These instructions describe how to migrate print services from Windows Server 2012 R2 to Windows Server 2016. Windows Server 2016 has built-in migration wizard. Install Print Services on Server 2016 Step 1: Open the server manager. Click on the Add Roles and Features wizard. Step 2: Click on Next. Step 3: Choose Role-based or feature-based installation ... Read more
Migrating a DHCP from Server 2012 R2 to Server 2016 involves only two commands. The first command is to export the DHCP data and is run on Server 2012 R2. The second command imports the DHCP data and it is run on the Windows 2016 server. The following steps illustrate how to use those two ... Read more
To execute PowerShell commands or scripts on a remote computer, you need to create a session. This is also known as PowerShell remoting and it is just like an SSH session to an operating system. There are several ways to create a PowerShell session. I'll list one of the easiest methods here. These are the required ... Read more
Sometimes you may be required to automatically shut down domain-joined client computers or you may be required to run a script at some specific time. Group policies and task scheduling can help you in such situations. This tutorial will help you to learn how to schedule a task using group policies in domain controller on Windows ... Read more
To change or adjust the system date and time using PowerShell, use following steps: Step 1: Login to your Windows desktop or server with a user that has administrative privileges. Step 2: Open PowerShell, type the following command and then press enter from your keyboard: set-date -date "06/06/2014 18:53" Make sure to change your date ... Read more
If you want to turn off the Windows Firewall, there are three methods. One is using the GUI which is the method that takes the most time, the other two methods are faster and using PowerShell and command prompt. Turning Off Firewall Using PowerShell On the PowerShell, execute the following command. This will turn off your ... Read more
When a domain controller server is crashed and it still exists in an active directory setup, then it can make trouble later when you are promoting new machines to the domain controller. This guide is written to help you clean up your active directory setup. 1. At the command prompt, type in the following commands: C:\WINDOWS>ntdsutil ntdsutil: metadata ... Read more
Windows Server 2016 has been released, so it's time to update your Windows 2012 servers now to benefit from the features of the new release. If your active directory is configured on server 2012 R2 and you want to upgrade it to Windows Server 2016, then this tutorial is the right one for you. Upgrade active ... Read more
In this article, I am going to explain the difference between a samAccountName and a userPrincipalName which are often used in an Active Directory context. samAccountName It was used with an earlier version of windows (pre-windows 2000). User login name is in the format of DomainName\testUser. It should be less than 20 characters. It should be ... Read more
IP address management or IPAM is used to keep a record of the IP address space used in your network. IPAM is integrated with DHCP and DNS to track any changes (like DNS needs to know an IP address which is assigned by DHCP and it updates its record). IPAM can help you with: How much ... Read more
