How-To Guides

This is the main hub for TechyGeeksHome’s practical IT guides — step-by-step tutorials written from hands-on production experience rather than theory. Coverage spans the full stack an IT administrator deals with day to day: Windows 10 and 11 deployment and troubleshooting, Windows Server administration across every supported version, System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM/ConfigMgr) application and OS deployment, Active Directory management, PowerShell scripting, and networking fundamentals. Every guide is built around a real problem — a specific error message, a deployment scenario, or a configuration task — with the exact commands, registry keys, or console steps needed to fix it. Nothing here is generic advice; if a guide mentions a version number, build number or product key format, it has been tested against that specific target. Browse by the sub-categories below to narrow down to Windows, Windows Server, Microsoft or System Center specifically, or use the search bar if you know exactly what you are trying to fix. New guides are added regularly, and if you cannot find what you need, the contact page is the fastest way to request a topic.

How-To Guides

WordPress Speed Optimization: Core Steps to Improve Performance

PowerShell Export Active Directory: Pulling Last Logon Data to CSV

MDT Package SCCM: Creating One Within Configuration Manager

PowerShell Export AD Groups: Getting Every Member to CSV

Exchange Shared Mailboxes: Listing Every Primary SMTP Address

Import Active Directory Powershell Module

SCCM PST File Locations: Reporting Where Files Live

Take Ownership Windows File: Fixing a Stubborn Delete Error

Outlook Autodiscovery Group Policy: Controlling the Lookup Process

What To Do If Windows 10 Update Failed

PowerShell Start Service: Starting a Stopped Service Remotely

UEFI Partition Deployment: Creating Correct Partitions for Imaging