Hyper-V : Add a virtual hard disk to a virtual machine
In this “How” tutorial, we will see how to add a virtual hard disk to a virtual machine that works with Hyper-V.
Windows Server
Outlook : autodiscover disable SCP Active Directory
In this troubleshooting tutorial, we’ll see how to prevent Outlook autodiscover from using the Active Directory SCP point for mailbox configuration. What this type of “trick” is used for: If the computer environment in which you already have an Exchange installation and the mail servers have not been properly uninstalled. If you find yourself in …
Use the Telnet client to test a network connection
Presentation In this tutorial, we will see how to use the Telnet client to test the connection to a service (IP: PORT) for diagnostic purposes. Telnet is a client / server TCP protocol that listens on port 23 which allows the administration of equipment (switches, firewall …) and of certain servers (UNIX, LINUX). It is …
VDI: installation and configuration with Windows Server
Introduction In this tutorial, I will explain how to install and configure a VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) environment. Before getting to the heart of the matter, I will quickly present to you what a virtual office infrastructure is and especially the difference with an RDS environment. The main difference between VDI and an RDS farm …
Activate remote desktop from command line
In this tutorial how, we will see how to activate the remote desktop from the command line. Activating the remote desktop can be done from the command line by modifying a key, so we will use the command line utility reg.exe to modify the registry and thereby activate the remote desktop.
Hyper-V : enable nested virtualization
Presentation Nested virtualization is a feature available on Hyper-V from Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10, which enables virtualization options in a virtual machine. To put it simply, nested virtualization allows virtualization in a virtual machine. There are also some prerequisites : The Hyper-V host must be on Windows Server 2016/2019 or Windows 10 1607 …
Windows Server : installation of the IIS role – Internet Information Services
In this tutorial, we will see how to install the Internet Information Services (IIS) role which allows you to install a Web server on Windows.
IIS – Add a site based on the DNS name
In order for the site to be available, it is necessary to create a record on the DNS server which manages the domain name.
Windows Server : join an Active Directory domain
In this tutorial “how”, we will see how to join a Windows server with graphical interface to an Active Directory domain.
Windows Server : apply quotas on folders
Introduction In this tutorial, I will explain how to apply quotas on a file server with the File Server Resource Manager. A quota is a quantity (volume) of disk space allocated to a folder, it can be applied for audit purposes (conditional), it can be exceeded or strict (unconditional). By default, it is possible to …