Quite often, you have to expand virtual machine disks when the system drive runs out of free space. For example, you increased the disk size in the VMware or Hyper-V…
Windows Server 2019: Installation and Configuration Tutorials
Fix: The Requested Certificate Template is Not Supported by This CA
Let’s say you try to request a certificate from a Windows CA and get an error stating The requested certificate template is not supported by this CA. In my case,…
How to Remove Hidden/Ghost Network Adapters in Windows
When replacing a motherboard or a network card, during a P2V or cold migration of virtual machines between hypervisors, or when configuring multiple VLANs on a single NIC in Windows,…
Shutdown/Restart Windows using Command Prompt and PowerShell
Several commands are available in Windows that allow you to shutdown or restart a local or remote computer. In this article, we’ll look at how to use the shutdown command…
How to Create a Scheduled Task Using GPO
You can use the Group Policy to create and deploy scheduled tasks to domain computers. For example, you can create a task that automatically logs out users or shuts down…
Configure SSH Tunnel (Port Forwarding) on Windows
You can use the built-in OpenSSH server on Windows to forward ports through an SSH tunnel (SSH tunneling). Port forwarding in SSH allows you to tunnel (forward) application ports from…
Configure Google Chrome Settings with Group Policy
You can use the official Group Policy Templates (ADMX files) to centrally manage Google Chrome browser settings on computers in an Active Directory domain. In this article, we’ll show you…
Using Active Directory User Photo as Account Logon Image on Windows
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…
How to Install .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows 11/10 and Windows Server
Most 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…
Copy Files and Folders to User Computers via GPO
You 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…