Windows on Janik von Rotz

Setup SSH on Windows 10

Fri, 19 Jan 2018 11:55:48 +0000

I have started a new job and as usual had to set up a new computer. Using Windows in a Unix environment seems like a bad choice at first. However, Microsoft has changed strategy and embraced the Unix world with projects such as Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) or Windows SQL Server support for Linux. In result you can install bash with WSL and use the native ssh client. But there is also another way. If you install Git for Windows a ssh binary is shipped as well. This binary and other tools such as ssh-keygen are not available from the command line by default. I want show you how to fix this, setup a keypair and start using ssh in a Windows environment.

Install .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2

Tue, 11 Mar 2014 07:30:44 +0000

To install the .Net Framework 3.5 on Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 you have to enable the install feature from the online source.

Now you should be able to install the feature with server management console.

Project: Setup Windows 7 Kiosk

Fri, 04 Oct 2013 16:01:56 +0000

The goal of this project is a simple Windows 7 Kiosk installation with nothing else as the newest version of internet explorer installed. A user should not be allowed to do something than can malfunction the system or even elevating the user privileges. I want to show you in this post which GroupPolicies I’ve used and what configurations I made to set up this type of installation.

First I want to commit my principles for working with ActiveDirectory and Group Policies:

If not needed a GroupPolicy shouldn't contain any registry keys.
- Group Policies instructions are much easier to read.
Only AMDX templates are allowed, this means no AMD templates or anything else.
- AMDX won't in contrast to AMD templates becopied to the client, they stay in the SYSVOL Policy Definition folder on the domain controller.
The Group Policy objects should be reusable.
Configuring the minimum.

Active Directory User Reporting

Thu, 25 Jul 2013 10:49:32 +0000

This is a simple example of how to create a report of your Active Directory users. The first command imports the PowerShell Active Directory module, which should be installed by default, otherwhise do this:

Import-Module ActiveDirectory
Get-ADUser -Filter {EmailAddress -like "*"} -Properties * | select DisplayName, GivenName, Name, Surname, mail, SamAccountName, Department, Title, extensionAttribute1, extensionAttribute2 | Out-GridView

And the second command creates a simple report.