There is a thing about virtual RDP sessions on a Windows Server 2012 which really bugs me: You can’t easily go to open the start menu with the mouse.(Except you […]
How to make shutdown, restart and logoff a tile on Windows 8.1 Even if the usability improved from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 you might want a propper program tile […]
I reviewed the AD configuration at a customer’s lately and had to deal the option “Bridge all site links”. You can find the option in the Active Directory Sites and […]
A steady bidirectional AD sync with QMM worked for 6 months. Now, the directory synchronization does not start anymore. After a lot of try and error I found a solution […]
How to find out what Exchange version is in use? Try the following PowerShell command: GCM exsetup |%{$_.Fileversioninfo}
How to deal with SharePoint service accounts? The following questions always come up at the beginning of a SharePoint project: Which accounts are needed? When does it make sense to […]
In the last couple of weeks some of our customers repeatedly had strange problems with a disabled firewall service. Do not disable the service of Windows Firewall. Better switch the […]
Last week I faced the easy task to activate LDAPs on Windows Server 2008 R2 domain controllers. One of the applications required an encrypted LDAP connection, because password changes are […]
Microsoft released the Windows Server 2012 R2 Update.The update contains: Active Directory Fix for Office 365 Enterprise Mode for Internet Explorer 11 all monthly roll ups for Server 2012 Security […]
At a customer’s I faced the task of having to configure an account with Autologon for a Windows Server 2008 R2.The last time I had done this was for a […]