How to setup home folder to Active Directory user

This article guides you how to assign Home Folder to Active Directory users. Install the File Server Resource Manager Open Server Manager Go to “Add roles and features” In “Server Roles” expand “File and Storage Services“, again expand “File and iSCI Services“, then tick “File Server Resource Manager” and click “next” to install. Configure a … Read more

Changing the Windows password during first login

If you get the following error message the first time that you access Windows after installation, then your client has been negotiating with the server for network level authentication. However, network level authentication is executed before a remote desktop session has even been created. That means that you cannot perform the forced password change during … Read more

Manage Windows Server with Process Explorer

Ever wondered which program has a particular file or directory open? Now you can find out. Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded. Ever wondered which program has a particular file or directory open? Now you can find out. Process Explorer shows you information about which handles … Read more

Configure the Windows firewall to allow pings ICMP Ping

This information shows you how to Configure the Windows firewall to allow pings ICMP Ping. Open Windows Firewall Click Advanced Settings on the left. From the left pane of the resulting window, click Inbound Rules. In the right pane, find the rules titled File and Printer Sharing (Echo Request – ICMPv4-In). Right-click each rule and … Read more

Install Zabbix Agent on Windows 2016 Avoid Windows Agent – Error 1053

How to Install Zabbix Agent on Windows 2016 and avoid the: Windows error service could not be started. Error 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion. Download – https://www.zabbix.com/download_agents If you have the agent service installed incorrectly now, you can remove it by running “zabbix_agentd.exe –uninstall”. New … Read more

Unable to remote desktop to Server 2012 after adding user to Remote Desktop Users Group

Are you having trouble accessing your Windows Server 2012 machine using remote desktop, even after adding the user to the Remote Desktop Users group? Remote Desktop appears to accept the login credentials but then you receive the following error message: “To sign in remotely, you need the right to sign in through Remote Desktop Services. … Read more