Downgrade Windows Server 2012 licenses
With DISM.exe you can only upgrade Windows Server licenses, e.g. from Windows Server 2012 Standard to Windows Server 2012 Datacenter. In this article, I am going to show you how...
Windows Server 2008 R2 vs. 2012 R2
For some time now I assist a customer with his Global Request Management. People repeatedly ask me the following questions: How much RAM can Windows 2008 R2 Standard Edition and...
Work Folders in Windows 7
Microsoft introduced Work Folders with Windows Server 2012 R2. Since a few weeks it is also possbile to use Work Folders in Windows 7. (more…)
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...
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
