A common issue with terminal servers hosting multiple users is that a single user can start a resource-intensive process, which negatively impacts the performance of other users’ sessions. For example,…
In Windows, an administrator can hide a specific drive (disk partition) in File Explorer and prevent other users from accessing it.
This is not the first time I’ve encountered the Getting Windows Ready. Don’t turn off your computer message and hangs at this stage for hours when rebooting or shutting down Windows. This…
The following error may occur when attempting to install a program using the MSI installation package on a workstation with local administrator permissions: “The system administrator has set policies to…
Users working in terminal sessions on an RDS (RDP) server may find that the fonts, icons, text, and other UI elements in the Remote Desktop are very small and difficult…
The simplest way to schedule regular reboots or shutdowns of a Windows computer (or server) is to create a job in Task Scheduler.
In large enterprise environments with multiple administrators, it is often necessary to determine which user installed or uninstalled a program on a specific Windows server or workstation. Let’s explore how…
In printer redirection mode, users can send print jobs from an RDP (RDS) terminal session to their local printer connected to the computer. By default, Windows redirects all printers connected…
Time synchronization in an Active Directory is critical to properly functioning of the domain services and security mechanisms. If a proper and reliable time sync scheme is not configured in…
In rare cases, Windows may repeatedly prompt you to restart the computer after installing updates. Moreover, Windows Update continues to display the “Restart required, Pending restart” message no matter how…