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Category: Windows Server
Domain Controller to the Core
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Renaming Your Domain
**DISCLOSURE: While I am contracted to Microsoft Corporation, I am not an employee. The articles that I write are not … More
Event Viewer Tasks: Get rid of them!
A little while ago I was demonstrating some of the functionalities of the Windows Event Viewer. It has been around … More
Domain Controller Ports
Recently I was asked by a client to produce a list of firewall ports that are used by Active Directory … More
Server 2016 Versions & Builds
When Microsoft introduced the Operating System as a Service with Windows 10, a lot of people got started getting confused … More
Delegating Control in Active Directory
I have been saying for years that a good IT department in a secure, well-managed infrastructure will give their end … More
What is in a Name?
Renaming servers is a snap with PowerShell!
Offline Files: Groan!
You’ve configured Folder Redirection in Group Policy, and it works as expected… as long as you are connected to the … More
KB4103723: DO NOT APPLY!
Hey folks, if you know what is good for you, do not apply this patch yet. KB4103723 protects against a … More
Automated Virtual Machine Activation
Let’s face it… Microsoft wants you to use Microsoft, so when it can, it creates technologies that make it easier … More
Windows Server 2016: A pet peeve
Over the next few weeks, as I do my first production infrastructure implementation based on Windows Server 2016 and System … More
Scheduling Server Restarts
If you manage servers you have likely come to a point where you finished doing work and got a prompt … More
Remotely Enable RDP
Like most IT Managers I manage myriad servers, most of which are both remote and virtual. So when I configure … More
Since When…?
Those of us who have been in the IT industry for a while remember the heady days of never having … More