DFS replication resolve error 4012

This article describes how to troubleshoot the DFS Replication Service 4012 error. In the Windows event log you have an error like this: The DFS Replication service stopped replication on the folder to the following local path: C: \ Windows \ SYSVOL \ domain. This server was disconnected from the other partners for a period …

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WSUS: Fix the problem of downloading Windows 10 updates

Console IIS on WSUS

The upgrades of Windows 10 are distributed using an .ESD file. By default, the WSUS server (IIS) does not process requests on ESD files and this fact in the Windows Update Manager updates remains at 0% download. To solve this problem, it has the MIME type declared in IIS. 1. Go to the IIS console …

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RDS Farm: Configure SSL Certificates

When deploying an RDS farm, it may be necessary to configure SSL certificates for the following services: RDS gateway. WEB access. Service Broker. If you use self-signed certificates for services, you will not need to configure the certificates. Some components such as the HTML5 client require a certificate that has been generated by a certificate …

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Windows File Server: Storage Usage Report

Introduction The file server resource manager on Windows can generate reports on storage usage: Duplicate files Files by group (images / music / office …) Modification date, access … Reports are available on demand where they can be generated periodically. To illustrate this tutorial, I will show you how to generate a report on the …

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Share a folder with Windows Server

shared folder created

Presentation In this tutorial, we will see a common task on a server, which is the folder share. There are several solutions to share a folder, in this tutorial we will see two possibilities: By the file explorer By the server manager Before starting to share a folder, we will make a point on the …

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Create a raid 1 with Windows

In this tutorial, I will explain how to create a RAID 1 on Windows with Disk Manager. I have personally used this technique on several occasions both on my personal computers and on backup servers to secure backups that were stored on NAS whose volumes were present in iSCSI. Prerequisites On the computer or server …

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Optimize the space of SQL Server databases

Start optimization

In this tutorial I will show how to optimize the space used by databases. The optimization of the space is done in two stages: On the database: internal data optimization On files: reducing the size of the files on the disk. It is recommended that you perform these operations after deleting a large amount of …

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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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Printer mapping: GPO and Script

When setting up an Active Directory, one of the things you want to set up automatically is the mapping of printers to users. Prerequisite: Have a server with the Print Service role (optional). It is possible to share a printer from the control panel. Have one or more shared printers. As for the mapping of …

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Deploy Windows with MDT and WDS

Console MDT

In this tutorial, we will see how to use the couple MDT (Microsoft Deployment Toolkit) and WDS (Windows Deployment Services) to deploy Windows images. The pair WDS and MDT to deploy images by starting with the network (PXE) with WDS and MDT allows customization and automation pictures. The objective of the tutorial is to use …

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