Check open ports: How to identify the processes that are keeping ports open Windows OS For Windows operating systems, you can use netstat, which is included with the OS. On the scanned server, open command prompt. Run the command: This will list all the network connections on the machine. The last column shows the process … Read more
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
When trying to Enabling Physical GPUs in Hyper-V, the option is not there in the GUI. In Windows 2016 there is an option as in the below screenshot: In Windows Server 2019, here is the screenshot and there is no option to enable it: So, Here is how to enable it in Windows … Read more
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
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
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
Error when using Remote Desktop to connect to a Windows Server: Microsoft Article: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4093492/credssp-updates-for-cve-2018-0886-march-13-2018 Fix: Run updates for Windows
Taking Ownership of Files and Folders in Windows Server. Here are some notes on how to do this: If you are an administrator, an authorized user, or a backup operator, you can take ownership of a file or folder by completing the following steps: 1. In Windows Explorer, open the file or folder’s Properties dialog … Read more
Robocopy Robocopy (Robust File Copy) is a command-line file copying tool included with the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit, free to licensed users of Windows. The tool, as with much of the resource kit, works under Windows XP as well as under the Windows Server platform. Download Robocopy Command Line Tool for Windows 2003 … Read more
I recently added MailEnable to a Windows server and wanted to add SSL. I checked and there is an application that you can use to add the Let’s Encrypt SSL. Quick Start Download from https://certifytheweb.com/ and install it. Click ‘New Certificate’, choose your IIS site (which must have 1 or more hostname bindings set). Save … Read more