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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Active Directory: Create a user with PowerShell

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 …

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Veeam: Configuring Virtual Machine Replication

In this tutorial, we will see how to set up and use replication in Veeam Backup & Replication. Before you begin, the source 1 and destination 2 servers must be added to the Veeam console. The article presents a Microsoft Hyper-V environment, setting up replication with VMware is almost identical. Configuring the replication job From …

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Active Directory: setting up a third-party system (tiering)

In this tutorial, I will explain how to configure a tiering system in an Active Directory environment, more specifically how to configure group policies (GPOs). This tutorial is not a complete guide to setting up tiering, but it does explain the basic GPOs you need to set up. This tutorial is not a complete guide …

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Windows Update: Optimizing update distribution

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 …

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Configure WSUS to have computers download updates from Microsoft

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 …

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Configure a DNS Forwarder on Windows Server with PowerShell

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 …

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Active Directory: Setting up an authentication silo

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 …

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GPO: Run PowerShell script at logon

In this tutorial, I will show you how to run a PowerShell script at user logon using Group Policy (GPO) in an Active Directory environment. Before you begin this tutorial, here are some considerations when running scripts at login: In this tutorial I will use a pretty simple script, it will just create an entry …

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