For your Windows device to display the correct time, the time zone set on the device must match the geographical location of your computer. This article explains how to set…
Microsoft invites everyone to explore the features of the Windows Server platform with the StandardEvaluation or DatacenterEvaluation trial editions. You can download an ISO or VHD image with the free…
In this article, I tried to describe the basic cmd and PowerShell commands that are useful for configuring and managing Windows Server Core hosts. I think this guide will be…
The Remote Desktop Licensing server is used to issue and track RDS client terminal access licenses (CALs). Microsoft’s licensing policy requires all users or devices connecting to desktop sessions on…
Group Policy Administrative Templates contain settings that allow administrators to conveniently configure various Windows settings, components, and third-party software. In this article, we will look at how to install new…
When trying to run an EXE, MSI, BAT, CMD, or other executable file type from a local drive or shared network folder in Windows, you may see the Open file…
The Server Message Block (SMB) is a client-server network protocol used in Windows networks to provide remote access to shared files, printers, other network resources, and for interprocess communication. TCP…
You can use Managed Service Accounts (MSA) to securely run services, applications, and scheduler tasks on servers and workstations in an Active Directory domain. The MSA is a special type…
File Explorer process always runs with minimal (non-elevated) privileges in Windows. Even if you click the C:\Windows\explorer.exe executable file and try to start it in the ‘Run as administrator’ mode,…
Broadcast protocols NetBIOS over TCP/IP, LLMNR, and mDNS (Multicast DNS) are used to resolve names in Windows networks where there is no (unavailable) DNS server (typically, these are home or…