The autologon feature is provided as a convenience. However, this feature may be a security risk. In this article, I will show you how to enable Automatic Logon via Windows Registry. Please see The different Windows Logon Types, how to fix “The sign-in method you are trying to use is not allowed: For more information,…
In this article, you will learn how to Replace a blue screen error with a blank screen for system errors. A stop error or exception error is commonly called the blue screen of death (BSoD). Please see How to find and remove Malware with Microsoft Defender Offline, and how to remove Microsoft Defender update on Windows…
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GodMode is a special folder in Windows that gives you quick access to over important tools needed to administer your computer. Its been around since the days of Windows 7. In this article, we shall discuss how to enable God Mode via PowerShell or the CLI and GUI. Please see How to remove WDS role…
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Azure AD is a service that provides identity and access management capabilities in the cloud. With Pass-through Authentication, users are able to sign in to both on-premises and cloud-based applications using the same credentials. Below are some important Commands to manage Azure resources. Mastering these commands will make administering your tasks on Azure flawless. Please…
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Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) offers a unique tool that allows you to manage many aspects of Microsoft Server technologies remotely (from your Personal computer). In this article, we shall show you how to install RSAT on Windows via Windows features. To install the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) on Windows Server 2016. Also, see…
RSAT (Remote Server Administration Tools) is a Windows Server component for remote management of other computers also running that operating system. RSAT allows administrators to run snap-ins and tools on a remote computer to manage features, roles, and role services. In this article, we shall discuss “Remote Server Administration Tools: Install RSAT on Windows”. See…
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Tn this article, we shall discuss how to determine Windows Version or Edition and Build. The steps below are ways to find out what build, edition and version of Windows 10 you are running. We are absolutely aware most people refer to Windows systems based on its major and version they are running. Please see…
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Windows Admin Center is your remote management tool for Windows Server running anywhere physical, virtual, on-premises, in Azure, or in a hosted environment–at no additional cost. See the following links for “How to setup Windows Admin Center and also how to troubleshoot Windows Admin Center (WAC) access from the Web. For more on Windows Admin Center, please visit…
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WordPress is a free and open-source content management system written in PHP and paired with a MySQL or MariaDB database. In this guide, I will be using one of the WordPress applications and this article was performed in a sandbox on the Microsoft learning platform as shown here. Microsoft Azure Web Sites is a cloud computing-based…
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A domain controller (DC) is a server computer that responds to authentication requests. It participates in the replication and contains a complete copy of all directory information for their domain. If your environment requires high availability of IT systems when one DC fails, another takes over to ensure successful login, etc. Please see this guide…
It’s worth re-emphasizing that the first domain controller in a forest, a default site (Default-First-Site-Name) is-created in AD DS. In this article, we will learn how to change the Default First-Site-Name in Active Directory. Please see this guide for how to set up VMs in Hyper in order to have Domain Controllers running on Virtual Machines,…
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Microsoft’s identity solutions span on-premises and cloud-based capabilities, creating a single user identity for authentication and authorization to all resources, regardless of location. We call this hybrid identity. In this project, I will be setting up two (2) test Domain Controllers (Dc), Windows 10 PCs for the test, and ADFS Server to ensure users are…
In this article, we will discuss Active Directory: How to Setup a Domain Controller. A domain controller (DC) is a server computer that responds to authentication requests. It participates in the replication and contains a complete copy of all directory information for its domain. Please see this guide for how to add a second DC…
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