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Windows: List WWNs of all Fibre Channel HBAs

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the following powershell one liner lists all WWNs of all attached Fibre Channel HBAs.

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Python: Install Python with pip on Windows by the embeddable zip file

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to install Python on Windows download the latest version. In this example Python 3.6.5.

Extract the zip file to an directory, e.g. D:\python3.6.5.
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Powershell: Accessing Applications and Services Logs

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for showing or exporting the System, Application and Security Log the command let Get-EventLog is the first choice.
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Windows: Enable NTP Client and Server

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the Windows Time service includes both an NTP Client and an NTP Server. The NTP Server is disabled by default.
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Windows 10: Windows Update search returns Error 0x8024500c or did not find any updates

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the Error 0x8024500c often occurs at Windows 10 in managed environments, which means the Windows Updates are delivered by WSUS or SCCM and no internet connection is available or it is not allowed to connect directly to Microsofts Windows Update.

In this case usually the policies (no internet connect and DualScan disabled)
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