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Managing Windows Server 2008 Disk Quotas, Part 2

In the previous article in this series, I introduced you to the concept of quota template. Now that I have shown you how to create or modify a quota template, I want to wrap up the series by showing you how to actually implement a disk quota in Windows Server 2008. Implementing Disk Quotas By…

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: Microsoft Earnings Special Edition

Because Microsoft announced its most recent quarterly earnings this week, this edition of Short Takes is going to obsess over the results, with a deeper dive into key parts of the business.

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Updating Windows Management Framework (WMF) on Windows Server 2008/R2

In this Ask an Admin, find out how to install Windows Management Framework 3.0 (WMF) in Windows Server 2008 and R2.

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Understanding Administrative Templates in GPO

What are Administrative Template in Group Policy Objects? In Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 Group Policy Objects (also known as GPO) you may find hundreds of useful settings and configuration options, all nicely divided in to specific sections. With GPO, you can create policies to centralize the management of user and computer settings. Amongst…

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Everything You Need to Know About Windows – August 2020 Edition

August saw Microsoft release Edge 85 to the Stable Channel, reveal features that will be part of Windows Server 2021, and backport WSL2 to Windows 10 1903 and 1909.

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How to Create Puppet Bolt Tasks: Understanding Modules and Tasks

Puppet Bolt tasks are scripts that you can run on Linux or Windows systems. A task contains a script, completely unmodified, written in any language supported by the remote system on which the task will run.

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Citrix XenDesktop 5: Intro to Desktop Virtualization Part 1

In this first of three posts, Elias Khnaser introduces Citrix XenDesktop 5, explains what Desktop Virtualization is and why it is becoming more prominent.

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Whatis Port 445 in W2K/XP/2003?

What is port 445 used for in Windows 2000/XP? Among the new ports used by Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, is TCP port 445 which is used for SMB over TCP. The SMB (Server Message Block) protocol is used among other things for file sharing in Windows NT/2000/XP. In Windows NT it…

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Patch Tuesday – April 2021

This month Microsoft releases critical patches for on-premises Exchange Server, a fix for the AD Kerberos KDC flaw, and plugs a zero-day elevation of privilege bug in Windows 10. Windows and Windows Server This month Microsoft patched an elevation of privilege bug (CVE-2021-28310) in Windows that is already been exploited in the wild. The patch…

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My Azure Infrastructure Highlights of 2017

Aidan Finn reviews his highlights in the last year of Azure infrastructure improvements. Please share your highlights too.

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