BgInfo : print system information in the background

In this tutorial, I will show you how to display system related information with BgInfo. BgInfo allows you to display several information directly in the background of the computer, which allows you to know at a glance information such as the version of the OS, the IP address or the name of the computer. When …

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Network share: enable enumeration based on access EBA

Active EBA

Introduction The access-based enumeration allows to display in a network share, only folders and files whose use has at least a right of reading. Other documents and folders will be hidden. Enabling this feature will increase the CPU resource consumption on the file server because at each access this will check what should be displayed. …

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Configure a SAN disk on Windows

Offline disk

In this tutorial, we will see how to configure a SAN-type disk to present to a Windows server. SAN type disks are LUNs / Volume that are presented in FC / iSCSI / SAS. They are often hosted on a disk array or Datacore / Starwind storage virtualization solution / iSCSI target roles … Configure …

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Add a Type A record to a Windows DNS server

A type A record resolves a name of the type xxxx.domain.tld to an IP address. In an Active Directory environment, computers register with the DNS server when they have their IP address given by the DHCP service. In business, this type of registration is often used for setting up web services. If you decide to …

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WSUS : automatic approval of updates

apply the rule

In this tutorial, we will see how to automatically approve definition updates on WSUS. Definition updates are available almost daily, automatic approval avoids doing so. Approve updates automatically 1. Go to the WSUS console in Options 1 and click on Automatic Approvals 2 . 2. Click New Rule 1 . 3. Check the box When …

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Remote Desktop: CredSSP Error

When connected in Remote Desktop, the following error is displayed: An authentication error has occurred.The requested function is not supported Remote computer: IP or FQDNThe problem may be due to a CredSSP encryption oracle fix To solve there are several solutions. Solution 1: Disable NLA Authentication On the server where the connection must be established …

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Windows Cluster change the IP owner

In some situations, it may be necessary to change the owner of the IP address carried by a Windows cluster. Example: on an Exchange DAG if the cluster ip is used for connections to Outlook, SMTP … 1. Open a PowerShell window as an administrator. 2. Import the administration module if necessary. 3. Enter the …

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IIS pac and dat files for proxy configuration

Add types mime

By default, IIS does not issue files with .dat and .pac extensions for automatic proxy configuration. If we try to attach to retrieve the file a 404 error page is displayed. Allow proxy configuration files You must declare MIME Types on the IIS server. 1. Open the console, go to server 1 and click on …

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Admin Center: Create a Virtual Machine on a Hyper-V Host

Admin Center - VM resume

In this tutorial, we will have how to create a virtual machine with the Admin Center interface on a Hyper-V host. Prerequisites: Admin Center installed Hyper-V server Server added in the Admin Center Create a virtual machine 1. On the Admin Center, from the list of connections, click on the Hyper-V server. 2. If the …

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