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  • Viewing secured core recommendations in windows admin center preview 2012

    Windows Admin Center Preview 2012 Released Download New Features

    Unless you have had your proverbial head in the sand, you have no doubt at least played around with Windows Admin Center since its parallel release with Windows Server 2019. With the release of Windows Server 2022 looming on the…

  • Using powershell to finish out the deployment of the windows server 2019 core domain controller installation

    Windows Server 2019 Core Install Active Directory

    Windows Server Core has been around since Windows Server 2008. It has not been the most popular way however to consume a Windows Server. Why? Mainly due to the administration of a Windows Server Core installation. Windows administrators were relegated…

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    Copy Files to Windows Subsystem for Linux WSL2 with SSH

    In working with Windows Subsystem for Linux, you will undoubtedly want to work with files with your WSL Linux distribution. You may wonder how you can work with files effectively. This includes copying files both to and from Windows Subsystem…

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    WSL2 Backup and Restore Images using Import and Export

    Windows Subsystem for Linux is a great tool that many of you may use every day for various use cases. it is a great way to have quick access to Linux shell tools without having to spin up a VM…

  • Installing-the-MsftDockerProvider-and-Docker

    Install Docker in Windows Server 2019

    Want to play around with Windows Server Docker Containers? This is easy to do with only a few steps on a Windows Server 2019 host. Additionally, you may want to do more than play around. You may have a containerized…

  • Creating-the-Azure-Stack-HCI-cluster-using-Windows-Admin-Center-1

    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…

  • Installing-Azure-Stack-HCI-in-VMware-vSphere

    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…

  • Using-OSDBuilder-to-create-a-Windows-Server-2019-USB-installation-disk

    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…