If you want to share files or printers on a Windows computer, you can publish them as network shares and make them accessible using the SMB protocol. This article explains how to grant shared access to a folder or printer on a Windows computer within a home or small office local area network (LAN) without using the legacy HomeGroup feature.
- Active DirectoryPowerShellWindows Server 2019
Create Organizational Units (OU) Structure in Active Directory with PowerShell
March 17, 2024Quite often when creating new Organizational Units (OUs), an Active Directory administrator has to create a structure of nested containers inside a new OU. For example, when a company opens…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows 11
Windows Security Won’t Open or Shows a Blank Screen on Windows 10/ 11
March 15, 2024Windows 10 and 11 have a built-in Microsoft Defender Antivirus (quite good, I should say) managed through the Windows Security Center. In some cases, Microsoft Defender or Security control panel…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows 11
How to Manually Install Windows Updates from CAB and MSU Files
March 17, 2024Windows updates are released as packages with the MSU or CAB file extensions. If the Windows Update service is not working (or disabled), you can manually download and install the…
- Windows 10Windows Server 2016Windows Server 2019
RDS and RemoteApp Performance Issues on Windows Server 2019/2016
March 18, 2024In this article, I’ve put together some solutions to common performance problems with RDS servers or published RemoteApp that I’ve encountered in my infrastructure. Before implementing any of the solutions…
- Active DirectoryGroup PoliciesWindows Server 2016Windows Server 2019
Deploying Software (MSI Packages) Using Group Policy
February 27, 2023In this article, we will show how to install software on user computers in an Active Directory domain using GPO. The built-in Windows GPO features allow you to deploy programs…
This article describes how to manually install updates on a VMware ESXi host from the command line using the esxcli tool. You can only install security patches, perform in-release upgrades,…
In this article, we will look at how to change (reset) the password of one or multiple Active Directory users using the Active Directory Users and Computers graphical snap-in (ADUC),…
- Microsoft OfficeWindows 10Windows Server 2016
How to Completely Uninstall Previous Versions of Office with Removal Scripts
March 16, 2024Before installing a new version of Microsoft Office on a computer, it is recommended to remove all previous versions of Office (simultaneous use of different versions of Office products on…
- Windows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2019Windows Server 2022
Install and Configure SNMP Service on Windows Server and Windows 10/11
March 15, 2024SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is a classic protocol for monitoring and collecting information about network devices (servers, network hardware, workstations, printers, etc.). SNMP is quite a lightweight and fast…