The following items were introduced with 24H2 Operating Systems (Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2025). They are not available on earlier Operating Systems. This article is a supplement to the Windows LAPS Overview, and only highlights what is new with 24H2 Operating Systems (Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2025). For a complete overview… Continue reading What’s New in Windows LAPS for 24H2 Operating Systems
Category: System Administration
BitLocker Volume Details in Splunk
Monitoring BitLocker Volume Details I was recently asked if BitLocker encryption details can be reported on in Splunk. The answer is yes, if you send the right data to Splunk. There is a Windows Event Log (Microsoft-Windows-BitLocker/BitLocker Management) that will log when someone encrypts or decrypts a volume. This information is good to know, but… Continue reading BitLocker Volume Details in Splunk
An Overview of Windows LAPS
What is Windows LAPS? Windows LAPS (Local Administrator Password Solution) automatically manages a local administrator account’s password: changing the password when it expires (using password length and complexity settings) and backing up the password to Active Directory so it is available for authorized users to retrieve. Windows LAPS was made available with the April 2023… Continue reading An Overview of Windows LAPS
Setting the Security Logon Banner Message on iDRAC 9 (14G Servers)
There are a lot of new features available on the iDRAC9 which comes with 14G Dell servers. One of these features that I have implemented right away is the logon banner message, which is displayed as the Security Notice on the logon page. To set the a custom message you can use racadm: Local racadm:… Continue reading Setting the Security Logon Banner Message on iDRAC 9 (14G Servers)
NIC Teaming in Windows Server 2012 – Part 2: PowerShell Method
This is the second in a two-part series on NIC Teaming in Windows Server 2012. Part 1 focused on the GUI method (using Server Manager.) Part 2 focuses on using PowerShell. Depending on its configuration, NIC Teaming provides the following benefits: bandwidth aggregation – If you team 2 NICs, you have the capability to double your network throughput.… Continue reading NIC Teaming in Windows Server 2012 – Part 2: PowerShell Method
NIC Teaming in Windows Server 2012 – Part 1: GUI Method
This is the first in a two-part series on NIC Teaming in Windows Server 2012. Part 1 focuses on the GUI method (using Server Manager.) Part 2 will focus on using PowerShell. Depending on its configuration, NIC Teaming provides the following benefits bandwidth aggregation – If you team 2- 1 GB NICs, you have the capability to double… Continue reading NIC Teaming in Windows Server 2012 – Part 1: GUI Method
Desired Configuration Management – NLA for Remote Desktop
With the MS12-020 RDP explit that was just announced, I wanted to be able to determine which of our servers have Network Level Authentication enabled for Remote Desktop, which will help reduce the risk until they are patched. I created a Configuration Item to determine if NLA is enabled based on the UserAuthentication value being set… Continue reading Desired Configuration Management – NLA for Remote Desktop
Ensure Your Array is an Array
I was working on a PowerShell script that pulls errors out of the Event Log into an array from a list of servers. The script will then report the errors for each server, or will report that no errors were found, as seen in a condensed version of the script below: $events = Get-EventLog -Computer $ComputerName… Continue reading Ensure Your Array is an Array