Configure WSUS to have computers download updates from Microsoft
In this tutorial, I will explain how to configure WSUS so that computers download updates directly from the Microsoft website and not from your WSUS server. This …
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Configure a DNS Forwarder on Windows Server with PowerShell
In this tutorial, I will explain how to add a DNS forwarder on Windows Server using PowerShell. The Cmdlets used in this tutorial are launched in a PowerShell window run …
Install WSUS role on Windows Server 2025
In this tutorial, we will see how to install the WSUS (Windows Server Update Services) role on Windows Server 2025, which will allow you to have a server in your …
Windows Server 2025: Enable SSH Server for Remote Access
In this tutorial, I will explain how to SSH server on Windows Server 2025 to administer it remotely. If you have been following me for several years, this is not the …
Windows Server 2025: Joining the Computer's Active Directory Domain
In this tutorial, we will see how to join a computer running Windows Server 2025 to an Active Directory domain. Before joining the Active Directory domain, you must have …
Installing Windows Server 2025
In this first tutorial, dedicated to Windows Server 2025, we will see its installation, which differs very little from other versions of Windows Server. At the time of …
Configure roaming profiles in an Active Directory environment
Presentation In this tutorial, I will explain how to set up roaming profiles for your users in an Active Directory environment. When I started working (already a few …
PowerShell: automatically delete files older than X days
In this tutorial, we will see how to delete files older than X day using PowerShell. This type of script is often used in businesses on servers to rotate logs.
ARR: Block PowerShell access to Exchange
In this tutorial, I will show you how to block PowerShell remote access to Exchange with ARR. As a security measure, if you use IIS ARR to publish Exchange servers to the …
ARR - HTTP to HTTPS redirection
In this tutorial, I will explain to you how to set up a redirection of a site from HTTP to HTTPS with ARR. If you don’t yet know IIS ARR, I’ll let you discover it in this …
Disable the firewall when deploying with MDT
In the Windows deployment sequence, add a Run Command Line action in the State Restore section. In the Command Line field add: netsh advfirewall set allprofiles state off …
Windows 10 disables the Windows Defender antispyware agent
Edit the registry: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender] "DisableAntiSpyware"=dword:00000001