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Capture a Full Page Screenshot in Google Chrome

Full page screenshots are very useful when documenting long configuration pages (unifi, pfsense, opnsense etc), or capturing all the elements of a webpage design for future reference (for example when you want to know if an update has caused a styling change)...

Enable Bitlocker

System Drive # Enable on C: drive (edit to taste) Enable-BitLocker -MountPoint "C:" -EncryptionMethod XtsAes256 -UsedSpaceOnly -TPMProtector # Add a recovery password Add-BitLockerKeyProtector -MountPoint "C:" -RecoveryPasswordProtector Get-BitLockerVolume C: # View...

Checking Inbox Rules

One thing a hacker might do to redirect email so that the Microsoft 365 email user doesn't see it is to create an inbox rule to hide, forward or delete messages. Especially from the IT Support provider Here is a power shell script to download and save the inbox rules...

Get the OS Version from the Command Line

Correct Get-ComputerInfo outputs the correct OSName Get-ComputerInfo | Select-Object OSName,OSDisplayVersion OsName OSDisplayVersion ------ ---------------- Microsoft Windows 11 Enterprise 24H2 Using Format-List Get-ComputerInfo | fl OSName,OSDisplayVersion OsName :...