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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Install PHP with IIS on Windows Server 2025
After seeing how to install IIS on Windows Server 2025, we will move on to installing PHP on it. This tutorial should work on earlier versions of Windows Server and …
Windows 11: Install WSL to run Linux on Windows
In this tutorial, I will explain how to install WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) on Windows 11 to allow you to run a Linux distribution (Ubuntu) directly on Windows. WSL …
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 …
Ubuntu 24.04: install Nginx 1.27.X
In this tutorial, I will explain how to install Nginx version 1.27.X on Ubuntu 24.04 (this also works for Ubuntu version 22.04). At the time of writing this tutorial, the …
Active Directory: Setting up an authentication silo
In this tutorial, I will explain how to set up an authentication silo with Active Directory, but before going into detail, I will explain in a few words what an …
Proxmox: configure email notifications
In this tutorial, I will explain how to configure an SMTP server on Proxmox to receive email notifications. Configure an SMTP server in Proxmox Go to Datacenter / …
Windows Server 2025: Install IIS Web Server
In this tutorial, we will see how to install the IIS role, which allows you to deploy Microsoft’s web server on Windows Server 2025. IIS web server is used in many …
GPO: Run PowerShell script at logon
In this tutorial, I will show you how to run a PowerShell script at user logon using Group Policy (GPO) in an Active Directory environment. Before you begin this …
GPO: Run a PowerShell script when the computer starts
In this tutorial, I will show you how to run a PowerShell script when your computer starts. For this example, I created a “simple” PowerShell script that will create an …
Exchange puts a DAG node into maintenance
Scripts to run on one of the DAG nodes. Script locations: Exchange 2010 : C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\Scripts Exchange 2013/2016 : C:\Program …
Windows Server 2025: Install and configure a DHCP server
In this tutorial dedicated to Windows Server 2025, I suggest you see or review how to install the DHCP Server role in order to provide automatic IP configuration to the …