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Updated: Windows 10 Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) On Demand

Pixel Robots. — Mon, 11 Jun 2018 09:39:26 +0000

Reading Time: 3 minutesUpdated: 19/11/2018 Includes fix for error 0x80244022 Microsoft recently released a new Insider build that included a really cool feature that I am sure all IT Pros have been waiting for. RSAT on Demand! What this means is no more downloading the latest RSAT from the Microsoft website with every Read more

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Step by Step guide to Installing Microsoft LAPS

Pixel Robots. — Fri, 09 Jun 2017 20:42:50 +0000

Reading Time: 6 minutesIn this blog post, I am going to walk you through how to Install, Configure and use Microsoft LAPS. But first, let’s explain what Microsoft LAPS is. Local Administrator Password Solutions (LAPS) is a solution provided by Microsoft to manage the local administrator account on domain joined computers and servers. Read more

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Step by Step guide to migrating FSMO Roles from Windows Server 2012 r2 to Windows Server 2016

Pixel Robots. — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 05:00:18 +0000

Reading Time: 3 minutesNow Windows Server 2016 has been out for a few months I have decided to update my lab Domain to 2016 forest functional level. But first I need to migrate the FSMO (Flexible Single Master Operation) Roles to my new Windows Server 2016 Domain Controllers. In this Step by Step Read more

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Step by Step guide to Moving an Active Directory Database and Log files

Pixel Robots. — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 15:36:33 +0000

Reading Time: 3 minutesSometimes, as a sysadmin you may need to move the Active Directory database and / or log files from one location to another. This may be due to your Domain Controller running out of space. The location you choose to move the files to may be a different folder or Read more

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Step by Step Automatic Virtual Machine Activation (AVMA)

Pixel Robots. — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 10:16:09 +0000

Reading Time: 2 minutesAutomatic Virtual Machine Activation was added into Windows Server 2012 R2. It allows you to activate your VM’s without using a KMS Server or using MAK Keys and you do not require an internet connection either! The VM’s activate against the host Hyper-V server. Using this method the Guests activation Read more

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Manage your servers from anywhere using Azure Server Management Tools

Pixel Robots. — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 08:45:13 +0000

Reading Time: 4 minutesWhat is Azure Server Management Tools? Azure server management tools is an Azure service that is basically a Html 5 web based GUI and command line tool that allows you to manage your on-prem Windows Servers. This comes in very handy when you need to manage headless servers such as Read more

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Confirm Subtree Deletion When Deleting User Object

Pixel Robots. — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 06:00:28 +0000

Reading Time: 2 minutesRecently I have been tidying up Active Directory. We have a lot of users that the helpdesk have disabled but not removed, they have not even moved them to a new OU. Because of this I decided to manually remove each disabled user whilst comparing it to a list of Read more

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Using PowerShell to find Stale Computers in Active Directory and Disable and Move Them

Pixel Robots. — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 11:33:17 +0000

Reading Time: 3 minutesIt is always good practice to keep you Active Directory clean. One easy way to keep your Active Directory clean is by removing stale computer accounts periodically. I have always found that when Windows machines are disjoined from a domain, rebuilt with a different computer name, etc, removing computer accounts Read more

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Step by Step Guide to Clone a Domain Controller

Pixel Robots. — Mon, 04 Jul 2016 20:06:28 +0000

Reading Time: 4 minutesIn Windows Server 2012 Microsoft introduced a new feature that allows us to clone domain controllers. This helps us sysadmins to quickly restore a domain controller in an event of failures (when we have one left) and it also helps us to deploy to test environments when needed. Before Server 2012 you Read more

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MS15-011: Hardened UNC Path

Pixel Robots. — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 15:25:31 +0000

Reading Time: 2 minutesRecently at work, we have been making sure all our servers are fully patched and have no known vulnerabilities in them. We use a tool called Nessus, that scans the servers for any known vulnerabilities. And they were all coming back saying the needed MS15-011 KB3000483. Our team made sure Read more

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