In this article, Petri Contributing Editor Russell Smith outlines why he believes Windows 10 isn’t ready for the mainstream just yet.
In my first article in this series on creating lightweight directory services, I explained that the Lightweight Directory Service (AD LDS) had replaced Active Directory Application Mode in Windows Server 2008. I talk about some real world examples of how AD LDS is used. In this article, I want to finish off the series by…
Microsoft is getting ready to say goodbye to NT LAN Manager (NTLM), a long-standing authentication support system, in favor of the more robust and secure Kerberos protocol. This transition is also bringing two new fallback mechanisms into play, aimed at addressing existing limitations within the protocol. What is NTLM? NT LAN Manager (NTLM) is a…
Microsoft Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) enables IT administrators to remotely manage roles and features in Windows Server 2008 from a computer that is running Windows Vista with SP1. It includes support for remote management of computers that are running either a Server Core installation option or a full installation option of Windows Server 2008….
Last Update: Sep 01, 2023
MSIX is a new installer technology for Windows that first appeared in Windows 10 version 1809 and it was later backported to Windows 10 versions 1709 and 1803. It replaces Windows Installer (MSI) and the APPX packaging format previously used for Store apps. MSIX works with all Win32, WPF, Windows Forms, and Universal Windows Platform…
What Is Windows Server 2022? Windows Server 2022 is Microsoft’s latest version of Windows Server in the Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC). They release new versions on this channel about every three years or so. The most recent version before Windows Server 2022 was Windows Server 2019. These releases receive ten full years of technical support…
What do I need to do to prepare my Windows 2000 forest for the installation of the first Windows Server 2003 DC? Before you can introduce Windows Server 2003 domain controllers, you must prepare the forest and domains with the ADPrep utility. ADPrep /forestprep on the schema master in your Windows 2000 forest. ADPrep /domainprep…
When Microsoft Windows 2000 was released many years ago, administrators were blessed with new functionality called Terminal Services which easily allowed remote administration of a server. The functionality or the concept was actually not new. Administrators of Windows operating systems as well as other platforms are plenty familiar with the concept of remote administration. For…
In this article, learn how redirected I/O has changed in Windows Server 2012/R2, and how you can control what networks it is used on.
At times like this, chatting about cool new features in Azure is a lot less important than what’s surrounding us all, and impacting some of us either directly or indirectly, now. But you know what? A distraction from the fear, worry, or self-imposed incarceration can be a good thing. So let’s crack on with it, and let’s talk about the cool new IaaS features that Azure launched during the last month.