Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019 & 2022 How To’s
In the video below we provide a tutorial on the SHUTDOWN command in Windows. We then use the following command to force a reboot and document the reasons for the reboot in the Event Viewer: In the Event Viewer this scheduled reboot will be shown as EVENT ID 1074 in Read more…
If you use Remote Desktop Manager (aka RDCMan) you likely have to deal with a larger number of remote desktops. That makes it more likely for you to try to copy your .RDG configuration files and give them to a different user so they don’t have to spend hours setting Read more…
If you are trying to run Windows 11 on HyperV and you see: This PC can’t run Windows 11 This PC doesn’t meet the minimum system requirements to install this version of Windows. You likely have have not enabled the Trusted Platform Module in the settings in HyperV: If that Read more…
There are several ways to remove CylancePROTECT Smart Antivirus from a Windows computer but it is normally a two step process: Remove the license Uninstall the software At the end of this article we also explain how to forcibly uninstall Cylance. STEP 1 – Remove the CylancePROTECT License Using the Read more…
Di you know you can copy, replace or delete files using a GPO? Its actually pretty easy. Watch our step by step tutorial on on how to copy files to client computers using this Group Polocy Object:
In a word, no. We had downloaded both the newest Windows 10 and latestest Windows 11 GPO Templates , “installed” them on a Domain Controller and copied the Windows 10 GPO Templates into the central store (in the usual location of C:\Windows\SYSVOL\sysvol\<YOUR DOMAIN HERE>\Policies\PolicyDefinitions ) when we noticed something odd Read more…
If you have a tool like Logic Monitor reporting that reporting something like: The host SRV is experiencing an unusual number of failed TCP connections, probably incoming connections.There are now 3.27 per second failed connections, putting the host in a warn level. LogicMonitor you can use free tools like WireShark Read more…
Intel processors use letters at the end of their name like “T” and “K” to tell you what type of use they are intended for. Intel CPU’s with No Letters At The End Most Intel CPU chips have no letters which indicates they are the standard processors intended for normal Read more…
There are several ways to determine the Dell Service Tag or Serial number of any Dell computer including Proliant or PowerEdge servers: Look on the invoice Look in the BIOS – See images below Look on the Dell Premier Page, if you ordered it through Dell directly Look on the Read more…
Google decided that the best place to install ALL versions of Chrome was in C:\PROGRAM FILES (x86) because that will work for everyone and all versions of their products. In mid-2020 Google changed its mind and now installs Chrome in the correct folder, which is: 32 bit versions in C:\PROGRAM Read more…
Follow this procedure to demote a Domain Controller: Click START Click on SERVER MANAGER Click MANAGE (top right corner) Click REMOVE ROLES AND FEATURES Click NEXT through the first two screens Uncheck ACTIVE DIRECTORY DOMAIN SERVICES Click REMOVE FEATURES button Click DEMOTE THIS DOMAIN CONTROLLER At this point there are Read more…
As a computer tech I’m often asked what computer someone should buy, especially during the back to school season. It’s been my experience that without that direction they typically go to a store and buy something pretty that an experience an inexperienced commissioned salesperson tells them is right for them. Read more…
What is Windows Tombstone? Tombstone Lifetime is the number of days an object (user, computer, printer, …) in a Windows Active Directory Domain remains available to be restored after it is deleted. If you are running Windows Server 2008 2012 2016 2019 or 2022 the default Tombstone lifetime is 180 Read more…
I recently had to patch a server running all of the Netwrix products and it was taking forever because those services were using all 8 cores and 16GB the server had. Here is a simple PowerShell command to stop multiple services that start with the same name: Replace SERVICENAME with Read more…
Our LogicMonitor caught a Distributed File Service (DFS) alert: Staging Folder For Replicated Folder Has Exceeded Its Configured Size which leads to replication failure and that is bad. When DFS was installed it was likely configured with the default 4GB “staging area” and in todays world that is unlikely to Read more…
We were working a Group Policy that placed program shortcuts on users desktop but found that specifying the icon source as coming from a network location (in our case we tried the SYSVOL) that only a placeholder would appear. If you want to know how to place shortcuts on the Read more…