Change the DNS cache duration of DFS Namespaces
In this article, I will explain how to change the DNS cache of a namespace. By default, the DNS cache is 300 seconds or 5 minutes. For example, during a server migration, …
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MDT: enable monitoring
In MDT, it is possible to activate the monitoring, which makes it possible to follow the deployment of the stations and to have a progress report from the console. The …
Install WSUS with a SQL Server database
Since Windows 2016 server, it is possible to install the Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) directly with a SQL Server database. In this article we will see how to …
WDS Boot PXE: Fix the 0xc0000001 Error
Symptom When you try to start a computer in PXE from a WDS server, the following error is displayed when loading the image: Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or …
How to view open files on a network share on a Windows server
Learn how to view currently open files on a Windows server's network shares using built-in tools like Server Manager. Ideal for system administration and network …
RDS Farm: High Availability Service Broker Configuration
This tutorial explains step by step how to make a service broker highly available in an RDS environment.
Installation and configuration of replica storage
Storage replication (storage replica) is a feature that comes with Windows Server 2016 that lets you replicate a volume to another server. To work the feature requires …
GPO: Run a script when the computer starts
Presentation In this article, we will see how to set up a script that runs at startup of the post using Group Policy (GPO). The advantage of using this type of script is …
Active directory: Delete a child domain
In the article Active directory: setting up a child domain where I explain how to configure a child domain in an Active Directory environment, I will explain here how to …
Remove an Active Directory Domain Controller
In this article, we will see how to remove a domain controller in an Active Directory environment. The deletion is done in two steps: Demote the domain controller: remove …
Manage Windows Server remotely in PowerShell with PSSession
Introduction In this tutorial, we will see how to remotely administer a Windows server in PowerShell (Powershell remoting) with PSSession. PSSession is the prefix of …
WDS: capture an image of Windows
In this tutorial, we will see how to capture Windows with a capture image on the WDS service. Before capturing the machine, the operating system must have been prepared …