Rename a domain controller

In this tutorial, we will see how to rename domain controller in the “rules of the art”. The name change happens in several times, here is a summary: Add a secondary name to the DC Permutation of the secondary name in primary Deleting the secondary name In an environment with multiple domain controllers, it is …

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BranchCache – Installation and Configuration

BranchCache mode

BranchCache is an extended WAN bandwidth optimization technology that is included in some editions of the Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 operating systems, as well as in certain editions of Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows 7. To optimize the bandwidth of a …

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WPP: Deploying Applications with WSUS

Update added

In this tutorial, we will see how to deploy applications (Firefox, Chrome, Fusion Agent, Java …) using the WSUS role and WPP. As a reminder, WSUS is a Windows role that allows you to administer updates to Microsoft products within a computer pool. WPP (Wsus Package Publisher) will allow us to add custom packages to …

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Publish RemoteApp 2008R2 on a Farm RDS 2012R2 / 2016/2019

2008R2 application available on RDWeb

Presentation In this article, I will explain how to publish RemoteApp applications from an RDS server running Windows 2008R2 on a RDS 2012,2016 or 2016 farm. Prerequisites An RDS server running Windows 2008R2 with published RemoteApp applications. An RDS 2012R2, 2016 or 2019 deployment with a web access server. Publishing the Windows 2008R2 Server RemoteApp



Hyper-V: Merge a virtual disk without snapshot

Symptom Solution: Merge virtual disks of differentiation Using the Hyper-V console, you will have to merge all the control points to the parent disk. Before performing this operation, it is strongly recommended to make a backup. Disk merging must be done virtual machine off. Repeat the process until the fusion of all differencing disks and …

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GPO: Managing Windows Firewall Rules

firewall rule added

Presentation In this tutorial, we will see how to add rules to the Windows Firewall using Group Policy. For information, the Windows Firewall has been implemented in the Windows operating system with service pack 2 (SP2) of Windows XP. It is now part of the system and some functionalities like DirectAccess requires that it be …

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RDS: reduce the logon time with Asynchronous processing

Policy

Introduction Before I explain how to optimize the opening of sessions on your RDS servers, I will explain the operation. By default, since Windows XP, the group policy processing mode is asynchronous, that is, the user’s session is opened until the group policies are applied after which the task is loaded. work environment faster. However, …

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Hyper-v: shut down a virtual machine that is not responding

stop vmwp.exe

Sometimes a virtual machine stops responding during a shutdown. Here’s how to stop the vm. Force stop by the process Each virtual machine running on a Hyper-V host has a process dedicated to it. Stopping this one stops the virtual machine. For starters, it is necessary to recover the GUID of the virtual machine, it …

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