Category: Windows Server 2019
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How to Change Network Connection (Adapter) Priorities in Windows: A Step-by-Step Guide
Sometimes, you may need to manually configure network connection priorities to route traffic correctly on a Windows computer with multiple network adapters (Ethernet, Wi-Fi, VPN). Windows automatically assigns priorities for network adapters based on connection (link) speed. The higher the connection speed, the higher the priority of such a network adapter (the lower the interface…
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How to Configure File and Folder Access Auditing on Windows Using Group Policy (GPO)
The file system audit policy in Windows allows to monitor all access events to specific files and folders on a disk. An administrator can enable the audit policy to identify file and folder creation, read, modification, and deletion events on the NTFS file system. File system auditing is most commonly used to control access and…
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How to Install Any OS from an ISO Image over the Network Using iVentoy
Ventoy is a lightweight PXE multiboot server app that stores bootable ISO images of various operating systems (Windows, Linux, VMware, LiveCD based on WinPE or Linux, etc.), allowing computers to boot and install operating systems over a LAN. To run a network boot PXE server, copy the ISO files with the operating system distros into…
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Step-by-Step Guide to GPU Passthrough in Hyper-V Virtual Machines
The feature RemoteFX vGPU was previously accessible in older Hyper-V versions (starting from Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2) to allocate a host’s discrete GPU to a virtual machine. However, with the release of Windows 10 version 1809 and Windows Server 2019, the support for RemoteFX was discontinued. The upgraded feature, Discrete Device Assignment…
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How to Configure DNS Scavenging for Cleaning Up Stale DNS Records in Active Directory
Two unique features of Windows Server DNS enable automated deletion of obsolete DNS records in Active Directory: DNS Aging – facilitates the determination of the age of a dynamically registered DNS record (the time difference between the last timestamp and the current time). DNS Scavenging – autonomously eliminates outdated dynamic DNS that hasn’t been used…
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Solving the Problem: Remote Desktop Session Freezes and Disconnects on Windows
In Windows 10/11 and Windows Server 2022/2019/2016, when connecting to a Remote Desktop (RDS) server, UDP port 3389 is used along with the default RDP port TCP/3389. Your RDP client, when connecting to the server, initiates multiple sessions. The keyboard and mouse commands are transmitted using the TCP (HTTP) control session, whereas the Remote Desktop…
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A Guide to Deploying Third-Party Software Updates with WSUS
The WSUS (Windows Server Update Services) server, located onsite, is ideal not only for launching updates for Microsoft’s products (including Windows, Office) but also for installing and updating any third-party software in a centralized manner. The common methods used to install third-party software in Windows networks include: Installing MSI-packaged apps using GPO, executing logon scripts,…
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A Step-by-Step Guide: How to Identify Your Installed Windows Version and Build Number
The easiest way to quickly find out the version and build number of the Windows OS that is installed on your computer is to press the Win+R on the keyboard and run the winver command. The following screenshot shows that Windows 10 version 22H2 is installed on the computer (build number 19045.3324). Both the release…
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How to Send Telegram Messages from a PowerShell Script
You can use your Telegram messenger as a notification tool to get instant reports on various infrastructure events, script execution results, or scheduler tasks. This article shows you how to use PowerShell to send a text notification to a Telegram channel or group through the Bot API. First, create a new Telegram bot using @BotFather.…
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How to Install Windows Terminal Without Using the Microsoft Store
Windows Terminal is a novel terminal application crafted to simplify the use of command line tools, cmd.exe, and Powershell environments. It supports tabs and allows you to set your profiles, styles, and configurations. If you have WSL or Azure Cloud Shell installed, the shells for these environments are automatically added to the Windows Terminal console.…