Check if Group Policy is Out of Date with PowerShell

2021-04-13 Group Policy, PowerShell, Registry Harry Caskey 1

This PowerShell script will check the registry for the last time the Group Policy ran, calculate the current date and compare to a set value (30 Days). It will the result is greater than the set value it will return $true or $false.

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Enable Windows Photo Viewer in Windows 10

2016-04-06 32-bit (x86), 64-bit (x64), Operating Systems, Registry, Scripts, Windows 10 Harry Caskey 1

If you noticed Microsoft has taken away the default Windows Photo Viewer in Windows 10.  This can be quite annoying for it you want to just open one photo that isn’t meant to be stored in a photo library.  I found this trick online and wanted to share it.  If you have gone looking in […]

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Software Installation Error: “The profile for the user is a temporary profile”

2014-10-06 Registry, Windows Installer Harry Caskey 2

When installing an application you get this error message “The profile for the user is a temporary profile”. This happens after installing a security update: MS14-049. This update affects the execution process of the Windows Installer. To bypass this, set the following registry key and it will ignore this prompt and continue with the installation. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer\ […]

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How to run SysPrep on an Upgraded Operating System

2014-03-07 32-bit (x86), 64-bit (x64), Information Technology, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Registry, Windows 8.1 Harry Caskey 41

I came across an instance where I needed to upgrade a Windows 7 image to Windows 8.1 and then capture that image for deployment with System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2. I found out shortly after starting this task that when you upgrade an operating system you can no longer run SysPrep. So I started […]

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How to run sysprep more than 3 times

2012-06-25 Microsoft, Operating Systems, Registry, Repair, SCCM, sysprep, Windows 7 Harry Caskey 4

  By default Windows only allows you to run sysprep on an image 3 times.  Then Microsoft’s solution is to re-install and start a new image.  Well what happens if you need to update your image or make a change without having to go through the hassle of making your image exactly what you want?  Follow these steps: Start […]

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