PowershellTip: Show Installed Windows Roles and Features

List all installed Features and Roles

Example 1:

 

Get-WindowsFeature | Where-Object {$_. installstate -eq "installed"}

 

Example 2:

 

Get-WindowsFeature | where-object {$_.Installed -eq $True} | Format-List DisplayName

 

 

 

Example 3:

 

Get-WindowsFeature | Where-Object {$_. installstate -eq "installed"} | Format-List Name, Installstate

 

 

List all roles and Features on a Remote Host

Get-WindowsFeature -ComputerName <ComputerName> | Where-Object {$_. installstate -eq "Installed"}

 

 

 

 

PowerShell Script: Get AD Domain and Forest functional level

Simple script to show Active Directory domain and forest functional level, FSMO roles, all sites in the forest, Global Catalog servers.

Link for download
.\Get-ADInfo.ps1

Example of usage:

[PS].\Get-ADInfo.ps1

Enable IP Address Conflict Detection in DHCP on Windows Server

You may use DHCP server option what detects conflicts by pinging an IP address before offering that address to clients.

DHCP Conflict Detection is useful, if some client use a static ip-address from DHCP pool.

On Windows Server by default DHCP Conflict Detection is disabled.

To enabled DHCP conflict detection

Open DHCP console

Налаштування Windows DHCP сервера для виявлення конфліктів IP-адрес

DHCP сервер може виявляти конфлікти IP-адрес, перш ніж пропонувати адреси клієнтам.

Виявлення конфліктів IP-адрес є корисним, якщо якийсь клієнт у мережі використовує статичну IP-адресу з пулу DHCP.

Щоб увімкнути виявлення конфліктів IP-адрес

Відкрийте консоль DHCP

Set Windows Update settings using SCONFIG

Type in command prompt
sconfig

Option #5 shows the current configuration of your Windows Update settings

 

Install VMware Tools On Windows Server 2012 R2 / 2016 Core

 

Open the Virtual Machine Console -> VM -> Guest -> Install/Upgrade VMware Tools

 

 

Example 1.

In Command prompt type PowerShell

 

Check where the Vmware Tools are mounted on

[PS] Get-Psdrive

 

Go to the Drive with Vmware Tools

 

[PS] D:

 

[PS] .\setup64.exe

 

 

 

Follow the steps and restart when completed.

 

When install VMTools done - restart the server:

[PS] Restart-Computer

 

Example 2.

Enter the following command:     

D:\>setup64.exe /S /v "/qn REBOOT=Y"

 

 

Command prompt will return to D:\>. For a minute or two the installation is done than server will reboot.