In this article, we’ll show how to correctly remove (demote) an Active Directory domain controller on Windows Server 2022/2019/2016/2012R2. When removing a domain controller, usually one of the following scenarios…
If you are using untrusted/public networks to connect clients/apps to your Microsoft SQL Server database, it is recommended to use traffic encryption. Let’s see how to configure and enable mandatory…
OpenVPN is an open-source software suite that is really one of the most popular and easiest solutions for implementing a secure VPN. OpenVPN allows you to combine a server and…
During a clean installation of Windows 10 on a laptop from the USB flash drive install media, I came across a strange error. When selecting the partition on which to…
The Invoke-WebRequest cmdlet can be used to request HTTP/HTTPS/FTP resources directly from the PowerShell console. You can use this command to send HTTP requests (GET and POST), download files from…
You can configure network port forwarding in all Windows versions without using third-party tools. Using a port forwarding rule, you can redirect an incoming TCP connection (IPv4 or IPv6) from…
Windows Group Policy allows you to run various script files at a computer startup/shutdown or during user logon/logoff. You can use GPOs not only to run classic batch logon scripts…
Sometimes you may want to find out which domain controller your computer is authenticated to (your Logon Server). This can come in handy when there are issues applying Group Policies…
If your computer is on a corporate network behind a proxy server, by default you won’t be able to access external web resources from your PowerShell CLI. For example, you…
In this article, we’ll show how to make sure your Windows copy is activated on the computer and check the Windows activation status from all computers in your Active Directory…