To mount the file system of a remote server as a network drive in Windows, you can use the secure SSH protocol instead of the traditional SMB (Samba) connection. This is useful when you need to secure access files on a remote SSH server locally without creating a separate FTP (SFTP) connection. The SSHFS-Win client can be used to mount remote file systems in Windows via SSH. This client allows transparently map remote directories using the SSHFS protocol (based on SSH File Transfer Protocol, SFTP).
- Active DirectoryGroup PoliciesWindows Server 2022
Configure NTP Time Source for Active Directory Domain
May 13, 2025Time 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…
- Windows Server 2022Windows Server 2025
Cannot Install Network Adapter Drivers on Windows Server
May 6, 2025When 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…
In this article, we’ll explain how to switch a Windows computer from BIOS (Legacy) boot mode to UEFI with Secure Boot without reinstalling the operating system or losing any data.…
- Windows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2022
How to Prefer IPv4 over IPv6 in Windows Networks
April 15, 2025By 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…
In some cases, to make the Windows installer or Windows recovery environment (WinRE) see the computer’s local disks, you must load additional disk controller drivers. This often occurs on computers…
- Active DirectoryWindows 11Windows Server 2022
How to Block Common (Weak) Passwords in Active Directory
April 8, 2025Only 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…
- Windows 11Windows Server 2022
Fix: The referenced assembly could not be found error (0x80073701) on Windows
March 25, 2025When adding or removing features/roles on Windows Server or desktop computers running Windows 10/11, you may encounter an error: The referenced assembly could not be found. Error: 0x80073701.
- Active DirectoryGroup PoliciesWindows Server 2022
Exclude a Specific User or Computer from Group Policy
March 16, 2025There are several ways to prevent certain Group Policy Object (GPO) settings from being applied to specific users and/or computers in Active Directory: Use GPO security filtering to control which…
- Active DirectoryWindows 11Windows Server 2022
AD Domain Join: Computer Account Re-use Blocked
March 16, 2025When attempting to join a computer to an Active Directory domain, an error may occur: Error 0xaac (2732): NERR_AccountReuseBlockedByPolicy: An account with the same name exists in Active Directory. Re-using…