of old user profile folders I needed to delete today, When setup properly even the domain administrator can’t get in there and delete them; You need permission to perform this action. You don’t currently have persmission to access this folder If it’s just one folder then simply take ownership, grant yourself rights and delete it! But I had a lot of folders so I...
Rename a Domain Controller
Rename a Domain Controller KB ID 0001886 Problem I’ve done a few migrating to {version} domain controller articles, and today I got asked, How can you rename the “Server Name” back to the old one after migration ?e.g. from “Lan-2025” to “Lan-2019” So, as the VMs from the last article were still running on the test bench, I ran though it to demonstrate. Solution: Rename a Domain Controller If you would like to add a new Windows...
VMware – Cannot Cut, Copy, or Paste to VM’s
KB ID 0000515 Problem Ever since ESX 4.1 this feature has been disabled and you have been unable to paste to VM, VMware say in their own documentation: Source (Page 215 – ESX Configuration Guide ESX 4.1 vCenter Server 4.1). To turn this feature back ON you have a few choices. Please be aware: We are talking about copy and pasting TEXT to and from a guest VM NOT files and folders. Solution ESX Option 1 (Enable Copy and Paste to...
Recover Browser Passwords
Recover Browser Passwords KB ID 0001885 Problem I use quite a lot of browsers, I use Microsoft Edge for work, Firefox for personal browsing, Opera when I need VPN protected browsing, and occasionally I also use Safari and Chrome. All modern browsers will store usernames and password for you, but when you get a new device or start using a new browser, you may need to go and recover browser passwords (and possibly usernames) from your...
Migrate to Server 2025 Domain Controller
Server 2025 Domain Controller KB ID 0001884 Problem If you would like to add a new Windows Server 2025 domain controller to an existing domain here is the procedure. Solution: Server 2025 Domain Controller Server 2025 Pre Requisites 2025 Hardware Requirements Processor: 1.4 GHz 64-bit processor (or faster) with support for security features. RAM: Minimum of 512 MB (2 GB for Server with Desktop Experience installation). Disk...
Find Domain Schema Version
Find Domain Schema Version KB ID 0000025 Problem You want to upgrade or find out your current Schema version, or check that an” adprep / forestprep” command has worked correctly. Solution Find Domain Schema Version: PowerShell Use the following sytax Get-ADObject (Get-ADRootDSE).schemaNamingContext -Property objectversion Post Server 2016 Find Domain Schema Version The value is populated with Server 2016 again. If you...
Windows Server 2025 Domain Join
Server 2025 Domain Join KB ID 0001883 Problem To perform a Windows Server 2025 Domain Join (Local Domain). The end process is the same as it’s always been, they’ve just made the job of getting to there a little more convoluted, (this is the same with Windows 11). Solution: Windows Server 2025 Domain Join Before attempting to join the domain, let’s make sure we can ‘resolve’ the domain name, (because most...
Microsoft Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
BSOD KB ID 0001882 Problem Recovering from a Microsoft Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) involves several steps to diagnose and resolve the issue. Here is a systematic approach to help you recover from a BSOD. Solution : BSOD Resolution. Note: If using Crowdstrike (18th Jul 2024) or you’re Stuck at the recovery screen. The problem is being worked on Ref: TEMPORARY WORK AROUND Boot Windows into Safe Mode or WRE. Go to...
vCenter Login Grayed Out (post 8.0 Update 3)
Login Grayed Out KB ID 0001881 Problem After upgrading my vCenter to 8.0 Update 3 I went to login, and the login box itself was grayed out, with a ‘no entry’ sign when I attempted to click it, and Bizarrely I now had a Use RSA ID option? Solution: Login Grayed Out Apparently, this is a known problem with this update, and the ‘fix’ is to clear the browser cache, which I attempted to do. However the problem...
PowerCLI: Get Snapshot Information
Get Snapshot Information KB ID 0001829 Problem The question was asked on Experts Exchange today. Are there any scripts or reports that would give me information on VMware VM’s with snapshots? was pretty sure this was a straight forward one, so I jumped on the test network. Solution: Get Snapshot Information Connect to your vCenter and use the following commands. Connect-viserver vCenter-Name THEN AUTHENTICATE Get-VM |...