Managing service accounts is easier in Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2008 R2 offers a new type of account that helps with endpoint administration of service accounts.
Reduce hardware needs and ease administration with Exchange 2010
Exchange 2007 was widely considered to be a revolutionary change in the Exchange line. Exchange 2010 builds on many of the good aspects of Exchange 2007, and organizations migrating to Exchange 2010 will be able to do so with less hardware.
Tags: E-mail servers, Microsoft Windows, Servers
Update Windows scripts using these handy PowerShell commands
It may be time to upgrade batch files to PowerShell for automating the role of administering a Windows Server.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Microsoft Windows PowerShell
Manage group accounts with Windows Server 2008 R2 Group Policy
Windows Server 2008 R2 Group Policy permits administrators to audit status changes to user accounts. Here's a look at this feature.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, group policy setting
Auditing user accounts in Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2008 R2 Group Policy permits administrators to audit status changes to user accounts. Here's a look at this feature.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Security
Patching Windows Server 2008 Core Edition
Every version of Windows Server needs a patching strategy. Find out some options for patching a Windows Server 2008 Core installation system.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Security Management
Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 provide DirectAccess to resources
Learn how Microsoft's DirectAccess feature allows an employee to access Windows Server 2008 R2 resources from anywhere.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Microsoft Windows 7
Configuring AppLocker in Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7
Windows Server 2008 R2's AppLocker feature allows additional policy configuration for software use on servers. Here's an overview of the enhanced functionality.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Microsoft Windows 7
Windows Server 2008 R2 features PowerShell 2 by default
For the Windows OS, few tools hold more weight than the PowerShell scripting environment. In this tip, Rick Vanover breaks down the new environment for Windows Server 2008 R2.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Microsoft Windows PowerShell
Create and check file hashes with HashTab
Checking file hashes may seem like an arcane process, but it is still a good way to verify downloaded files before using them. Learn more about a tool that makes hash comparison a snap.
Tags: Servers, Microsoft Windows, Server platforms
Disabling automatic drive letter assignment
Advanced storage configurations in Windows may require you to disable the automatic drive enumeration. Rick Vanover outlines this advanced configuration area of Windows storage.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Storage software
Stopping AD Domain Services in Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2008 introduces the service-controllable domain services, which allow for explicit management of domain controller servers. Rick Vanover shares tips on using this functionality.
Tags: Server platforms, Microsoft Windows, domain controller
Use Access Based Enumeration to prevent users from seeing objects they can't access
Windows Server 2008 now includes a feature for administrators to hide files and folders from users who do not have read permissions to these objects.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, File Server
Configure printer pooling in Windows Server 2008
Printer pooling can consolidate print operations for Windows-based printing, which can lead to increased performance and cost savings.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Business Strategies & Functions, Infrastructure/architecture management
Use WSRM for resource provisioning in Server 2008
Improvements to the terminal services functionality in Windows Server 2008 are vast and feature rich. The Windows System Resource Manager allows policy-based allocation for memory and CPU resources.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Infrastructure/architecture management
Clustering enhancements in Windows Server 2008 R2 improve migration time
An enhancement to Windows Server 2008 R2 is clustered shared volumes. Rick Vanover provides an overview of this important change.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Migration
Resolving RDP connectivity issues in Server 2008
Windows servers and clients occasionally have issues connecting to remote desktop. Rick Vanover drops a few of his secrets to correcting this problem.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Microsoft Windows Firewall
Options for passing a driver into Windows Server 2008 install program
The Windows Server 2008 installation offers a little flexibility on how drivers are installed. Find out some ways to access mass storage drivers in this article.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Storage software
Managing devices on Server 2008 Core Edition
Windows Server 2008 Core Edition requires some changes to how administrators do standard tasks, such as device management. Find out more in this guide.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Infrastructure/architecture management
Set up split-brain DNS with Active Directory integrated zones
Learn how to configure conditional forwarding in Windows Server 2003 when a split-brain DNS setup is called for.
Tags: Domain names, Web servers, Domain Name
Manage local group policy on Server 2008 Core Edition
In situations where you need to access group policy on Windows Server 2008 Core Edition, they usually can be addressed by a domain group policy configuration. Here's how to get it done.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Microsoft Windows Firewall
