Microsoft
Notes and fixes for Windows Server and Windows clients, including Active Directory, domain controllers, time sync, Group Policy and common repair tasks.
Windows - Update additional resources
Try resetting the Windows Update Agent by running these commands from an elevated command prompt:...
Windows - How to delete the Recovery Partition
Unfortunately when there is no room on the disk to convert the drive from basic to dynamic. Micr...
Windows - Set Logon Server
How To change Logon server Name through Command Line: echo %logonserver%set logonserver=\\serve...
Windows - How To Fix DFS Replication Event 4012 on Domain Controller
1. Verifying Server Promotion Status The first crucial step in resolving DFS replication Event I...
Windows - Delete user Graph
https://www.alitajran.com/remove-on-premises-directory-synchronization-service-account/ Install-...
Windows - How To Fix DISM Source Files Could Not Be Found In Win10
https://www.minitool.com/news/fix-dism-source-files-could-not-be-found-win10.html The DISM com...
Windows - Windows Logon Service
The logon process for how a system connects to a DC is pretty striaghtforward (read: Simple, but ...
Windows - Online Repair
Crashing Error SFC /SCANNOW DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth DISM /Online /Cleanup-Imag...
Windows - How to Switch Domain Controller
Find Current Domain Controller You can grab the domain controller that the computer is currently...
Windows 11 - Bypass Microsoft Account Requirement
Once on the following screen make sure you disconnect from the internet or have no internet conne...
Windows - Time Zone and Language Group Policy
Configuring the time zone using Group Policy Supported operating systems: Windows 2003/XP ...
Microsoft - Add DNS GPO
use the settings in the group policy itself to do this. Computer Configuration > Policies > Admi...
GPO - Administrative Templates (.admx) Windows 11/10/8.1
Downloads for all Windows 11/10/8.1 versions Instructions on installing ADMX Templates:1. Downlo...
Windows - OLD Drivers
Here is a list of drivers that are lost:
BAT - Script to Map Drives
@echo off :: Map Synology NAS shares and point the user shell folders at them. :: Set these three...
FSMO - Transfer Seize the roles to a new server
Old School Way: Using Graphical Tools (MMC) Check Current Roles: Run netdom query fsmo on any ...
Windows - Glossary of Terms
AAD = Azure Active Directory (now Microsoft Entra ID) ADCS = Active Directory Certificate Servic...
Event Viwer - Look at a Machine Restart
Key Event IDs for Reboot Analysis 1074 (Planned): Indicates a user or application initiated a ...
Proper Active Directory Time Sync Methods
Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a long-standing standard for computers to synchronize time between...