Most Microsoft Office apps (Outlook, SharePoint, Office365, Skype for Business, etc,) allow using an Active Directory (Azure AD) photo of the currently signed-in user as the user’s avatar in their interface. In this article, we’ll show you how to use an Active Directory user’s photo as an account logon image (avatar) for a Windows user profile that appears on the Lock Screen, Welcome Screen, in the Start Menu, etc.
Windows Server: Administration Guides
Step-by-step tutorials and comprehensive courses covering Windows Server installation, configuration, administration, and management. Learn to deploy server roles, manage Active Directory, configure networking, automate tasks with PowerShell, and implement security best practices for Windows Server 2012, 2016, 2019, and 2022 editions. Ideal for beginners and IT professionals seeking practical, hands-on knowledge to master Windows Server environments.
Windows 10 and 11 Tutorials for System Administrators
Guides and technical tutorials for system administrators, focusing on the configuration, deployment, and management of Windows 10 and Windows 11 desktop operating systems. Step-by-step instructions on installation, deployment, policy configuration, security hardening, and administrative tools to optimize Windows enterprise environments.
Group Policy (GPO) Guides for Admins
Clear, concise tutorials on creating and managing Group Policy Objects to control user and computer settings, enforce security, and streamline network administration in Active Directory environments.
- Configuring Firewall Rules With Group Policy
- How to Copy Files or Folders to All Computers with GPO
- Updating Group Policy Administrative Templates (ADMX) Files
- Active Directory Password Policy
- Applying Group Policy troubleshooting guidance
- Deploying printers via GPO
- Running PowerShell scripts using Group Policy
- Local Groups Policies export and import on Windows
Active Directory: Setup, Configuration, and Best Practices
Step-by-step tutorials and comprehensive resources for installing, configuring, and managing Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). Learn how to set up domain controllers, design forest and domain structures, create users and groups, and implement security best practices.
- Updating AD Group Membership Without Restart or Logoff
- How to Detect the Source of Account Lockout in Active Directory
- Adding an Additional Domain Controller To an Existing AD Domain
- Active Directory Health Check
- Get-ADDomainController: How to Get Domain Controller Information with Powershell
- How to Transfer os Seize FSMO Roles in Active Directory
- Active Directory Backup Best Practices
- How to Reset Domain Admin Password in Active Directory
- Fix Trust Relationship Failed Issue without Domain Rejoining
- How to Extend Password Expire Date in Active Directory
- How to Find Inactive Accounts in Active Directory
Enterprise Virtualization Platforms
Expert guides and tutorials for system administrators on VMware, Hyper-V, and Proxmox virtualization. Covering installation, configuration, management, and optimization to build robust and scalable virtual environments.
PowerShell Scripting Tutorials
Practical guides to automate and manage a wide range of IT tasks using PowerShell. Learn how to streamline system administration, Active Directory, network configuration, software deployment, Microsoft 365 management, and more through powerful scripting and cmdlets.
VMware:Install and Configure Guides
Detailed walkthroughs for installing VMware ESXi, vCenter Server, and VMware Workstation Player, including configuration of virtual machines, network settings, and storage options to optimize your virtual infrastructure.
- VMware ESXi: Create VMFS Datastore on USB Drives
- Configuring iSCSI Datastore on VMware ESXi
- Add Drivers into VMWare ESXi Installation Image
- Adding Sound Controller to a VMWare VM
- Using Free VMware vSphere Hypervisor
- Adding an ESXi host to the VMware vCenter (vCSA)
- Reset VMware ESXi root password
- Disable the Virtual Machine Auto Suspend Feature in VMware Workstation/Player
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How to Install .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows 11/10 and Windows Server
March 12, 2024Most modern Windows apps require the .NET Framework to be installed. For example, NET Framework 4.8 is installed by default on Windows 11/10 and Windows Server 2022/2019. However, some old…
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Copy Files and Folders to User Computers via GPO
March 15, 2024You can use Group Policies to copy specific files and folders to user computers in the Active Directory domain. You can place files on the Desktop, in a particular user…
Squid is probably the most known and popular open-source caching proxy server. The squid proxy server supports a lot of caching protocols (ICP, HTCP, CARP, WCCP), and allows to proxy…
- Group PoliciesWindows Server 2019Windows Server 2022
Configuring FSLogix Profile Containers on Windows Server RDS
March 16, 2024Microsoft FSLogix technology is used to manage user profiles and allows you to replace Roaming Profiles and User Profile Disks (UPD) in RDS, VDI, and Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) deployments.…
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How to Create a Self-Signed Certificate on Windows
March 12, 2024Most Windows administrators, who are familiar with PKI, know about the MakeCert.exetool, which allows to create self-signed certificates. This tool is part of the Microsoft .NET Framework SDK and Microsoft…
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How to Manually Configure Exchange or Microsoft 365 Account in Outlook 365/2019/2016
March 17, 2024Modern versions of Outlook (starting with Outlook 2016) don’t allow you to manually configure a connection to a mailbox hosted on Exchange Server or Exchange Online (Microsoft 365). Microsoft developers…
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Fix: Saved RDP Credentials Didn’t Work on Windows
February 27, 2023The built-in Windows Remote Desktop client (mstsc.exe) allows you to save the username and password used to connect to the remote computer. Thanks to this, the user doesn’t need to…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows 11
How to Automatically Disable Wi-Fi When Ethernet is Connected
March 17, 2024If several Wi-Fi networks are available, Windows automatically selects a wireless network with better signal strength (no matter what the speed of this connection is and how many devices are…
- Windows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2019
How to Restore Deleted EFI System Partition in Windows
March 11, 2024This article will show you how to manually restore an accidentally deleted Windows EFI boot partition on a UEFI computer. This easy way to manually re-create bootable EFI and MSR…