Just completed the Practical Help Desk course from
TCM Security. This course is 🚨 FREE 🚨 which is amazing as it does an excellent job at covering essential skills needed for the job market.
Andrew Bellini has done an awesome job at creating this course with a smooth structure and easy to follow instructions for following along at every step. ✅
New Skills I Learnt:
🔑 During installation of Windows Os in VM Added New Keys that Bypass System Checks
🏢 Exploring Windows 11 Enterprise Features
🛂 Installing and configuring windows server 22 to be Domain Controller
🌈 Writing script in Visual Studio Code
🤖 Automating AD tasks with powershell cmdlets
Welcome Refresher:
🔧 Configuring AD users and group policy objects through server manager
👪 Differences between OUs and Groups
🥼 Creating functional VM Home Lab
🪛 Opening up Hardware
Hurdles: 🛑
🫠 Only hurdle I had was Installing Windows 11 VM during lab setup on my Silicon Macbook, however I’m glad it happened as it motivated me to dig out an old intel Macbook.
💻 It lives on and now I have Ubuntu 24.4 installed on it with VirtualBox capable of running functional Windows 11 Enterprise, Windows Server 22, Ubuntu and Kali machines. Chuffed. 👊
Extra Goals: 🥅
🦸♂️ Complete onboarding automation script
🪪 Configure security policies
🚨 Setup event monitor alerts for AD
🤝 Soft Skills (Free in Academy) and Finish off ‘Hacking AD for Beginners’
Thanks to Andrew and Special Mention to Benjamin’s Tech for Windows 1 VM tutorial.
Great content highly recommend for people looking to enter the industry or after a review of some core fundamentals.
🔗 LINK:
Steps/Tasks:
Installing Lab – Unsuccessful on Silicon Mac, Attempted on Late 2011 Macbook Pro, Outdated and insecure.
Installed Ubuntu 24.4 by following: https://itsfoss.com/create-bootable-ubuntu-usb-drive-mac-os/
Customised New Machine and Installed Apps
Installed VirtualBox, Began Installing Windows 11 Enterprise in accordance with https://academy.tcm-sec.com/courses/2537874/lectures/55127813
Kept getting the prompt “This PC doesn’t currently meet Windows 11 System Requirements”
Did some digging and found a work around here: https://youtu.be/qWj-n4id9EI?si=DJ9LUYc2XcO5vXiC
Added new Keys that Bypass System Checks
Explore Windows 11 Enterprise Features
Installing and configuring windows server 22
Configuring AD users and group policy objects through server manager
Differences between OUs and Groups
Automating AD tasks with powershell cmdlets
Writing script in Visual Studio Code
Further Goals:
Complete onboarding automation script
Configure security policies
Setup event monitor alerts for AD
Complete AD vulnerabilities lab youtube
Soft Skills course Academy
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