Daniel Petri
Petri ContributorRenowned as the creator of the acclaimed Petri IT Knowledgebase back in 1999 Daniel Petri has become a distinguished figure in the IT realm, recognized for delivering reliable, expertise-driven content. This website - www.petri.com - not only embodies Daniel's extensive technical skills but also stands as a symbol of his dedication to sharing knowledge and guiding professionals through the dynamic world of information technology.
Over the past 25 years, Daniel Petri's career is characterized by his unwavering commitment to quality IT training, provision of diverse solution architectures, and maintaining a customer-first approach that ensures high levels of satisfaction. Daniel's client-centric mindset has always been a cornerstone of his career, delivering concrete results that spur his clients' growth and success. Daniel's strong technical writing skills are evidenced by the thousands of technical documents, help guides, manuals, and articles he has penned, all drawing from his broad IT and security-oriented background.
Daniel is currently Senior Training Manager at Semperis.
LATEST
How to restart Windows Explorer shell in Windows 7/8
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Aug 25, 2014
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Need to manually restart Windows Explorer shell in both Windows 7 and Windows 8? Daniel Petri shows us how in this handy how-to article.
Search using file size filters in Windows 8 File Explorer
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Aug 12, 2014
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Learn how to search using file size filters in Windows 8 by using some little-known File Explorer options in this how-to article by Daniel Petri.
How to rename and hide Windows services
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Aug 11, 2014
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You might need to rename and hide Windows services for security reasons. This short how-to article by Daniel Petri shows you how to perform both tasks.
Disable Windows Server 2012 R2 Automatic Maintenance Using PSEXEC
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Aug 07, 2014
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Having performance issues? You may be impacted by the Windows Server 2012 Automatic Maintenance functionality. Learn how to troubleshoot in Daniel Petri’s latest article.
Test Connectivity to an Active Directory Domain Controller from a PC
Last Update: Jun 05, 2025
- Jul 24, 2014
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Daniel Petri provides some tools and techniques to test connectivity from a Windows PC to an Active Directory Domain Controller.
Enable Telnet Client in Windows 8 and Server 2012
Last Update: May 09, 2025
- Jul 23, 2014
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Daniel Petri shares three different ways to enable the helpful Telnet client for Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 to meet your IT needs.
Self-Replicating DNS Forwarders Problems in Windows Server 2008/2012
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Jul 22, 2014
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Need help with DNS forwarding? Daniel Petri points out some issues with how DNS forwarding is handled in Windows Server 2008/2012 that you should be aware of.
Configure DNS forwarders in Windows Server 2012 R2
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Jul 17, 2014
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In part two of our series on DNS forwarding, learn how to configure DNS forwarders in Windows Server 2012 R2 using the Windows GUI and the command prompt.
Best Practices for DNS Forwarding
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Jul 17, 2014
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Need to know what a DNS forwarder is? Daniel Petri compares it to root hints, and then offers some best practices on how to use DNS forwarders effectively.
Enabling HTTPS on Windows Server 2008/2012 Certificate Authority for Web Enrollment
Last Update: Dec 03, 2024
- Jun 10, 2014
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In this post, find out how to enable HTTPS on Certificate Authority for Web Enrollment on Windows Server 2008/2012, how to create a digital certificate template, and more!
Solving the “This Web Browser Does Not Support the Generation of Certificate Requests” Error
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Jun 09, 2014
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Irritated by error messages? Find out how to solve the pesky “This Web Browser Does Not Support the Generation of Certificate Requests” error in this quick tutorial.
Missing Windows Key + X Shortcut in Windows 8.1
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Jun 04, 2014
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Missing the Windows Key + X shortcut context menu in Win 8.1? Discover how to find it on in this easy instructional article.