Articles on Microsoft Windows-related technologies.
The Active Directory VM Generation-ID, part 1
Introduction to the msDS-GenerationId attribute.
The Active Directory VM Generation-ID, part 2
The different types of supported and unsupported hypervisor snapshots on DCs.
The Active Directory VM Generation-ID, part 3
The AD protective process at a snapshot rollback.
The Active Directory VM Generation-ID, part 4
How to disable the AD snapshot protection in lab environments.
AD-joined appliances cannot use Kerberos AES
The Operating System Version prevents AES authentication to Linux and NAS.
AD Trust: “The other domain supports Kerberos AES” – explained
The details of Kerberos encryption with AES over cross-forest trusts.
Non-DNS name resolution on Windows servers
The three alternative, hidden, name resolutions methods in Windows.
Disable the non-DNS name resolution methods in Windows
Learn how to improve security by disabling all non-DNS name resolution.
The PKTMON tool
Learn how to use the built-in packet sniffer tool in Windows.
Verify NTP connectivity in Windows
Verify the reachability of an external NTP server from the PDC Emulator.
Password strength part 1
The first part of eight articles on password strength.
MS16-072 breaks Group Policy
The hotfix changes fundemantal rules of permissions on GPO.
Windows DHCP audit logging paused
How to solve a problem with DHCP logging.
Quickly access the network settings through ncpa.cpl
The best way to reach the network card settings in Windows.
Windows Server 2012 Active Directory installation
The new way to install a Domain Controller with the Dcpromo tool removed.
Verify Schema versions on all Domain Controllers
How to use a simple script to quickly find the Schema version on every DC in the domain.
Test Windows network performance with the Iperf tool
See the maximum network throughput for a Windows Server.
Windows Server 2012: the new Task Manager
Using the new Task Manager in Windows 2012 for easier performance troubleshooting.
Using Performance Monitor effectively
How to use the Perfmon tool to troubleshoot Windows server performance.
Counting lines in Windows command prompt
How to count output lines from Windows CMD.
All PDC Emulator functions
The most complete list of PDC Emulator roles available.
Verify redirected Computers container in Active Directory
How to see the default location for new joined domain computer accounts.
Safely erase old data with built-in Windows tools
How to do multiple overwrites of old partitions in Windows.
Windows Performance Monitor and Disk IO usage
How to use Performance Monitor to study disk performance, storage latency and IO sizes.
When to offline defrag the Active Directory database
Check the amount of reclaimable storage in ntds.dit.
Hide containers in Active Directory
Visually remove not necessary AD containers from the default view.
Windows drive format options
The difference between the Format behavior in Windows 2003 and Windows 2008.
Restricted Groups for policy based delegation
How to delegate administrative access in a safe and scalable way using Group Policy.
Windows 7 and 2008 R2 Memory Counters in Task Manager
What the memory counters in Task Manager really means and which are important.