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 # windows-server-hardening
 
-Powershell scripts to harden Windows Server 2016 & 2019
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+Powershell scripts to harden Windows Server 2016 & 2019
+
+Copy over and run the CIS Windows 2016 hardening Power Shell script.
+
+- Start a powershell session as administrator
+- run the following commands in the location you copied the script to:
+~~~
+[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
+
+Install−PackageProvider −Name Nuget −Force
+
+install-module -Name PSDesiredStateConfiguration
+install-module -Name AuditPolicyDsc
+install-module -Name SecurityPolicyDsc
+install-module -Name NetworkingDsc
+
+.\HT-WindowsServer2016.ps1
+Start-DscConfiguration -Path .\HT-WindowsServer2016  -Force -Verbose -Wait
+~~~
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