Useful PowerShell Commands (CMDs) and Scripts For Windows 2016 & 2019 Server

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Default Execution Policy - set to unrestricted

Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted  

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Disable Windows Error Reporting

Disable-WindowsErrorReporting

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Disable Automatic Windows Updates

Set-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU -Name AUOptions -Value 1

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Disable Windows Reboot Schedule (Active hours)

1) Open Windows Powershell by right click > run as administrator
2) Type: SCONFIG and hit enter
3) Press 5 (Windows Update Settings)
4) Press D (Download Only mode)
5) Close Powershell

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Enabling Remote Desktop with PowerShell Remotely

Invoke-Command -ComputerName client01 {Set-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server'` -Name "fDenyTSConnections" -Value 0; `Enable-NetFirewallRule -DisplayGroup "Remote Desktop"}

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Restart Windows Service with PowerShell

Restart-Service <service-name>

EXAMPLES

Restart the spooler (printing) service:

restart-service spooler -force
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Find all the network services on the computer (starting with "net...") and restart any that are stopped:

get-service net* | where {$_.Status -eq "Stopped"} | restart-service

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Enable and Disable Windows Defender Firewall with PowerShell

To enable Windows Defender Firewall for all network profiles:

Set-NetFirewallProfile -Enabled True

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To disable it for all, use:

Set-NetFirewallProfile -Enabled False

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Enable and Disable Windows Defender Antivirus with PowerShell

Enable Windows Defender Antivirus:

Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $false

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Disable Windows Defender Antivirus:

Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $true

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Uninstall Windows Defender Antivirus:

Uninstall-WindowsFeature -Name Windows-Defender

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Disable Windows Display, Monitor Timeout to Never

powercfg -change -monitor-timeout-ac 0

Script to disable old TLS versions

function disable-ssl-2.0
{
   New-Item 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\SSL 2.0\Server' -Force
   New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\SSL 2.0\Server' -name 'Enabled' -value '0' –PropertyType 'DWORD'
   New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\SSL 2.0\Client' -name 'Enabled' -value '0' –PropertyType 'DWORD'
   New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\SSL 2.0\Client' -name 'DisabledByDefault' -value '1' –PropertyType 'DWORD'
   Write-Host 'Disabling SSLv2'
}
function disable-ssl-3.0
{
   New-Item 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\SSL 3.0\Server' -Force
   New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\SSL 3.0\Server' -name 'Enabled' -value '0' –PropertyType 'DWORD'
   Write-Host 'Disabling SSLv3'
}
function disable-tls-1.0
{
   New-Item 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.0\Server' -Force
   New-Item 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.0\Client' -Force
   New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.0\Server' -name 'Enabled' -value '0' –PropertyType 'DWORD'
   New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.0\Server' -name 'DisabledByDefault' -value '1' –PropertyType 'DWORD'
   New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.0\Client' -name 'Enabled' -value '0' –PropertyType 'DWORD'
   New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.0\Client' -name 'DisabledByDefault' -value '1' –PropertyType 'DWORD'
   Write-Host 'Disabling TLSv1.0'
}
function enable-tls-1.1
{
   New-Item 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.1\Server' -Force
   New-Item 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.1\Client' -Force
   New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.1\Server' -name 'Enabled' -value '1' –PropertyType 'DWORD'
   New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.1\Server' -name 'DisabledByDefault' -value '0' –PropertyType 'DWORD'
   New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.1\Client' -name 'Enabled' -value '1' –PropertyType 'DWORD'
   New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.1\Client' -name 'DisabledByDefault' -value '0' –PropertyType 'DWORD'
   Write-Host 'Enabling TLSv1.1'
}
function enable-tls-1.2
{
   New-Item 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Server' -Force
   New-Item 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Client' -Force
   New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Server' -name 'Enabled' -value '1' –PropertyType 'DWORD'
   New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Server' -name 'DisabledByDefault' -value '0' –PropertyType 'DWORD'
   New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Client' -name 'Enabled' -value '1' –PropertyType 'DWORD'
   New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Client' -name 'DisabledByDefault' -value '0' –PropertyType 'DWORD'
   Write-Host 'Enabling TLSv1.2'
}
function enforce-tls-versions
{
   New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RasMan\PPP\EAP\13' -Name 'TlsVersion'  -value 'F00' –PropertyType 'DWORD'
}

disable-ssl-2.0
disable-ssl-3.0
disable-tls-1.0
enable-tls-1.1
enable-tls-1.2
enforce-tls-versions