Posts by Paul Hill
How to upload directory to AWS S3 Bucket
If you use the upload button in S3, you will only be able to upload files and not directories: However, you can simply drag and drop the folder in your web browser and it will upload all of the desired contents: Make sure you drag it over the list of files and directories. When you…
Read MoreHow to Install SCCM 1902
This tutorial will show you how you can install SCCM 1902 in your production or test network at home. We are going to keep things as simple as possible while still explaining all of the details that you need to successfully complete the installation. Version of the ADK It’s important to know that Configuration Manager…
Read MoreBulk Install Windows Update MSU Files with PowerShell
There may come a time when you need to manually install several Microsoft update *.msu files. If you have a laptop that cannot be connected to the internet or a WSUS server and have several update files to install it can take an entire…
Read MoreEnable PSRemoting with Group Policy
In this tutorial you are going to learn how you can enable PowerShell remoting (PS remoting) on your domain computers with Group Policy.
Read MoreHow to send Emails from PowerShell
There are several reasons why you may want to programmatically send emails with Windows PowerShell. For example, you may want to automatically email users when their Active Directory passwords are about to expire, or when their AD account locks out. In order to send…
Read MoreImport Active Directory Users from a CSV Spreadsheet with PowerShell
In this tutorial I want to show you how you can write a PowerShell script to automatically create Active Directory user accounts based on a CSV or Excel spreadsheet.
Read MoreHow to Host a DCS Server – Full Step-by-step Guide
How to Host a DCS Server – Full Step-by-step Guide Overview While we at Server Academy mostly create content based around administrating the Windows Server operating system, we also love to game! One of our favorite games is DCS World, a flight simulator with highly detailed fighter jets and realistic flight models and combat systems.…
Read MoreHow to Assign a Static IP address on Windows Server 2016
How to Assign a Static IP address on Windows Server 2016 Overview This tutorial describes the steps to assign a static IP address on Windows Server 2016 through both the GUI and Windows PowerShell. Jump to a specific section: Method 1) Through the GUI with Server Manager Method 1) Assign a static IP With Windows…
Read MoreCentral Management of Local Group Policy
Central Management of Local Group Policy Overview I received an email from a student who wanted to centrally manage their computers WITHOUT a Windows Domain. Their company was merged and the new IT department wanted to implement their own Active Directory solution – so my student was stuck not being able to setup the new…
Read MoreVirtualBox not showing any 64bit Operating Systems
VirtualBox not showing any 64bit Operating Systems How to enable Intel VT or AMD-V virtualization in your BIOS This post describes how to resolve the issue of VirtualBox only showing 32-bit Operating Systems when creating a new Virtual Machine (image below). Fix #1 – You have the Hyper-V feature enabled on your host computer. To…
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