Windows 2012 start menu via RDP
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...
Articles related to Active Directory administration. (user, computer and group management)
Restart, Logoff and Shutdown tile on the Windows 8 start menu
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...
Active Directory Sites and Services – Bridge all site links
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...
Quest Migration Manager QMM – Directory synchronization does not start
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...
Find out Exchange version with Powershell
How to find out what Exchange version is in use? Try the following PowerShell command: GCM exsetup |%{$_.Fileversioninfo} (more…)
SharePoint Service Accounts (Sharepoint 2010)
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...
Problem with disabled firewall service – Windows Server 2008 R2
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...
LDAP over SSL – LDAPs with Windows Server 2008 R2 (Secure LDAP)
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...
Windows Server 2012 R2 Update
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...
Auto login on Windows Server 2008 R2
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...
Dynamic AD Groups
Dynamic Entra ID Groups
