DHCP server: installation and configuration on Windows Server

In this tutorial, we will see how to install and configure a DHCP server on Windows Server in an Active Directory environment. As a reminder, the DHCP service makes it possible to distribute IP addresses to the hardware connected to a network that requests it. The DHCP request can be received directly from the hardware …

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GPO hide drive C

Lecteur C masqué

Presentation In this tutorial, we’ll see how to hide drive C using Group Policy (GPO). This GPO is often used to hide drives on RDS farms. Hiding the reader does not prevent access, it is possible to access the reader by the browser directly entering his address. If you want to apply the GPO to …

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Jenkins: centralizing the management of scheduled tasks

Introduction Jenkins is a free open source software for continuous integration. It is normally used by development equipment to ensure non-regression of source code. In turn, it is possible to use Jenkins as a scheduler to centralize the administration of scheduled Windows and / or Linux tasks. I propose in this article to explain how …

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GPO: deploy msi applications

Install auto

In this article, we will see how to deploy applications in MSI format using Group Policy (GPO) in an Active Directory environment. There are two deployment modes : Assigned: Applies mainly to computers, program installation is forced. Published: applies only to users, this mode allows the installation of software at the request of the user, …

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LAPS – Securing Local Administrator Accounts

Wizard install

LAPS (Local Administrator Password Solution) is a free solution provided by Microsoft that allows the security of workstations. LAPS allows for each computer in OR to randomly generate a password for the local Administrator account and store it in an Active Directory attribute (ms-Mcs-AdmPwd). It ‘relies on the SID of the account which is structured …

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Windows 10: Using the sandbox

Presentation Windows 10 Sandbox allows you to launch an isolated Windows 10 (build 18342) environment to perform tests in all security. Prerequisites Enable virtualization in the BIOS. Have Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise. Installation Open the Control Panel, go to Programs and Features, and click Enable or Disable Windows Features 1 . Check Windows Sandbox …

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Active Directory: Migrate SYSVOL Folder from FRS to DFSR

Since Windows Server 2008 and its 2008 domain functional level, replication of the SYSVOL folder is supported by DFSR, before it was done by FRS. If your domain controllers are running Windows 2012R2, it is advisable to use DFSR for the SYSVOL folder. Since Windows Server 2016 (build 1709), it is no longer possible to …

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Active Directory : increase the functional level of the domain and the forest

The functional level of the domain and forest corresponds to the “version” of your Active Directory environment and allows access to more or fewer features depending on the level of each. Mainly this level change occurs when upgrading to Windows when replacing / migrating domain controllers. The version change may also be necessary for the …

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ISCSI Target Role – Windows Server – SAN

Aperçu du vdisk

The iSCSI target role makes it possible to transform a server into a SAN (bay of disks / storage) by creating virtual disks (vhdx) and by presenting them to other server using the ethernet network (iSCSI). This type of configuration is used with Hyper-V clusters which require a volume shared between all of the nodes. …

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MDT: saving user profiles with USMT

Backup during install

Introduction In this article, we will have how to back up user profiles with MDT during a deployment. Use of this feature is useful in the following cases: Change of computer of a user. Reinstalling the computer Upgrade version of Windows. To save the user profiles of a computer, there are 2 solutions (actually much …

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