OS’s
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Create Azure Stack HCI Cluster with Windows Admin Center
Over the last few days, I have played around with the preview version of Azure Stack HCI and really like what I see in terms of stability, ease of deployment, and performance. I wrote up an article just a couple…
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Installing Azure Stack HCI in VMware vSphere
Microsoft has released the preview release of Azure Stack HCI. Azure Stack HCI is Microsoft’s hyper-converged cluster solution that allows running virtualized Windows and Linux workloads running in a hybrid environment. With Azure Stack HCI, Microsoft has provided a solution…
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Create a USB Drive for Windows Server 2019 Installation
USB devices have solidly replaced optical media across the board for various uses. This includes installation media. USB devices are superior to optical media in many ways since they are easily reusable for installing operating systems. They are convenient and…
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Windows Server 2021 vs Windows Server 2019
***Update*** – The next version of Windows is Windows Server 2022 and not 2021. See below. Recently we took a look at Windows Server 2021 Preview Build Features and the new features that are contained in the vNext Preview Build…
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Windows Server 2021 Preview Build Features
***Update*** The next version of Windows Server is Windows Server 2022. See below. It seems like Windows Server 2019 is still a new operating system. However, it is hard to believe, but it is over two years old now, and…
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Windows Server 2016 Install Remote Desktop Services
This year has been a year like none other with organizations scrambling to bolster their remote work infrastructure. It has meant that businesses have had to provision the infrastructure needed to allow workers to connect to business-critical applications, services, and…
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Reset 120 day RDS Grace period on 2016 and 2019
If you have a home lab environment or another lab where you continually test various solutions, licensing, and trial expiration is a challenge that you constantly tend to run into. It is just part of the fun of lab environments.…
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LetsEncrypt Windows Server 2019 Configuration
When configuring today’s servers for modern workloads, there is really no place any longer for running a web server without an SSL certificate. Encrypting web traffic is a basic requirement for security. There are many different tools available for SSL…
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Hyper-V Server 2019 Windows Admin Center Management
Starting in Windows Server 2019, Microsoft has made it clear that the way forward for managing Windows Server 2019 and future Windows versions will be the new Windows Admin Center (WAC) management tool. Windows Admin Center provides a new management…
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Windows Server Managed Service Accounts Password Changes
Passwords are a basic component of user security. Managing passwords across your infrastructure can be an extremely challenging task, especially in larger environments. There is a specialized account that is generally used in Windows environments known as the service account. …
