Category: Windows Server

Expert Windows Server setup and configuration services to optimise your IT infrastructure, enhance security, and improve network performance

Fix MDT Workbench Crashes when opening WinPE tab Properties

08/08/202410/09/2025

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Fix MDT Workbench Crashes when opening WinPE tab Properties

Before diving into the issue resolution, let’s first discuss what the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) is. MDT is a tool that helps automate and streamline the deployment of Windows operating systems and applications. This article discusses the Fix MDT Workbench Crashes when opening WinPE tab Properties. Please see MySQL Workbench could not connect to MySQL…

Windows, Windows Server

How to install Windows Server unto ACEMAGICIAN Mini PC

07/08/202407/08/2024

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ACEMAGICIAN, a well-known brand, manufactures powerful mini PCs. They offer a range of high-performance products in a small form factor, ideal for both personal and professional use. In this article, we shall discuss how to ‘Install Windows Server unto ACEMAGICIAN Mini PC [AM06 Pro]’. Please see how Install Proxmox VE on a Beelink EQ12 Mini…

Windows Server

Create Folders and Enable File sharing on Windows

07/08/202413/08/2025

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Create Folders and Enable File sharing on Windows

A file share is a directory on a device whether physical or virtual containing files and directories that are accessible to other users via the network. It utilizes the supported file sharing protocols “SMB or NFS”. In this article, we shall Create Folders and Enable File sharing on Windows Server. This is also application to…

Windows Server

Windows PE working for Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022

07/08/202403/03/2026

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The Windows ADK and Windows PE add-on provide tools for customizing Windows images for large-scale deployment and testing system quality, performance, and applications running on it. Therefore, In this article, we shall discuss the new fix for Windows PE working for Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022. Please see how to install Endpoint Configuration Manager…

Windows Server

How to determine Tombstone Lifetime in Active Directory

02/08/202405/08/2024

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In this guide, i will show you How to determine Tombstone Lifetime in Active Directory. A Tombstone Lifetime will help determine how long a deleted object can be stored within an active directory. This deleted object is not fully removed from the Active Directory but is marked as a Tombstone Lifetime object. We cannot access…

Windows Server

Enabling and Configuring WinRM via GPO

01/08/202416/12/2025

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In this guide, I will show you how to Enable and Configure WinRM via GPO. Microsoft Windows Remote Management (WinRM) is an implementation of the WS-Management protocol, which is a standard Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP). Please “Cannot find the computer: Fix the following error occurred while using Kerberos authentication“, and how to fix “An…

Windows, Windows Server

Implement Split-Brain DNS Policies in Active Directory

29/07/202404/09/2024

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Implement Split-Brain DNS Policies in Active Directory

In this detailed guide, we will look at how to implement DNS split-brain policies in an Active Directory environment. Creating a split-brain DNS setup is crucial for managing different DNS responses based on whether the request is internal or external. This can help streamline network traffic, improve security, and ensure that internal and external users…

Windows Server

How to convert distribution group to security group

28/07/202401/08/2024

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How to convert distribution group to security group

In Active Directory (AD), distribution groups and security groups serve distinct purposes. Distribution groups are primarily used for email distribution lists, while security groups are used to assign permissions to resources within your network. Converting a distribution group to a security group can be necessary for managing access control more effectively. Please see How to…

Windows Server

How to change Active Directory Group Scope

26/07/202416/06/2025

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How to change Active Directory Group Scope

Active Directory (AD) groups are essential for managing permissions and access within an organization’s IT environment. The group scope defines how permissions and memberships are applied and propagated across domains and forests. There are three types of group scopes: Universal, Global, and Domain Local. Each has its own characteristics and use cases. This guide will…

Windows Server

How to add a new Domain Controller to an Existing Domain

19/07/202416/09/2025

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How to add a new Domain Controller to an Existing Domain

A domain controller (DC) provides critical services like authentication and authorization for an Active Directory domain. More accurately, a DC runs on Windows Server operating system and that has Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) installed on it. All these we will see very shortly. In this guide, we will learn how to how to…

Windows Server

Raise or Downgrade AD Domain and Forest Functional Level

18/07/202419/08/2025

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In this article, we will learn how to Raise or Downgrade AD Domain and Forest Functional Level. Upon installation of Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), basic Active Directory features are automatically enabled, along with domain-wide and forest-wide features. To enable “all domain-wide features” the domain controllers must run the latest Windows Server version. Please…

Windows Server

Install Lets Encrypt Certificate on Windows with Certbot

17/07/202417/07/2024

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Install Lets Encrypt Certificate on Windows with Certbot

Let’s Encrypt provides free, trusted SSL certificates, widely accepted by many authorities and browsers. The certificates are signed by the Internet Security Research Group (ISRG) Root X1, ensuring a high level of trust. Certbot, a command-line tool developed in Python, makes it easy to request and renew these certificates from Let’s Encrypt. Although direct support…

Web Server, Windows, Windows Server

AD Recovery: Fix device ran into an issue with error 0xc00002e2

15/07/202419/07/2024

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In this article, we shall discuss “AD Recovery: Fix device ran into an issue with error 0xc00002e2”. Recently, my lab environments have been repeatedly restarting due to a faulty switch. After extensive research to solve this issue before performing VM recovery, I discovered that the problem was caused by the Hyper-V host experiencing unplanned restarts….

Windows Server