Deploy Domain Controllers as Azure Virtual Machines
with 2 Comments by Aidan Finn
This guide will show you how to deploy an Azure virtual machine as a domain controller (DC).
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Initialize and Format a Disk in Windows Using Disk Management
Initialize and format a disk using Disk Management.
How Can I Delete a Folder or File from the Command Line Using Windows PowerShell?
Discover how to use PowerShell to delete files and folders in this Ask an Admin. Find out how to remove all MP3 files, filter, take out .txt files and more.
How to Add Disk Performance Counters to Windows Server 2012 R2
In this Ask an Admin, learn to get back those disk performance counters in Windows Server 2012 R2 Task Manager.
Using System Center 2012 SP1 Orchestrator for Log and Disk Maintenance
with 3 Comments by Damian Flynn
System Center 2012 SP1 - Orchestrator can be the IT assistant you never had. Learn about Orchestrator's disk maintenance capabilities and how to use it!
Using ImageX for File-Based Image Deployments
with 5 Comments by Jason Zandri
ImageX is a command-line tool that can be used to capture, modify, and apply file-based disk images for deployment of systems in an enterprise by leveraging the Windows Imaging format (.wim files). Learn how you can leverage it for your imaging and deployment needs in this article by Jason Zandri.
Creating a Virtual Hard Disk Image from a Running OS with Disk2vhd
with 4 Comments by Jason Zandri
Disk2vhd is tool from Microsoft's Sysinternals group that allows system administrators to create virtual hard disk images (VHD) of running operating systems loaded on physical hardware. VHDs are the Microsoft’s Virtual Machine disk format used in Microsoft Virtual PC or Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines (VMs). Disk2vhd Overview There are other physical-to-virtual tools that are available… Read More
Image-based Installations with Windows Imaging Format
with 3 Comments by Jason Zandri
This article details the Windows Imaging file format (WIM), the benefits of leveraging it for deploying Windows installs, and reviews the tool (WIMGAPI) that developers use to mange existing WIM files.
Securing Removable Storage Devices with BitLocker To Go in Windows 7
by Jason Zandri
Jason Zandri provides a 'from the field' overview of the features and requirements of BitLocker To Go and its abilities to control how removable storage devices are secured.
BitLocker To Go Walkthrough on Legacy Systems
with 1 Comment by Petri IT Knowledgebase Team
Windows 7 is the next generation of operating system due from Microsoft and it is now set for a planned release in the final quarter of 2009 which would be just a bit shy of the three years since the release of Windows Vista. This segment of the article series is an overview of BitLocker… Read More
Walkthrough for BitLocker on Windows 7
with 1 Comment by Petri IT Knowledgebase Team
Windows 7 is the next generation of operating system due from Microsoft and it is still set for a planned release for early 2010 which would be three years after the release of Windows Vista. This article is a walkthrough of the steps for enabling BitLocker on your Windows 7 system. [NOTES FROM THE FIELD]… Read More
BitLocker To Go Walkthrough Windows 7
by Jason Zandri
Windows 7 is the next generation of operating system due from Microsoft and it is now set for a planned release in the final quarter of 2009 which would be just a bit shy of the three years since the release of Windows Vista. This article series is an overview of BitLocker and Encrypting File… Read More