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WinSxS Cleanup on Windows Server 2022 and 2025: Free Disk Space Safely

Measure the WinSxS component store with DISM AnalyzeComponentStore, clean it safely with StartComponentCleanup, and understand what /ResetBase takes away.

October 7, 2026

Provision Yealink Phones on FreePBX 17 (Without Commercial EPM)

Provision Yealink phones on FreePBX 17 without EndPoint Manager: MAC.cfg files, account.1 settings, HTTPS with a password, DHCP option 66 and checks.

October 7, 2026

FreePBX Backup and Restore from the Command Line (fwconsole)

Run, schedule, copy and restore FreePBX 17 backups from the shell with fwconsole backup, including file locations, restore options and checks.

October 7, 2026

Imunify360 CLI: Scan, List and Clean Malware from the Command Line

imunify360-agent malware commands for 2026: queue scans, list detections, clean or restore files, manage the ignore list and report false positives.

October 7, 2026

Asterisk CDR Reports from MySQL/MariaDB (FreePBX asteriskcdrdb)

Query FreePBX call detail records in asteriskcdrdb with SQL: calls per day, per extension, missed calls, top destinations, busiest hour, CSV export and indexes.

October 7, 2026

Asterisk pjsip_wizard.conf: Endpoints and Trunks in a Few Lines

Use Asterisk pjsip_wizard.conf to define phones and ITSP trunks in a few lines: templates, registration and IP-auth trunks, reload and checks. Tested on Asterisk 22.

October 7, 2026

Asterisk 24 LTS: Release Date, What Changes and How to Prepare

Asterisk 24 LTS release date, support dates and what the 24.0.0-rc1 notes change, with who should upgrade, a pre-upgrade checklist and FreePBX 17 compatibility.

October 6, 2026

Secure Boot Certificate Expiry 2026: Check and Update to 2023 CAs

Microsoft Secure Boot 2011 certificates expire in 2026. Check UEFICA2023Status and events 1801/1808, trigger the 2023 CA update with AvailableUpdates 0x5944, and fix common errors.

October 6, 2026

How to Audit Active Directory Changes: Track Who Changed What and From Which Computer

Turn on the right audit policy and SACLs, then find who changed which Active Directory user, group or setting, the old and new value, and the computer it came from. Tested on Windows Server 2025.

October 6, 2026

JetBackup 5 Restore in WHM: Accounts, Files, Databases, Email

Restore cPanel accounts, files, databases and email from JetBackup 5 in WHM as root, handle orphan accounts and restore conditions, and queue restores with jetbackup5api.

October 6, 2026

JetBackup 4 to 5 Migration: The 5.2.11 Stepping Stone

Move from JetBackup 4 to JetBackup 5 the supported way: install 5.2.11 alongside JB4, import the configuration, verify, remove JB4 and update JB5.

October 6, 2026

cPanel restorepkg and pkgacct: Backup and Restore from CLI

Back up and restore cPanel accounts from the shell with /scripts/pkgacct and /scripts/restorepkg: options, file locations, moving to a new server and common errors.

October 6, 2026

Free website test

Is your website set up right?

Check SSL, security headers, redirects, robots.txt, sitemap, llms.txt and security.txt in one test. It takes about 30 seconds.