By default, only members of the Domain Admins group have the remote RDP access to the Active Directory domain controllers‘ desktop. In this article we’ll show how to grant RDP…
In Windows Server 2016/2019 and Windows 10 (starting with build 1709), the Server Message Block 1.0 (SMBv1) network protocol used to access shared folders is disabled by default. In most…
When connecting a new USB device to the computer, Windows automatically detects the device and installs an appropriate driver. As a result, the user can almost immediately use a connected…
In this article we’ll show how to use trusted SSL/TLS certificates to secure RDP connections to Windows computers or servers in an Active Directory domain. We will use trusted SSL…
You can use GPO (Group Policy) to add Active Directory users and groups to the local Administrators group on domain-joined servers and workstations. This allows you to grant local admin…
Using Group Policies, you can create a shortcut to a specific app on the desktops of all (or certain) domain users. GPO allows you to create a shortcut for a…
All Windows admins know that after a computer or a user is added to an Active Directory security group, new permissions to access domain resources or new GPOs are not…
In this article, we will look on how to manage default file association on Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019/2016/2012R2. As an example, I’ll show you how to set a…
In this article we will look on how to manage non-admin user permissions to restart or shutdown of Windows computers or servers. By default, non-privileged users can restart or shutdown…
On Windows workstations and servers, especially on RDS (Remote Desktop Services) servers, there is a regular need to remove old (unused) user profiles from C:\Users. The main problem of any…