Fix SQL Configuration Manager Cannot Connect to WMI Provider
When trying to open MS SQL Server Configuration Manager, a dialog may appear.. Cannot connect to WMI provider. You do not have permission or the server is unreachable. Note that …
How to view/logoff remote desktop hung sessions
You try to RDP into a Terminal Server and you get this message below. You can run the …
How to Log Off, Shutdown, Sleep & Restart Windows Server 2012
Log Off (Log Out) of Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8 Press Ctrl-Alt-Delete then select Sign Out Log Off of Terminal Session on Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8 If …
Creating a Windows Server Performance baseline
Introduction Every Microsoft Windows server should be monitored for performance issues, but if you have nothing to compare it against, how do you know when its over worked or ticking …
How to Create a VPN on Windows Server 2012
What is a VPN? A virtual private network (VPN) is a technology for using the Internet or another intermediate network to connect computers to isolated remote computer networks that would …
How To Install Trusted Root Certification Authority With MMC
How To Install Trusted Root Certification Authority With MMC Requirement: sometimes we need to install a third part Certificate as “Trusted Root Certification Authority”. Solution: You can run windows MMC …
The Group Policy client service failed the logon
If you try to login to a client or server system and you get this error message below: “the group policy client service failed the logon.Access Denied” …
See How Long An Application Has Been Running
Using Microsoft’s PowerShell cmdlet: New-TimeSpan you can see how long an application has been running Command: New-TimeSpan -Start (get-process calc).StartTime You will want to sub the word “calc” out for …
5 reasons to use NIC Teaming with Windows Server 2012
NIC Teaming, also known in the Microsoft world as Load Balancing/Failover (LBFO), allows you to install additional physical Ethernet network adapters (NICs) into your server and “team” or combine …
Display Link Speed and Duplex Speed Information
Windows 8, 8.1, Server 2012, and Server 2012 R2 has a PowerShell cmdlet called: Get-NetAdpater. This tool can be used to quickly get critical network information from a system, such as …