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Add ADMX or ADM file to Group Policy
ADMX / ADM files are addition files which allow you more policy options in GPO. What does it mean? Google Chrome / Office 2013 /2016: Your IT manager asks you to apply a GPO to […]
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Windows Server 2012 : Deploying and managing print servers (part 1) – Deploying print servers
1. Deploying print servers Deploying print servers in an enterprise environment involves performing the following tasks: Installing the Print Server role service and, optionally, other role services of the Print And Document Services role on […]
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Windows Server 2012 : Understanding DNS Zones – Stub Zones
Forward Lookup Zones A forward lookup zone is created to, as the name suggests, forward lookups to the DNS database. In other words, this type of zone resolves names to IP addresses and resource information. […]
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Windows Server 2012 : DNS in an Active Directory Domain Services Environment
The Impact of DNS on AD DS Problems with DNS can spell disaster for an Active Directory environment. Because all servers and clients are constantly performing lookups on one another, a break in name-resolution service […]
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Windows Server 2012 : Deploying Servers – Preparing the build lab
Understanding image life-cycle management The goal of image life-cycle management is to facilitate the process of building and maintaining reference images of Windows operating systems that can be used for deploying Windows to target systems. […]
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Windows Server 2012 : Troubleshooting DNS (part 2) – Using the DNSCmd Command-Line Utility, Managing DNS with PowerShell
Using the Ipconfig Command-Line Utility Another important tool for DNS resolution problems is the Ipconfig utility, the same utility used for common TCP/IP issues. There are several key functions that Ipconfig offers with regard to […]
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Windows Server 2012 : Troubleshooting DNS (part 1) – Using the DNS Event Viewer to Diagnose Problems, Using the Nslookup Command-Line Utility
Using the DNS Event Viewer to Diagnose Problems As any good administrator knows, Event Viewer is the first place to look when troubleshooting. Windows Server 2012 makes it even more straightforward to use because DNS […]
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Windows Server 2012 Overview : Boot Configuration (part 5) – Managing the Boot Configuration Data store and its entries – Changing the operating system display order
4.6 Changing Data Execution Prevention and physical address extension options Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is a memory-protection technology. With DEP enabled, the computer’s processor marks all memory locations in an application as nonexecutable unless the […]
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Windows Server 2012 Overview : Boot Configuration (part 4) – Managing the Boot Configuration Data store and its entries – Setting BCD entry values
4.5 Setting BCD entry values After you create an entry, you then need to set additional entry option values as necessary. Here is the basic syntax for setting values: bcdedit /set Identifier Option Value Here Identifier is […]
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Windows Server 2012 Overview : Boot Configuration (part 3) – Managing the Boot Configuration Data store and its entries – Viewing BCD entries
4. Managing the Boot Configuration Data store and its entries BCD Editor (BCDEdit.exe) is an advanced command-line tool for viewing and manipulating the configuration of the pre-operating system boot environment. Although I discuss tasks related […]