Windows 10 version 1709 introduced a default Hyper-V virtual switch which is installed when the Hyper-V role is added. As you can see in the following example, by default on Windows 10, the default virtual switch does not exist because the Hyper-V role hasn't been added. 1Get-NetAdapter Now that the Hyper-V role has …

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My computer recently updated to Windows 10 version 1809 and as with all previous major updates of Windows 10, this wipes out the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT). However, unlike previous versions, Microsoft has now made RSAT available via Features on Demand and while you're supposed to be able to install them …

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I recently ran into a problem with DSC on Windows 10 when trying to create MOF files with DSC configurations that work on other operating systems. An error is generated when the friendly name for a DSC resource contains a dash and that friendly name is specified as a dependency for another resource. I know that only …

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I recently discovered that Windows 10 adds a DelayedAutoStart property to the Win32_Service WMI Class: 1Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Service -Filter "Name = 'MapsBroker'" | Format-List -Property * I've verified that this property does not exist on prior operating systems such as Windows 8.1 even …

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You've updated to the RTM version of Windows 10 only to learn that the remote server administration tools aren't available as of yet: 1Get-ADUser -Identity mikefrobbins Let's say for example the Active Directory PowerShell module is something that you use on a daily basis and it's necessary to perform your day to day …

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I recently decided to reload my computer, moving from Windows 8.1 Enterprise Edition to Windows 10 Enterprise Edition. I had previously enabled the data deduplication feature on my Windows 8.1 installation with an unsupported hack by using the source files from Server 2012 R2. Deduplication was enabled on my SSD drive …

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