Run PowerShell (and Command Prompt) Administratively
KB ID 0000988 Problem We had the ‘run as’ service way back in Windows 2000, so the concept of running a command window ‘as administrator’ should not be difficult to understand. But the amount of times I tell people ‘You need to run that as administrator’, and they reply ‘I AM an administrator’ is far too high. With PowerShell theres no way of knowing, and with command prompt the...
MAC OSX – Add ‘Open Terminal Window Here’ to ‘Right Click’
KB ID 0001060 Problem One of the things I used to like about using Windows was if I needed to drop to command line, I could (from any given location), by simply right clicking (while pressing CTRL) and selecting ‘Open Command Window Here. On a MAC I have Terminal but thats not an option. Solution As with most things on the MAC it is there, you just need to enable it. 1. Apple Logo > System Preferences. 2. Keyboard. 3....
Server 2012 – ‘The Active Directory Services Installation Wizard is relocated in Server Manager’
KB ID 0000714 Problem I’ve already written about promoting or adding a Windows Server 2012 Domain Controller; Add a Server 2012 Domain Controller to a 2008 Domain But if you attempt to run ‘dcpromo’ from command line, you will see this error, and a link to a Technet article. (Perhaps a clickable link to a picture showing where dcpromo now lives would be better!) Solution Note: I’m assuming you have already...
Windows Server 2012 – RDP Server – How to get the ‘Start / Metro Screen’
KB ID 0000767 Problem When you RDP to a server running Windows Server 2012, in Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Server) mode. How do you get the start menu up? If you press the Windows Key or Ctrl+Esc, you get the menu on YOUR Machine? Solution Firstly, I know it’s not called the ‘Metro Interface’ any more, but that’s what everyone calls it! 1. Drag your mouse pointer off the bottom left hand side of the screen (1)...
Terminal Server / Remote Desktop Services Server – Printer Not Working (Adding Print Drivers)
KB ID 0000850 Problem Windows Server 2008 R2 and 2012 are a lot better with printing support over remote desktop, that their predecessors were. But to be able to print to your remote users ‘local’ machines. The TS/RDP server still likes to have the correct drivers installed. What about Easy Print? Easy Print (Introduced with Server 2008 R2) is a ‘proxy’ service that simply sends all print processes to the...