Author Archives: Boe Prox

Fix Duplicate WSUS ClientIDs Using PowerShell

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Boe Prox

A common issue when using a ‘template’ or an OS image that hasn’t been sysprepped is that each client that has the same clientID will appear and disappear from the WSUS console (only 1 client will appear at a time). … Continue reading →

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Beginning with Windows Azure Using PowerShell

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Boe Prox

I recently created an account to use Windows Azure to create some virtual machines that I can then use to work with more systems than I can usually do given my current hardware. This also presents a great opportunity for … Continue reading →

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Quick Hits: Finding, Creating and Removing PowerShell Type Accelerators

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Boe Prox

I saw a question recently that somebody asked on how to locate and create custom type accelerators without the need of the PowerShell Community Extensions (PSCX) and its type accelerator, [accelerator]. I quickly answered his question, but decided that this … Continue reading →

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Backup a SQL Database Using SQL Server Management Objects (SMO) and PowerShell

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Boe Prox

In my next article on my SQL and PowerShell series, I will talk about using the SQL Server Management Objects (SMO) to back up a SQL database. If you recall in my previous article on SQL Databases, you saw how … Continue reading →

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Report on Group Policy Objects that have Logon Scripts

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Boe Prox

Recently, I was asked to generate a report on Group Policy Objects (GPO) that are using logon scripts and also to determine the type of logon script being used. Of course the logical approach is to use PowerShell to make … Continue reading →

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