Windows Server 2012 and DCPromo
In past versions of Windows Server, after using the GUI to add the Active Directory binaries to your server, you would use DCPromo to promote your server into a …
Install Server 2012 Core GUI
Windows Server 2012 is the first Microsoft operating system that can change from CLI (Core) to GUI mode. The only way to get a GUI in Server 2008 was to …
Uninstalling Server 2012 GUI
Converting to Server 2012 Core from GUI is very easy. Microsoft said that 90% of their Windows Updates are GUI patches. Which is why they came out with Server 2008 …
Server 2012 R2 Install
Microsoft has made installing their Server operating system even easier with their latest server release. I wanted to make a guide on how to install it from start to finish. …
How to set up WSUS on Windows Server 2008 R2
Good morning my fellow readers. Today I am going to show you how to set up WSUS on Windows Server 2008 R2. WSUS is fantastic for centralising management of Windows Updates throughout your …
Windows Deployment Service in Server 2008 R2
Problem: You need to deploy many clients. Solution: Use Windows Deployment Services What you need: Windows Deployment Services, OS images, an Active Directory domain, DNS, DHCP, and an NTFS partition. …
Pulling Dell Service Tag From Windows
Using the below command is a quick way to pull Dell Service Tags quickly from a system without having to crawl around with a flash light. Run this command in …
Updating Firmware Through Bootable USB Key
A lot of techs out there do not know how to create a bootable USB key to run firmware updates. That’s ok, it’s not often that you need to do …
HyperV NIC Teaming
Here is a quick how to for setting up HyperV NIC teaming. Keep in mind, NIC Teaming has already been setup. Note: NIC Teaming has already been setup in Broadcom Access …
Windows 2008 R2 Domain Controller Promotion Guidance
Excessively Large Sysvol The first issue I want to discuss is an issue I faced with an excessively large SYSVOL. As we all know, the SYSVOL is replicated to all …