GPO: disable automatic Windows Update updates
In this tutorial, I will explain how to configure a Group Policy (GPO) to disable updates through Windows Update. It is not recommended to disable Windows updates if you …
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GPO - make a domain user local administrator of a computer
In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to make a domain user local administrator of a computer or server using Group Policy (GPO). In a previous tutorial, I explain how to …
Active Directory: retrieve the base DN (distinguishedName) attribute of an object
In this tutorial, I will explain how to retrieve the base DN also called distinguishedName in an Active Directory. This attribute is often used to configure LDAP/Active …
Active Directory: create an organizational unit (OU) in PowerShell
In this “How to” tutorial, we will see how to create an Organizational Unit in an Active Directory with the New-ADOrganizationalUnit cmdlet. Create an OU in PowerShell …
Active Directory: Add an organizational unit - OU
In this “How to” tutorial, we will see how to create an Organizational Unit in an Active Directory with the Active Directory Users and Computers console available on …
ADFS Proxy: Fix Error 0x8007520c
In this tutorial, I will tell you how to fix error 0x8007520c on an ADFS proxy server. When you open the Remote Access Management Console console, the following page is …
GPO: configure default programs
In this tutorial, I will explain how to configure the default applications (browser, PDF reader…) using a Group Policy (GPO) in an Active Directory environment. Puzzle of …
View Active Directory Group Members in PowerShell
In this tutorial, I will explain how to display the members of an Active Directory group in PowerShell. I already see some reaction of the style, we can have it from the …
GPO: schedule the automatic shutdown of computers
In this tutorial, I will walk you through how to schedule computers to automatically shut down using Group Policy. In fact, there is no native functionality in Windows to …
Delete a DNS zone on Windows Server
In this tutorial, I will explain how to delete a DNS zone on Windows Server. Open the DNS administration console {#Ouvrir-la-console-d’administration-DNS} On the Windows …
GPO: force updates from the console
Since Windows 2012, it is possible to force the update of group policies from the Group Policy Management console. It is no longer necessary to go through all the …
DFS: delete a namespace on Windows Server
In this tutorial, I will explain how to delete a DFS namespace on Windows Server. In the vast majority of cases, you won’t normally need this tutorial ;) Although this …