The Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) allow you to remotely manage roles and features on Windows Server hosts from a Windows workstation. RSAT includes graphical MMC snap-ins, command line tools,…

Group Policy Object (GPO) is a handy tool for fine-tuning the user and the operating system environment in Windows. Both domain GPOs (if the computer is a member of an…

In this article, we will look at how to get a list of users and groups that have local administrator rights on Windows workstations and servers on your network.

To manage databases on Microsoft SQL Server, you can use the lightweight, cross-platform Visual Studio Code editor (VS Code) instead of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). Visual Studio Code with…

When we analyzed the server licenses in use, we found that one of the servers had a much more expensive edition of Windows Server Datacenter installed than the tasks running…

By default, regular (non-admin) users cannot manage Windows services. This means that users cannot stop, start, restart, or change the settings and permissions of Windows services. In some cases, a…

If you installed Hyper-V on a non-GUI edition of Windows (Windows Server Core or Microsoft Hyper-V Server), you can use PowerShell cmdlets from the Hyper-V module to manage your hosts…

Ransomware has become a massive problem for individual users or entire organizations in recent years. Cryptolocker is a type of ransomware that encrypts valuable files (documents, photos, images) on users’…

In this article, we’ll look at the Active Directory domain administrator password reset scenarios. You may need it in cases where domain administrator privileges have been lost due to forgetfulness…