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Restart and clear the Windows print spooler

By Laurens Gregoir Tuesday 12 March 2024ITMicrosoft, Powershell, WindowsNo Comments

A very simple PowerShell script to stop, clear and start the print spooler on Windows systems. Run the below as local admin and it will fetch all stuck files in the printer spooler folder. Stop the spooler, clear it and then start it again. $printSpooler = Get-ChildItem "C:\Windows\System32\spool\PRINTERS"try{ Stop-Service -name…

The National Panasonic JB-3000

By Laurens Gregoir Sunday 25 February 2024ITMatsushita, MyBrain 3000, National, Panasonic, Panasonic JB-3000, Vintage Computers2 Comments

The National Panasonic JB-3000 or also known as the "Matsushita MyBrain 3000" from 1982 is a bit of an odd duck of a vintage computers. You can find some information about it, but not as much like for other vintage computers. Type Panasonic JB-3001E Manufacturer Matsushita | Panasonic Origin Japan…

Flemish Stew

By Laurens Gregoir Saturday 24 February 2024CookingCarbonade Flamande, Flemish Stew, Stew, Stoverij, Vlaamse StoverijNo Comments

In Belgian weddings it's customary to give the guests a small thank you gift when they leave the wedding, we opted for little bags of mixed herbs for a very classic Flemish dish called "Stoverij" (in English Flemish Stew", also be known as "Carbonade Flamande" in French). Ingredients Herbs Mace…

Active Directory reset adminCount back to 0

By Laurens Gregoir Thursday 09 June 2022ITActive Directory, Microsoft, PowershellNo Comments

Introduction The PS code below will find admin accounts in your Active Directory that have an adminCount higher than 0 and reset it back to 0, always verify why the count was increased! Code get-aduser -Filter {admincount -gt 0} -Properties adminCount | Set-Aduser -UserPrincipalName $_.UserPrincipalName -Replace @{adminCount=0}