File screening management is a feature which allows you to create file screens to block specific file types from being saved in a folder. In this tutorial, I will show you how to configure the File Server Resource Manager, sharing a folder using File and Storage Services and how to create a file screen to ... Read more
Sometime it is necessary to keep installed drivers on windows even after running sysprep. You can do so by following these steps. Step-by-Step instructions Step 1: Open run command. Type regedit and then press enter key. Step 2: Go to the following path: GoHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\Sysprep\Settingregedits\sppnp Step 3: Locate PersistAllDeviceInstalls on right side of window. Step 4: Right-click and ... Read more
WSUS or Windows Server Update Service is a server role which acts as the central repository for Microsoft updates for client computers on your network. Although, the configuration of WSUS server is very simple but it involves many steps. Prerequisites You should meet following requirements in order to configure the WSUS server. The Administrator account has a ... Read more
The File Server Resource Manager is a role in Windows Server 2012 R2 which is used to enable quotas on shared folders. This article will explain how to share a folder and enable quota using the File Server Resource Manager. Specifically, you will learn: Configuring File Server Resource Manager. Sharing a folder using File and ... Read more
In some cases, you may require hiding the C drive from ordinary users like students from a university campus. This tutorial is specifically written for this purpose. It has following the two parts and it assumes you are familiar with creating OU's (Organisational Units). Creating a Group Policy Object or GPO and then. Link a ... Read more
This tutorial on how to disable the Control Panel in Active Directory on Windows Server 2012 R2 has the following two parts. It assumes you have already created an Organizational Unit (OU) for the users. Creating a GPO or Group Policy Object. Linking that GPO to an OU or Organizational Unit. Creating a Group Policy Object ... Read more
The following five FSMO (Flexible Single Master Operation) roles exist. Schema master - Forest wide role. Domain naming master - Forest wide role. RID master - Domain wide role. PDC emulator master - Domain wide role. Infrastructure master - Domain wide role. There are two ways to transfer FSMO roles, using the graphical console or the command line ... Read more
This article has been written to help you to setup correct permissions for the home folder in active directory domain services in Windows Server 2012 R2. Below are the user(s) with following permissions: Domain Users - Traverse folder, List Folder, Create Folders in 'This Folder Only'. Creator Owner - Full Control in Subfolders and file only. System - ... Read more
DHCP high availability or failover on Windows Server can be configured in two ways. Load balancing Hot standby Load balancing allows you to share the load between two DHCP servers while hot standby provides DHCP redundancy. In hot stand by mode, if a primary DHCP is down, secondary will keep on working and providing IP ... Read more
In this article, I will demonstrate you how to configure a DNS forwarder in Windows Server 2012 R2. I assume you have already configured DNS on both servers. If you haven't, read my other article on configuring DNS on Windows Server 2012 R2. Prerequisites Following five are prerequisites: Ensure that the Administrator account has a ... Read more