A Windows administrator can use the good old Dnscmd cli tool or DNSServer module for PowerShell to manage DNS zones and records. In this article we’ll cover the basic operations…
Windows Server 2016
- Active DirectoryPowerShellWindows Server 2016
Transferring/Seizing FSMO Roles to Another Domain Controller
March 15, 2024In this article, we’ll consider how to find domain controllers with FSMO roles in Active Directory, how to transfer one or more FSMO roles to another (additional/secondary) domain controller, and…
- Windows 10Windows Server 2016
Fixing Volume Shadow Copy (VSS) Error with Event ID 8193
February 5, 2020The monitoring system on one of my servers running Windows Server 2016 started sending multiple messages of the Volume Shadow Copy Service error with the Event ID 8193 and VSS…
- Windows 10Windows Server 2016
Using PortQry to Check TCP/UDP Open Ports (Port Scanner)
March 17, 2024Windows has many tools for diagnosing problems in TCP/IP networks (ping, telnet, pathping, etc.). But not all of them allow you to conveniently check the status or scan opened network…
- Windows 10Windows Server 2016
The Disk is Offline Because of Policy Set by an Administrator
June 7, 2022On 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…
- Group PoliciesWindows 10Windows Server 2016
Managing Windows 10 Start Menu Layout and Taskbar Pin Apps With GPO
November 19, 2019In 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…
- Windows 10Windows Server 2016
Fix RDP Connection Error ‘CredSSP Encryption Oracle Remediation’
July 23, 2024The “CredSSP encryption oracle remediation” error when connecting to the remote computer’s desktop over RDP indicates that the remote host (most likely) or your computer is missing a security update…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2016Windows Server 2019
How to Create and Use a RAM Drive on Windows
December 18, 2023A RAM disk is a virtual drive created in a free area of RAM that the OS sees as a normal local hard drive. The advantage of RAM Drive is…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows Server 2016
Disks and Partitions Management with Windows PowerShell
March 11, 2024In this article, we’ll look at the disk, partition, and volume management from the PowerShell console. You can perform from PowerShell all the operations of managing local disks and partitions,…
- Active DirectoryGroup PoliciesWindows 10Windows Server 2016
Using WMI Filters to Target Group Policies in Active Directory
June 5, 2024Group Policy (GPO) WMI Filters allow you to create additional conditions that define the computers to which you want to apply GPO settings. For example, you can use a WMI…