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Migrate Windows CA from CSP to KSP and from SHA-1 to SHA-256: Part 1

February 15, 2016 Feb 15, 2016 02/15/16
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Thomas Rayner, Microsoft Cloud & Datacenter Management MVP, shows how to start the migration of a Windows certification authority from CSP to KSP and from SHA-1 to SHA-256. Hello! I’m Thomas Rayner, a proud Cloud & Datacenter Management Microsoft MVP, filling in for The Scripting Guy this week. You can find me on Twitter (@...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to add exclusion folder to Windows Defender

February 14, 2016 Feb 14, 2016 02/14/16
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to add an exclusion folder to Windows Defender. (image)  How can I add the C:\temp folder to the exclusion list so it is not scanned by Windows Defender? (image)  Use the Add-MpPreference cmdlet and specify the exclusion path, for example: Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Temp" Note  You must run Windows ...

PowerShell and BitLocker: Part 2

May 26, 2015 May 26, 2015 05/26/15
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Guest blogger, Stephane van Gulick, continues his series about using Windows PowerShell and BitLocker together. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Welcome back Stephane van Gulick for the final part of his two-part series. Be sure you read PowerShell and BitLocker: Part 1 first. Encryption operations A lot of the following ...

PowerShell and BitLocker: Part 1

May 25, 2015 May 25, 2015 05/25/15
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Guest blogger, Stephane van Gulick, presents a practical hands-on post that shows how to use Windows PowerShell and BitLocker together. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have a new guest blogger, Stephane van Gulick. Stephane was introduced to me by The Scripting Wife, she was browsing the Internet and found his ...