Daniel Scott-Raynsford (DSR) is a Senior Partner Solution Architect for Data & AI at Microsoft with 25+ years of experience, specializing in Azure, cloud-native SaaS architectures, DevOps/AIOps, and agentic AI systems.
130 articles from this blog
A technical guide exploring the challenges and process of setting up Docker containers on Windows Nano Server TP3, noting it wasn't fully functional at the time.
Using JSON serialization in PowerShell to compare complex objects for accurate Pester unit testing.
Lists and describes the PowerShell cmdlets available in the Containers module for managing containers on a Windows Nano Server.
Overview of new features and the official installer script in Windows Server 2016 Nano Server Technical Preview 3.
A quick tip to prevent accidentally booting and corrupting sysprepped Hyper-V template VMs by setting their VHD files to read-only.
A guide to replacing legacy NETSH TRACE commands with modern PowerShell cmdlets for network packet capture and analysis.
A technical guide to fixing the 'account settings out of date' error in the Windows 10 Mail and Calendar app by reinstalling the app and clearing its data.
A PowerShell guide to automatically enable Device Naming on all virtual network adapters for Generation 2 VMs on a Hyper-V host.
Explores the limited PowerShell modules available in Windows Nano Server Tech Preview 2 and the absence of SysPrep.
A guide on using PowerShell commands to force immediate synchronization on a WSUS server, leveraging .NET components.
Explores limitations of PowerShell vs. DISKPART for managing dynamic disks and VHDs, with workarounds.
An update to the New-NanoServerVHD script to support a new version of Convert-WindowsImage, adding VHDx and GPT support for Generation 2 VMs.
A bug fix for setting the computer name during Nano Server installation in Windows Server 2016, resolving an issue in the Unattend.xml file.
A guide to automating the installation of Windows Management Framework 5.0 using a Group Policy startup script, including version checking.
A technical guide on troubleshooting PowerShell script parameter issues when deploying them via Group Policy Objects (GPO), including character limits and quoting problems.
Introduces a PowerShell module for tracking and reporting changes to file, folder, and share permissions (ACLs) over time for security auditing.
A PowerShell script to immediately decline all superseded updates in WSUS, bypassing the 30-day automatic wait period.
A guide and script for installing Windows Server Nano from the 2016 Technical Preview, detailing manual steps and an automated PowerShell method.
A PowerShell module called DSC Tools that simplifies the setup and configuration of Desired State Configuration (DSC) Pull Servers and Local Configuration Manager.
Discusses the new standard keyboard shortcuts for copy and paste in Windows 10's Command and PowerShell windows.
