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Jeffery Hicks is an IT veteran with over 30 years of experience, much of it spent as an IT infrastructure consultant specializing in Microsoft server technologies with an emphasis on automation and efficiency. He is a multi-year recipient of the Microsoft MVP Award.

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SubInACL: Download and Deployment

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Managing security? Download subinacl.exe and learn how SubInACL is the Swiss Army knife of permissions management.

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How to Export and Import PowerShell Scheduled Jobs

Last Update: Jul 29, 2025

Learn to export and import scheduled jobs in PowerShell with this helpful guide. Download our ScheduledJobTools module as well!

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Import Scheduled Tasks with PowerShell

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

You’ve learned to export scheduled tasks, but what’s next? Learn to import scheduled tasks using PowerShell, SchTasks.exe and Microsoft Management Console.

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Export Scheduled Tasks Using PowerShell

Last Update: May 21, 2025

Learn how to export scheduled tasks using PowerShell and the management console in this how-to by PowerShell pro Jeff Hicks.

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PowerShell Web Access: Reconfiguration

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

We’re at the end of our PowerShell Web Access series! Learn how to reconfigure PSWA for use in the domain.

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PowerShell Web Access: Testing

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

PSWA installation, configuration… It’s time for the next step: Learn how to test your PowerShell Web Access web applications.

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PowerShell Web Access: Configuration

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

You have PowerShell Web Access (PSWA) installed — now what? We continue our look at PSWA as we delve into gateway configuration and configuring authorization rules.

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PowerShell Web Access: Installation Guide

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Installing PowerShell Web Access (PSWA) is a snap in this easy-to-follow guide by PowerShell pro Jeff Hicks.

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How to Defrag Drives using Powershell in Windows Server 2012

Last Update: Jul 29, 2025

Defragging can be such a drag, but we have the answer! Learn how to defragment drives using Powershell in this helpful how-to by Jeff Hicks.

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Switching Between the GUI and Server Core in Windows Server 2012

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

It’s a Windows Server 2012 switcheroo! Learn to switch between the GUI and server core in this helpful how-to by Jeff Hicks.

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Performing Disk Repair with PowerShell Cmdlets in Windows Server 2012

Last Update: Jul 29, 2025

Sometimes things go wrong with disks or volumes: it’s practically the Saga of the Sysadmin. Learn to perform disk repair with Powershell cmdlets in Windows 2012 in this helpful article by Jeff Hicks.

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How to Modify, Schedule and Launch Scheduled Tasks in Windows 8 and Server 2012

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

We’re taking you to task in this final installment of our PowerShell scheduled tasks series. Learn to modify a task, manually launch a task, remove a task, and more.

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