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November 7, 2023
in Windows, Server, DNS

MS DNS Logging

For auditing we have to setup our DNS servers to audit various events and queries.

Set logging settings

The below command can be run on one of the dns servers. It will enable logging to a file at c:\dnslogs and enable log rollover.

November 4, 2023
in Windows, ntp, aws

Configure Windows Time

AD members

This will reset a domain member to use NT5DS to set the time. This should be the default for "most" domain environments

net stop w32time
w32tm /unregister
w32tm /register
net start w32time
w32tm /config /syncfromflags:DOMHIER /update
net stop w32time
net start w32time
w32tm /resync /rediscover /nowait

November 3, 2023
in Windows

Cleanup WinSXS

From: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/clean-up-the-winsxs-folder?view=windows-11

Analyze component store

dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /AnalyzeComponentStore

Remove previous versions of updated components

Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup

Remove all superseded versions of components

Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup /ResetBase