This “how to” tutorial explains how to create users in Active Directory using the New-ADUser cmdlet in PowerShell Create a user in Active Directory with PowerShell Open a PowerShell window On a domain controller, open a PowerShell command prompt. Create the user using the New-ADUser cmdlet and validate the command Example to create the user …
In this tutorial, we will see how to create an Active Directory group from a domain controller in PowerShell using the New-ADGroup cmdlet. Syntax to create a group in PowerShell: Example: Create the SysAdmin group in the OU Groups which is located in the OU IT. Create a group in Active Directory using PowerShell Ouvrir …
Presentation of Distribution Optimization Since Windows 10 and available on Windows Server 2019, it is possible to optimize the distribution of Windows updates by using a peer-to-peer (P2P) system between computers on the same network (and even on the Internet) for downloading updates. This system avoids having to search for updates on the Internet each …
In this tutorial, I will explain how to configure WSUS so that computers download updates directly from the Microsoft website and not from your WSUS server. This configuration has the advantage of reducing the disk space required for storing updates, but at the cost of putting more strain on your internet connection. The timing of …
In this tutorial, I will explain how to add a DNS forwarder on Windows Server using PowerShell. The Cmdlets used in this tutorial are launched in a PowerShell window run as Administrator. To begin displaying the redirectors enter the following command: As you can see, there is already a DNS forwarder configured on server 1.1.1.1 …
In this tutorial, I will explain how to set up an authentication silo with Active Directory, but before going into detail, I will explain in a few words what an authentication silo is used for. In fact it is quite simple, it allows to control on which computers a user can connect, the authentication silos …
In this tutorial, I’ll walk you through how to configure Live Migration on Hyper-V using Kerberos instead of CredSSP. By default CredSSP is used for authentication during a live migration between the two hosts, which requires logging into both Hyper-V servers simultaneously. The use of Kerberos means that you do not need to open your …
In this tutorial, I will show you how to block PowerShell remote access to Exchange with ARR. As a security measure, if you use IIS ARR to publish Exchange servers to the Internet, you must block PowerShell remote access. By default, it is possible to remotely administer an Exchange server with PowerShell, we find all …
In this tutorial, I will explain to you how to set up a redirection of a site from HTTP to HTTPS with ARR. If you don’t yet know IIS ARR, I’ll let you discover it in this tutorial: IIS ARR: Installation and configuration. This type of redirection is often implemented when using ARR with an …
In this tutorial, I will explain how to configure a Group Policy (GPO) to disable updates through Windows Update. From the Group Policy Management console, right-click on Group Policy Object and click on New 1. Name the Group Policy 1 and click OK 2 to create the GPO. We will now edit the group policy …