MDT: Duplicate / copy a deployment sequence

In this tutorial, I will walk you through how to duplicate / copy a deployment sequence in MDT. The tool does not offer this possibility natively, but it is possible to do so by copying the configuration files. The advantage of this operation is to be able to use the same parameters of a sequence …

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Hyper-V: the different virtual switches

In this tutorial, I will tell you how to create a virtual switch on Hyper-V and tell you the difference between the 3 types. What is a virtual switch A virtual switch is a virtual switch created on Hyper-V, which allows virtual adapters of virtual machines (but not only) to have access to a network. …

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PowerShell: configure an IP address

In this tutorial, I will walk you through how to configure an IP address and DNS servers using PowerShell. The first step will be to retrieve the Index from the card. Enter the following Cmdlet to display the computer’s network cards: Get-NetAdapter We will therefore configure the card which has Index 2. IP address configuration …

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Rename a computer with PowerShell

Rename-Computer

In this “how” tutorial I will explain how to rename a computer in PowerShell. Using PowerShell allows you to go more empty than going through the graphical interface which requires going through several configuration windows. Rename a computer with PowerShell In a PowerShell prompt use: Rename-Computer The PowerShell command to rename a computer is Rename-Computer. …

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RemoteApp with web access (RDWEB) does not work from outside

Context In an RDS environment which is made up of several hosts, a broker service and an RDS gateway, RDP connections from the RDS gateway do not work. The RDS Gateway policy is configured with the host servers as shown in the following capture. Connections to RemoteApp applications work fine from inside the company, but …

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Windows Server: launch the configuration wizard on an installation without a graphical interface

On an installation of Windows Server without User Experience, that is to say without a graphical interface, there is a built-in utility that allows you to configure the server using a wizard. The utility is called sconfig, to launch once connected to the server, enter the sconfig command. Once the command has been validated, the …

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Windows 10: install Hyper-V

In this tutorial, I will explain how to install Hyper-V on Windows 10. Hyper-V is a virtualization system that allows you to launch virtual machines. Before starting the installation, you must check the following prerequisites: Have virtualization activated at the Bios level. Have 4GB of memory (RAM)4 Have an Enterprise, Professional or Education version of …

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Windows Server: SNMP Service – Installation and configuration

SNMP service overview The SNMP service allows the interrogation of computer equipment in order to carry out supervision and diagnosis. This protocol is used by supervision software such as Centreon and PRTG. Installation of the SNMP service on Windows Server On Windows the service is not installed by default, it is a feature to install. …

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