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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.

How to Install Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT)...

March 17, 2024

Fix: Remote Desktop Licensing Mode is not Configured

August 24, 2023

How to Convert (Upgrade) Windows Server Evaluation to...

March 15, 2024

How to Delete Old User Profiles in Windows

March 15, 2024

Managing Windows Firewall Rules with PowerShell

March 11, 2024

Install and Manage Windows Updates with PowerShell (PSWindowsUpdate)

March 17, 2024

How to Refresh (Update) Group Policy Settings on...

August 13, 2024

Start Menu or Taskbar Search Not Working in...

April 22, 2025

Software RAID1 (Mirror) for Boot Drive on Windows

February 24, 2025

Configuring SSH Public Key Authentication on Windows

March 15, 2024

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.

How to Repair EFI/GPT Bootloader on Windows 10...

March 16, 2024

How to Restore Deleted EFI System Partition in...

March 11, 2024

How to Allow Multiple RDP Sessions on Windows...

March 15, 2024

How to Run Program without Admin Privileges and...

June 8, 2023

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March 17, 2024

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How to Repair Windows Boot Manager, BCD and...

March 11, 2024

PowerShell: Get Folder Size on Windows

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Fix: The Computer Restarted Unexpectedly or Encountered an...

May 16, 2024

Network Computers are not Showing Up in Windows...

March 15, 2024

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

Fix: Remote Desktop Licensing Mode is not Configured

August 24, 2023

Refresh AD Groups Membership without Reboot/Logoff

March 15, 2024

How to Find the Source of Account Lockouts...

March 12, 2024

How to Delete Old User Profiles in Windows

March 15, 2024

How to Refresh (Update) Group Policy Settings on...

August 13, 2024

Configuring Windows Firewall Rules Using Group Policy

March 15, 2024
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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

Refresh AD Groups Membership without Reboot/Logoff

March 15, 2024

How to Find the Source of Account Lockouts...

March 12, 2024

How to Refresh (Update) Group Policy Settings on...

August 13, 2024

Configuring Windows Firewall Rules Using Group Policy

March 15, 2024

Allow Non-admin Users RDP Access to Windows Server

March 16, 2024

Repairing the Domain Trust Relationship Between Workstation and...

May 16, 2024

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.

How to Enable and Configure Hyper-V Remote Management

June 8, 2023

How to Install and Configure Free Hyper-V Server...

March 16, 2024

Poor Network Performance on Hyper-V VMs in Windows...

February 20, 2023

How to Assign (Passthrough) a Physical GPU to...

June 11, 2024

USB Device Passthrough (Redirect) to Hyper-V Virtual Machine

March 15, 2024

Windows Cannot Find the Microsoft Software License Terms

April 19, 2023

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.

How to Install Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT)...

March 17, 2024

Wi-Fi (Internet) Disconnects After Sleep or Hibernation on...

March 15, 2024

Fix: Remote Desktop Licensing Mode is not Configured

August 24, 2023

PowerShell: Get Folder Size on Windows

April 2, 2024

How to Download Offline Installer (APPX/MSIX) for Microsoft...

March 12, 2024

How to Find the Source of Account Lockouts...

March 12, 2024

Protecting Remote Desktop (RDP) Host from Brute Force...

February 5, 2024

How to Delete Old User Profiles in Windows

March 15, 2024

Managing Windows Firewall Rules with PowerShell

March 11, 2024

How to Backup and Restore Websites and IIS...

June 8, 2023

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

How to Fix ‘An Operating System Wasn’t Found’...

August 24, 2023

Adding External USB Storage Drive to VMware ESXi

December 18, 2024

Configuring iSCSI Datastore (LUN) on VMware ESXi

March 15, 2024

Adding a Sound Card to a Virtual Machine...

March 15, 2024

Adding Drivers into VMWare ESXi Installation Image

March 13, 2024

How to Install Free VMware Hypervisor (ESXi)

March 17, 2024
    Microsoft OfficeWindows 10

    Outlook Not Showing Embedded Images in Emails

    Users often complain that Outlook doesn’t display (download) attached or linked images in the email body. Instead of images/photos, red X crosses are shown in the email. In this article, we will look at the basic Outlook settings that allow you to enable or disable displaying pictures in emails.

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  • Windows 11Windows Server 2019Windows Server 2022

    Installing Free Let’s Encrypt TLS(SSL) Certificates on Windows Server

    October 4, 2024

    This guide explains how to install free Let’s Encrypt TLS/SSL on a Windows host. We’ll cover how to issue, bind, and renew a certificate for an IIS website, and how…

  • Windows 10

    Fix: Photos App in Windows 10 Opens Extremely Slow

    April 19, 2023

    Many users note that when viewing any image in the new built-in Photos app in Windows 10, it takes a long time to open. The delay when starting Photos UWP…

  • ExchangePowerShell

    Get-MessageTrackingLog: Search Message Tracking Logs on Exchange Server

    October 28, 2021

    You can use the Get-MessageTrackingLog cmdlet in the Exchange Management Shell to analyze mail flow, message forensics and to get different information about messages sent or received by a specific…

  • Windows 10Windows Server 2016

    The Disk is Offline Because of Policy Set by an Administrator

    June 7, 2022

    On one of the servers running Windows Server 2016, an additional disk (not a system one) connected as a SAN LUN over FC gets offline after each restart of the…

  • Hyper-VPowerShellWindows Server 2019Windows Server 2022

    How to Backup Hyper-V Virtual Machines (Tutorial)

    November 9, 2023

    This article discusses the specifics of organizing virtual machine backups in the Microsoft Hyper-V environment. We’ll look at the basic requirements for Hyper-V backup solutions, backup strategies, and the main…

  • PowerShell

    Running PowerShell Script (*.PS1) as a Windows Service

    March 15, 2024

    Any PowerShell script can be transformed into a real Windows service that runs in the background and starts automatically during your server boot. You can create a Windows service using…

  • Windows 10Windows 11

    How to Create Multiple Partitions on a USB Drive in Windows

    March 13, 2024

    Starting with build 1703, Windows 10 fully supports USB flash drives and SD cards with multiple partitions. In previous versions of Windows, only the first partition on the flash drive…

  • Group PoliciesWindows 10Windows Server 2016

    Managing Windows 10 Start Menu Layout and Taskbar Pin Apps With GPO

    November 19, 2019

    In the Active Directory domain, you can centrally manage and customize Start Menu and Taskbar Layout on Windows 10 users’ computers using Group Policy. This allows you to assign the…

  • PowerShellWindows 10Windows Server 2019

    How to Measure Storage Performance and IOPS on Windows

    March 11, 2024

    One of the main metric, which allows to estimate the performance of the existing or designed storage system is IOPS (Input/Output Operations Per Second). In simple terms, IOPS is the…

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