In this article, we’ll cover how to back up Active Directory domain controllers and enable automatic AD backups using PowerShell and the built-in Windows Server Backup feature.
Windows Server 2022
- Windows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2022
Software RAID1 (Mirror) for Boot Drive on Windows
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- Windows 11Windows Server 2019Windows Server 2022
Installing Free Let’s Encrypt TLS(SSL) Certificates on Windows Server
October 4, 2024This 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…
- Hyper-VPowerShellWindows Server 2019Windows Server 2022
How to Backup Hyper-V Virtual Machines (Tutorial)
November 9, 2023This 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…
- SQL ServerWindows Server 2019Windows Server 2022
SQL Server: Could Not Find the Database Engine Startup Handle
February 6, 2025I get a strange error when installing MS SQL Server 2019 on Windows Server 2022. The installation fails with the error “Could not find the Database Engine startup handle“.
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2022
How Show a Pop-Up or Balloon Notification with PowerShell
April 10, 2024You can use PowerShell to show pop-up or toast messages to notify Windows users about important events. To get information from the user or confirm an action, you can use…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2019Windows Server 2022
FTP Server Quick Setup on Windows 10/11 and Windows Server
March 16, 2024In this step-by-step guide, we’ll look at how to install and configure an FTP server for easy file transfer on Windows Server. The built-in FTP server is available in all…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2022
Managing Printers and Drivers on Windows with PowerShell
October 11, 2024With PowerShell, you can automate common printer and printer driver management tasks in Windows. This guide explains how to create, delete, or share a printer from the PowerShell console; set…
- Active DirectoryPowerShellWindows Server 2019Windows Server 2022
How To Monitor Group Membership Changes in Active Directory
October 1, 2024It can be difficult to track exactly who made certain changes when the Active Directory domain infrastructure is managed by multiple administrators (added or removed a user from a security…
- PowerShellWindows Server 2019Windows Server 2022
How to See Number of Active User Sessions on IIS WebSite
March 16, 2024How to quickly estimate the current number of user connections (sessions) to the IIS sites on webserver running on Windows Server? Such information will allow to determine and predict the…