Windows Server

Why is it necessary to move FSMO roles? In an Active Directory environment, not all Domain Controllers (DCs) are the same. Although most …

FSMO (Flexible Single Master Operations) roles are critical roles in an Active Directory environment that are assigned to one or more domain …

You’ve probably experienced this: you expand a virtual disk in Proxmox or VMware, go to Windows Disk Management intending to extend …

At this point, we should have completed the following: Extended the Active Directory schema Prepared the domain for Exchange Installed the …

For security and performance reasons, it is recommended to install Exchange only on member servers and not on Active Directory servers. In …

Exchange uses Active Directory to store information about mailboxes and Exchange server configurations in your organization. Before …

In this post, we’ll see how to extend the Active Directory schema and prepare it for an Exchange installation. The Active Directory …

Before starting any configuration, we must verify the Active Directory requirements to begin installing Exchange in our environment. The …

The SYSVOL directory is a folder on Windows domain controllers that contains information and data necessary for the logon system and other …

Active Directory (AD) is a Microsoft directory service that allows system administrators to centralize the management of users, groups, and …

In this post, we’ll see how to alert users when their domain password will soon expire. To do this, we’ll create a PowerShell …

Security Procedure: Local Administrator Control Some time ago, I was asked to find a method to implement certain security and control …

In this post, I will show you how to create a GPO to meet the minimum requirements for password policies. The first step is to access Group …

The easiest way to create users in AD is undoubtedly using Active Directory Users and Computers, provided you only want to create one or two …

In this post, we’ll see how to install the ADDS (Active Directory Domain Services) role and how to promote our new domain controller. …

PowerShell script execution is disabled by default on domain-joined computers. If you attempt to run a script, you will receive a message …

Schema Extension Context 1. Upgrading to a Newer Version of Windows Server When you add a new domain controller with a newer version of …