EXPLORE THE NOTEBOOK
Notes from the command line, the workbench, and the vintage computer shelf.
What ClientOtherError really counts in Azure Files metrics, how to find which calls cause it, and what to look for in the client library code making them.
Troubleshooting notes · Note 2 ↗A width check that works in a real console, in VS Code, and in scheduled tasks and CI runners where there's no window to measure.
PowerShell craft · Note 3 ↗One script that reads the WSUS, scan-source and Windows Update for Business settings on a device and tells you where it's really getting updates from, with a safe reset for leftovers.
Windows Update, untangled · Note 2 ↗Compare files, whole folder trees, or a download against its published checksum with Get-FileHash, and get back a clear Match or Different for every file.
File wrangling · Note 4 ↗How to build a configuration profile in Intune, roll it out to machines that are already in people's hands, and confirm it actually landed.
Getting devices into Intune · Note 5 ↗Register the Microsoft Update service through the Windows Update Agent's own COM API, so devices pick up Office and other Microsoft product updates, not just Windows.
Windows Update, untangled · Note 4 ↗One report for every kind of service account, gMSAs and old-school user accounts alike, showing password age, SPNs, delegation and who can read the gMSA password.
Keeping Active Directory tidy · Note 6 ↗Create a Tier 0 admin group, keep it where only Tier 0 can touch it, and give it full control of the Tier 0 OU. Preview the whole thing with -WhatIf first.
Keeping Active Directory tidy · Note 1 ↗Put a BIOS admin password on new Dells, or change the old one across the fleet, with both passwords handed over at runtime.
Dell BIOS passwords, without the pain · Note 1 ↗Repack ZIPs as 7z, see exactly how much space each one saved, and keep the ZIP when the 7z wouldn't be any smaller.
Archive conversion workshop · Note 3 ↗Find project folders that haven't changed in N days, zip each one to an archive location with the date of its last change, verify it, and optionally clear out the original.
File wrangling · Note 2 ↗Switch workstations to High Performance (or Ultimate Performance) by GUID, restore the plan if the image hid it, and don't end up with five copies of it.
Packaging with ConfigMgr · Note 3 ↗
