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Automatic Virtual Machine Activation (AVMA) in Windows Server 2016

Posted on August 15th, 2017 · Posted in Windows Server 2016

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Automatic Virtual Machine Activation (AVMA) was first introduced in Windows Server 2012 R2. This technology allows to automatically activate all virtual machines with guest Windows Server running on the Hyper-V host with the Windows Server Datacenter edition. Thus, any new virtual machine running Windows Server will be automatically activated when.. read more

Using PowerShell PackageManagement In Windows 10

Posted on June 15th, 2017 · Posted in Windows 10, Windows Server 2016

The developers have included a new PowerShell module PackageManagement in Windows 10. PackageManagement (earlier called OneGet) allows to install, manage and uninstall applications and programs from an external (or local) repository, and manage the list of connected repositories from the PoSh console. In other words, now you can install programs.. read more

How to Stop a Hung Virtual Machine on Hyper-V 2016

Posted on April 18th, 2017 · Posted in Hyper-V, Windows Server 2016

kill hung vm on hyper-v using task manager

If your virtual machine running on Hyper-V has hung up for some reasons, stopped to respond and doesn’t start/stop/reset after clicking the corresponding buttons in Hyper-V console, the only way out is to kill the process responsible for this VM on the host OS. We’ll show how to do it.. read more

Create a Bootable USB Flash Drive for Installation Windows Server 2016

Posted on March 21st, 2017 · Posted in Windows Server 2016

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The easiest and the most intuitive way to create a bootable USB Flash Drive to install Windows Server 2016 on a physical server is to use Windows USB/DVD Download Tool. This tool allows to write the existing *.iso image of Windows to a USB drive or stick and make it.. read more

Activating Windows Server 2016 with KMS Server

Posted on February 28th, 2017 · Posted in Windows Server 2016

In this article we’ll consider the procedure of deployment and configuration of a corporate KMS server able to activate new Microsoft server platform Windows Server 2016. All major peculiarities of KMS activation described in the article FAQ on KMS Activation are fully applicable to Windows Server 2016 as well. Windows.. read more

Hyper-V PowerShell Direct in Windows Server 2016

Posted on January 19th, 2017 · Posted in Hyper-V, Powershell, Windows Server 2016

Managing Hyper-V 2016 VMs using PowerShell Direct

PowerShell Direct is a new PowerShell feature in Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10 that allows to create a direct local PowerShell session with any virtual machine run on a Hyper-V host, meanwhile the connection is established not via the network, but through the internal VM bus. Thus, a Hyper-V.. read more

Temporary Membership in Active Directory Groups

Posted on December 28th, 2016 · Posted in Active Directory, Windows Server 2016

The version of Active Directory in Windows Server 2016 has a number of interesting changes. Today we’ll consider the opportunity to provide users with temporary membership in Active Directory groups. This feature can be used when you need to give specific privileges based on the membership in AD security group.. read more

FAQ: Windows Server 2016 Licensing

Posted on March 22nd, 2016 · Posted in Windows Server 2016

In December 2015, Microsoft has issued a document describing main changes in the versions, licensing policy and pricing policy for its flagship in the server OS niche — Windows Server 2016, which will be released in the second part this year. [contents h2] Server Core Licensing The main innovation in.. read more

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