Windows 10 1909: Sysprep was not able to validate your Windows installation

While running sysprep on Windows 10 1909, encountered following error:"Sysprep was not able to validate your Windows installation. Review the log file at %WINDIR%System32\Sysprep\Panther\setupact.log for details. After resolving the issue,…

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Windows Firewall log file empty.

Although GPO is set properly, still the windows firewall C:\Windows\System32\LogFiles\Firewall\pfirewall.log showed blank. Solution: Provide NT SERVICE\MPSSVC account with Full Control permissions on the C:\Windows\System32\LogFiles\Firewall folder and restart the workstation or the server.

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Unable to install PowerShell modules in Windows Server 2016?

Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -MinimumVersion 2.8.5.201 -ForceError: Install-PackageProvider : Unable to find repository with SourceLocation ''. Use Get-PSRepository to see all available repositories. PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-PSRepository PackageManagement\Get-PackageSource : Unable to find…

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Find date and time when dns records were created and modified in Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2012 R2

Following one liner will display the dns records with date created and modified: Windows Server 2012 R2:Get-ChildItem "AD:DC=DomainDNSZones,DC=contoso,DC=com" -Recurse | Get-ADObject -Properties Created,Modified | Select-Object Name,Created,Modified | Sort-Object -Property Created…

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ESXi 6.7 update patch fails with DependencyError related to Image Profile

ardware: HPE Proliant DL380 Gen 10 ESXi installation : VMware-ESXi-6.7.0-Update1-10302608-HPE-Gen9plus-670.U1.10.3.5.12-Oct2018 When I try to apply Patch Release ESXi670-201901001.zip, I got the following error: [DependencyError] VIB QLC_bootbank_qwdrntv_3.9.18.0 - 10EM.670.0.0.7535516 requires qedentv_ver…

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