7 Minute Security

For Windows VMs Take a snapshot right after the OS is installed, as (I believe) the countdown timer for Windows evaluation mode starts upon first "real" boot. Want to quickly run Windows updates on a fresh Win VM? Try this (here's the source): powershell Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -Force powershell Install-Module PSWindowsUpdate -force powershell Set-ExecutionPolicy bypass powershell Import-Module PSWindowsUpdate powershell Get-WindowsUpdate powershell Install-WindowsUpdates -AcceptAll -AutoReboot To turn on remote desktop: Set-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server'-name "fDenyTSConnections" -Value 0 To set the firewall to allow RDP: Enable-NetFirewallRule -DisplayGroup "Remote Desktop" To stop the freakin' Windows hosts from going to sleep: powercfg.exe -change -standby-timeout-ac 0 To automate the install of VMWare tools, grab the package from VMWare's site, decompress it, then: setup64.exe /s /v "/qn reboot=r" To set the time zone via comma