Windows Server 2025: Install the ADDS role and configure an Active Directory domain

In this new tutorial dedicated to Windows Server 2025 and the ADDS role which allows you to install a domain controller, we will see how to install this role and create a new Active Directory domain. Before getting into the technical part, here are the new features brought by Windows Server 2025 to the ADDS …

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  Hyper-V Cluster: Installation and Configuration

Introduction Through this tutorial, we will see how to set up a Hyper-v cluster under Windows Server (2012R2 / 2016/2019) step by step. Each step requires it, will take you on a tutorial to guide you in setting up a Hyper-V cluster. Prerequisites Be in an Active Directory environment, ideally having a server-side domain controller …

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Exchange puts a DAG node into maintenance

Scripts to run on one of the DAG nodes. Script locations: Open a powershell window. Navigate to the script folder: Call the script for maintenance: To take the node out of mode now, you need to call the following script: During maintenance, the script transfers all active databases to another node of the DAG and …

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Windows Server 2025: Install and configure a DHCP server

In this tutorial dedicated to Windows Server 2025, I suggest you see or review how to install the DHCP Server role in order to provide automatic IP configuration to the computers on your network. If you are familiar with the DHCP service in Windows Server, the implementation in Windows Server is identical. Before getting into …

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Windows 11 24H2: GPO application problem – gpupdate

With the deployment of Windows 11 24H2, you may have group policy application issues, which is visible by running the gpupdate command. Error message: Computer policy could not be updated successfully. The following errors were encountered:Group Policy processing failed. Windows could not resolve the computer name. This could be due to one of the following …

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Install WSUS role on Windows Server 2025

In this tutorial, we will see how to install the WSUS (Windows Server Update Services) role on Windows Server 2025, which will allow you to have a server in your environment to control the distribution of updates for Microsoft products (Windows, Office, SQL Server, etc.). The WSUS role is also a “component” of MECM, because …

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Windows Server 2025: Joining the Computer’s Active Directory Domain

In this tutorial, we will see how to join a computer running Windows Server 2025 to an Active Directory domain. Before joining the Active Directory domain, you must have a user (administrator) account in the target domain with the necessary rights to add a computer. Before you make sure that the domain join is successful, …

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Windows Server 2025: Install the ADDS role and configure an Active Directory domain

In this new tutorial dedicated to Windows Server 2025 and the ADDS role which allows you to install a domain controller, we will see how to install this role and create a new Active Directory domain. Before getting into the technical part, here are the new features brought by Windows Server 2025 to the ADDS …

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Installing Windows Server 2025

In this first tutorial, dedicated to Windows Server 2025, we will see its installation, which differs very little from other versions of Windows Server. At the time of writing this tutorial, Windows Server 2025 is still in “preview.” I will also not cover the hardware requirements regarding CPU and RAM which will depend on several …

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Configure roaming profiles in an Active Directory environment

Presentation In this tutorial, I will explain how to set up roaming profiles for your users in an Active Directory environment. When I started working (already a few years ago), roaming profiles were all the rage. Roaming profiles store user (profile) data (C:\Users\) in a shared folder that is located on a server. This allows …

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