Peter Whyte

Category: Windows Server Admin

Windows Server Admin blog which includes guides to boost performance and efficiency, written by an experienced Microsoft SQL DBA, Peter Whyte.

How to Install Chocolatey on Windows

November 10, 2020

This blog post is here to help you for installing Chocolatey on Windows using command (PowerShell).
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How to Change Git Remote URL to SSH from HTTPS

September 28, 2020

This guide walks you through changing your Git authentication method from HTTPS to SSH. Using SSH eliminates the need to enter a password each time you…
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Setting up SSH Keys in WSL

September 8, 2020

Setting up SSH keys on Windows is generally done via OpenSSL or Putty. We can set this up and have quick authentication to places like GitHub or Bitbucket…
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How to Install Git on Windows

September 7, 2020

This guide walks you through installing Git, the version control system, on a Windows computer.
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Create a Link Between Local Windows Files and WSL

September 6, 2020

Creating a link between local Windows files and WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) is a useful way to share files between the two environments.
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Access Local Files from Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

September 5, 2020

Accessing local Windows files from a WSL distribution allows integration between workflows, our local Windows environment and (WSL) Linux environments.
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Reinstalling WSL Distributions

September 4, 2020

This guide walks you through reinstalling a WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) distribution via command line. This can be useful if you want to reset your WSL…
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“Changing the Primary Domain DNS Name of this Computer Failed” – Server 2008 R2

May 30, 2020

🛠️Part of the Windows Administration Complete Guide, every Windows administration post on this site, grouped by the job you are doing. Within an AWS account I have a Windows Server 2016 Domain Controller, and I’m trying to join a Windows Server 2008 R2 to my Whyte.net Domain. I…
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Testing Connectivity to Remote Server Ports with PowerShell

May 7, 2020

This post contains a demo for how to check if a port is open using PowerShell, whether you are on the latest or older versions of Windows.
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Start with a guide

Three guides collect the posts by the job you are doing rather than by date.

PowerShellFiles, CSVs, the firewall, scheduled tasks WSLInstalling it, distros, files across both worlds Windows AdministrationServers, domains, DNS, the tools worth having

Looking for SQL Server?

This site started as a SQL Server blog in 2017 and the archive is still here. The new SQL Server writing, and all the scripts, moved to a site of their own.

sqldba.blogScripts, error library, wait types, SSMS