How to install the Microsoft Graph PowerShell module

he Microsoft Graph PowerShell module is the preferred method for managing your Microsoft cloud services, such as Intune and Entra, through the command line. It has replaced the now legacy MSOnline powershell module which has been deprecated as of April of this year. In this post, we’ll cover the steps needed to install the MS Graph … Read more

How to set the default page on new tab in Edge, Chrome and Firefox with Intune

I recently had a request to set a new homepage URL on all devices in the company. The requirement was to simply make the default tab or new browser window/page open to our new internal company Intranet page. Sounds easy enough! In this blog post, I will outline the steps I used to set this … Read more

Using Microsoft Quick Assist

There are many remote access solutions out on the internet today, and some of them are fantastic tools especially in the business workspace. TeamViewer, Splashtop, AnyDesk, RustDesk, Screenconnect, and Dwservice.net to name a few. This list goes on and on. But what if your usage need isn’t business related? and what if funds are short, … Read more

Automated Windows 10 build using Boxstarter, Chocolately & PowerShell

I am an IT guy, and as such, I have numerous devices that I am constantly poking and prodding at. This at times has left me in a pinch, where i’m no doubt (like a fool) – testing something on one of my machines, and poof! Its toast. For this reason, I wanted to put … Read more

Learning Ansible from the ground up.

Ansible (As defined by wikipedia) is an open-source software provisioning, configuration management, and application-deployment tool. It runs on many Unix-like systems, and can configure both Unix-like systems as well as Microsoft Windows. It includes its own declarative language to describe system configuration. In this article, I intend to walk through the basics of setting up … Read more

Windows Server 2016 Default Domain Policy Settings

Below you will see .htm reports of the Group Policy Management Console on a Windows Server 2016 Server immediately following a clean installation of Active Directory Domain Services. Best practice in terms of GPO deployment, is to NEVER modify the default policies, unless absolutely necessary. It is rather recommended to create new policy’s to always … Read more

Setting up Windows Root CA on CentOS 6.9 Linux server

Hello and welcome. It is that time for me to add a new article to the blog. I know, I KNOW.. Its been a long time.. I’m sorry… In today’s blog post, I will be covering the process to setup a root certificate on a Linux host, and the process of generating a CSR and … Read more

Microsoft Ignite 2017: Journey of an IT Guy – Episode 6

Hello and welcome back to episode 6 of my 6 part series, where I explored the epic journey to Microsoft Ignite 2017, down in Orlando, FL at the Orange County Convention Center, Sept. 25th – Sept 29th. This is it. The final blog entry, this is what you’ve been waiting for. All of the juicy … Read more

Microsoft Ignite 2017: Journey of an IT Guy – Episode 5

Hello and welcome back to episode 5 of my 6 part series, where I explore the epic journey to Microsoft Ignite 2017, down in Orlando, FL at the Orange County Convention Center, Sept. 25th – Sept 29th. As you will recall from episode four, we explored places to eat around the conference center venue. In … Read more