The simplest way to schedule regular reboots or shutdowns of a Windows computer (or server) is to create a job in Task Scheduler.
In large enterprise environments with multiple administrators, it is often necessary to determine which user installed or uninstalled a program on a specific Windows server or workstation. Let’s explore how…
In printer redirection mode, users can send print jobs from an RDP (RDS) terminal session to their local printer connected to the computer. By default, Windows redirects all printers connected…
Time synchronization in an Active Directory is critical to properly functioning of the domain services and security mechanisms. If a proper and reliable time sync scheme is not configured in…
In rare cases, Windows may repeatedly prompt you to restart the computer after installing updates. Moreover, Windows Update continues to display the “Restart required, Pending restart” message no matter how…
The Windows Update History GUI in the Settings app provides only basic information about installed updates (accessible via the URI shortcut ms-settings:windowsupdate-history) and is not convenient for searching. In this…
When installing Intel network drivers on Windows Server, the installer might not detect the Intel network adapter devices on the host. In this case, the Intel Ethernet adapter is physically…
By default, the built-in Windows Firewall blocks incoming ICMP Echo Request packets for security reasons on Windows 10/11 desktops and Windows Server hosts. This means you won’t be able to…
By default, if a remote host has both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, the Windows computer will try to connect to it using its IPv6 address. If the DNS server or…
Only the most basic password length, frequency, and complexity requirements can be enabled for domain users in the default Active Directory password policy. Enabling the mandatory password complexity option, which…