by Edward van Biljon | Dec 24, 2020 | PowerShell, Window Server 2012 R2 PowerShell, Windows Server 2016 PowerShell, Windows Server 2019 PowerShell
You may have noticed that when you want to run that PowerShell script you downloaded it gives you an error. This is because windows is designed to protect the operating system. If you are running Windows Server, the default is set to remote signed. On Windows client...
by Edward van Biljon | Dec 23, 2020 | PowerShell, Python, Windows Server 2012 PowerShell, Windows Server 2016 PowerShell, Windows Server 2019 PowerShell
If you want to use PowerShell to execute Python scripts, you need to have Python installed or you will receive the error below: Head over to the Microsoft store and download Python. I opted for Python 3.7 but there are newer versions out: After the install was done, I...
by Edward van Biljon | Dec 19, 2020 | PowerShell
For those new to Teams or those admins that prefer PowerShell like myself, you can now install the PowerShell module for Teams and see the list of commands available. Firstly launch PowerShell elevated and once done, you can run the following command: Install-Module...
by Edward van Biljon | Oct 27, 2020 | Exchange 2019 PowerShell, Windows Server 2019 PowerShell
When you configure your POP/IMAP Service on Exchange 2019, manually going to services and changing the startup from Manual to Automatic just takes time. With PowerShell, you could add this to a script so when you license your server and enable your SSL certificate,...
by Edward van Biljon | Aug 27, 2020 | Windows Server 2016 PowerShell, Windows Server 2012 PowerShell, Windows Server 2019 PowerShell
Quick PowerShell Script!! If you have a temp directory that has many items in, selecting all from Explorer and then deleting them takes longer than using a simple PowerShell command: Here is the command you can run: Get-ChildItem -Path “C:\Windows\Temp”...
by Edward van Biljon | Jul 21, 2020 | Exchange 2019 PowerShell, Exchange 2019
Here is a quick tip on how you can open the Exchange Management Shell (EMS) on Windows Server 2019 Core. In your Elevated command prompt, type in PowerShell and Press Enter. Next, type in the following command and then press enter: Add-PSSnapin...
by Edward van Biljon | Jul 17, 2020 | Exchange 2019 PowerShell, Exchange 2010 PowerShell, Exchange 2013 PowerShell, Exchange 2016 PowerShell
Mailbox migrations in an Organization are part of many Exchange Admins duties, this can be to a newer version of Exchange or simply migrating off a large database to smaller ones. If you are looking after a big organization and need to monitor migrations, PowerShell...
by Edward van Biljon | Jul 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
Here is a quick tip, if you need to view your Outlook Provider Settings in Exchange 2016 or other versions, you can run a simple command as shown below to find the value: Get-OutlookProvider The value will show after msstd:, it can be for example mail.domain.com or...
by Edward van Biljon | May 30, 2020 | Exchange 2016 PowerShell
Here is a quick PowerShell tip for viewing the status of database seeding. Sometimes you might have a seed running from a PowerShell window and then when you check the green progress bar is no longer visible as you might have had a refresh on domain controllers or you...
by Edward van Biljon | Apr 26, 2020 | Exchange 2010 PowerShell
If you manage quite a few Exchange 2010 CAS servers, logging into each one to test that OWA works can be quite cumbersome. I put together a script that can check all of them and email you a report. Here is an example: The URL for each CAS server will show, for example...
