a quick way of exporting an inventory of all the Windows Servers that reside within an AD environment. PowerShell to the rescue! Requirements for using PowerShell AD Module related cmdlets: Windows 7 and onward with RSAT Tools Installed Windows Server 2008 R2 and onward with RSAT Tools Installed...
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July 16, 2019 nkcode
Windows 2008R2, Windows Server 2012R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Servers
Right-click [Start] button and open [run] and input [gpedit.msc] like follows. Select [Administrative Templates] – [System] – [Windows Time Service] – [Time Providers] on the left pane, and Open [Enable Windows NTP Server] on the right pane. Check a box [Enabled] which is upper-left like follows. Back to...
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February 5, 2019 nkcode
Windows Server 2012R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Group Policy Preferences Registry Items Create a new Group Policy Object and browse to User Configuration -> Preferences -> Windows Settings and Registry. Right click and choose new Registry Item. This is where you’re configure the sites, you will need 1 registry item per site Key path format is...
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December 27, 2018 nkcode
Windows Server 2012R2, Windows Server 2016
Note:backup of sysvol folder(Policies & Script) troubleshoot the journal wrap, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Troubleshooting Journal_Wrap Errors on Sysvol and DFS Replica Sets http://support.microsoft.com/?id=292438 Stop FRS Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe) Locate and click the following key in the registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ NtFrs\Parameters\Backup\Restore\Process at Startup On...
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November 5, 2018 nkcode
Windows 2008R2, Windows Server 2012R2, Windows Server 2016
Windows 2012/2016 reset the password on your Windows 2012/2016 server&AD This option Local user & Active directory User If You User Domain you reset domain user If you user Local user no Domain User you can reset Local User The Server Boot from...
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October 30, 2018 nkcode
Windows Server 2012R2, Windows Server 2016
Transferring roles from one DC to another DC is a common practice, especially if you may have recently provisioned another domain controller in your environment and are shifting roles around to either provide better performance, or perhaps take down another DC to upgrade to a new server OS....
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October 13, 2018 nkcode
Windows 2008R2, Windows Server 2012R2
One thing to note is, Azure Active Directory (AAD) and traditional/on-premises Active Directory (AD) are similar yet two very different things. One thing to note is, Azure Active Directory (AAD) and traditional/on-premises Active Directory (AD) are similar yet two very different things. When you’re focusing on traditional On-Premises AD, you have...
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September 5, 2017 nkcode
Windows Server 2012R2, Windows Server 2016
To configure Remote Desktop Services correctly for internet access or any time where firewalls are used, it is useful to know what ports are required. The information / taxonomy is broken down by role service/component, and lists all inbound/outbound ports used. From Client to RD Resource If using...
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May 18, 2017 nkcode
Windows Server 2012R2, Windows Servers
With the release of Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 as well as Windows Server 2012 R2 few days back, there is a new poster(s) available as a free download from Microsoft’s website. A poster showing the Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V component Architecture, which can be downloaded separately, component...
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March 6, 2017 nkcode
Windows Server 2012R2, Windows Servers
When trying to create a new Remote Desktop Session Collection you receive an error: Unable to configure the RD Sessionhost server servername.domain.local. Invalid operation. The collection it self is created but not completly, some parts are missing, like there is no Desktop icon on the Webaccess page. And...
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March 5, 2017 nkcode
Windows Server 2012R2, Windows Servers
