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Automation reports.

Fleet-scale scripting and RMM automation — patching, deployment, inventory, and monitoring that runs while you sleep.

01Automation

Automating CrushFTP Upgrades and In-Place Updates

Shell scripts for major version upgrades and minor updates. Transform a complex manual process into a single, reliable command.Corey Watson Updated Nov 2025 7 min
02Automation

PC Replacement: Zero Data Loss User Profile Migration

CFO's laptop dying, needed everything moved to new machine. 47GB of documents, app settings, and browser data migrated in 90 minutes with USMT.Corey Watson Updated Dec 2024 6 min
03Automation

Winget for RMM: Silent Software Deployment at Scale

85 machines needed 15 applications each. Manual install: 64 hours. With winget automation: 3 hours. Plus weekly auto-updates.Corey Watson Updated Dec 2024 8 min
04Automation

Mass BIOS & Driver Updates: Dell Fleet Vulnerability Patching

Critical BIOS vulnerability affecting 127 Dell machines. Manual updates would take weeks. Dell Command Update via RMM: 2 weeks, zero site visits.Corey Watson Updated Dec 2024 6 min
05Automation

Server at 99% Disk: Recovering 47GB Windows Couldn't Clean

Application server at 0.7% free space. Standard Disk Cleanup found 400MB. We found 47GB hiding in WinSxS and SoftwareDistribution.Corey Watson Updated Nov 2024 7 min
06Automation

Fixing Windows Update Stuck in Reboot Loop: Nuclear Reset

HR laptop cycling 'Undoing changes' for 6 hours. 24H2 update failing at 47%. Benefits deadline in 3 hours. Standard fixes failed.Corey Watson Updated Nov 2024 8 min
07Automation

Fixing Windows Time Sync: Clock Wrong, Can't Log In

Law firm paralegal locked out Monday morning. Clock showing March 2019. Kerberos won't authenticate with 5+ minute time drift.Corey Watson Updated Nov 2024 6 min
08Automation

After-Hours Patching Failed: Machines Asleep During Maintenance

Scheduled overnight patches couldn't run - 60% of workstations were powered off or sleeping. Enabled Wake-on-LAN across Dell, HP, and Lenovo fleet.Corey Watson Updated Nov 2024 7 min
09Automation

BitLocker Encryption at Scale: Compliance in 72 Hours

Cyber insurance audit required full-disk encryption on 127 endpoints. Manual BitLocker: 15 min per machine. Automated: zero-touch with recovery keys synced to RMM.Corey Watson Updated Nov 2024 6 min
10Automation

Server Going to Sleep: Critical Operations Interrupted

Digital signage kiosk kept going dark during business hours. Windows power settings were reverting after every reboot. Fixed with enforced always-on profile.Corey Watson Updated Nov 2024 5 min
11Automation

Fixing Windows Corruption After Malware: DISM and SFC Repair

Malware removed but laptop still broken. Settings won't open, search returns nothing, Explorer crashing. 847 corrupted components.Corey Watson Updated Oct 2024 7 min
12Automation

Computer Running Slow? Finding What's Using Your Disk Space

'My computer is slow' ticket. 2GB free on 256GB drive. We found 90GB of recoverable space in 43 seconds without interrupting the user.Corey Watson Updated Oct 2024 6 min
13Automation

App Can't Connect: Firewall Blocking Production Software

New accounting software couldn't reach its license server. Quick firewall toggle isolated the issue in 30 seconds instead of hours of port hunting.Corey Watson Updated Oct 2024 5 min
14Automation

ISP Blaming User Equipment: Automated Speedtest Evidence

Client's ISP claimed 'your equipment is the problem' during intermittent slowdowns. We deployed automated speedtests across 47 endpoints - data proved ISP was throttling.Corey Watson Updated Oct 2024 6 min
15Automation

Shared PC Out of Disk: Stale User Profiles Eating Storage

Training room PC down to 2GB free. Windows Disk Cleanup found nothing. 47 old user profiles from past employees consuming 180GB.Corey Watson Updated Oct 2024 6 min
16Automation

Lost Wi-Fi Passwords: Bulk Recovery from Existing Devices

Office move, IT person quit, no documentation. 23 SSIDs saved on machines but nobody knew the passwords. Extracted all credentials in 12 minutes.Corey Watson Updated Sep 2024 6 min
17Automation

Patch Compliance Failing: 90+ Day Uptime, Missing Updates

Audit flagged 49% of endpoints missing critical patches. Updates were installed - just waiting for reboots that never came.Corey Watson Updated Sep 2024 6 min
18Automation

Insurance Audit Hardware Inventory: 312 Assets in 47 Minutes

Cyber insurance required complete hardware inventory: serial numbers, specs, encryption status. Manual audit quoted at 2 weeks. Automated collection delivered same day.Corey Watson Updated Aug 2024 6 min
19Automation

Print Spooler Stuck: Clearing Hundreds of Jammed Print Jobs

Accounting firm, April 14th. Every printer offline, 847 jobs stuck. They'd tried everything for 2 days. We fixed it in 90 seconds.Corey Watson Updated Apr 2024 5 min
20Automation

Fixing KB5034441 Error 0x80070643: WinRE Partition Resize

312 machines failing the same update after Patch Tuesday. Microsoft's fix was 15 manual steps per machine. We automated it.Corey Watson Updated Jan 2024 8 min
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