Make Your RDS Seamless: Removing RDWeb, RDP, and RemoteApp Prompts Steps: Use a trusted Cert for https on rds.company.com Use SSL URL for everything, not actual host name. http://morgansimonsen.wordpress.com/2011/03/21/sha1-thumbprints-for-trusted-rdp-publishers/ create .wcx file for user
New Features in Active Directory since 2003 Major new features and benefits for Sysadmins. See full list at bottom of each, but the ones listed here are what I would expect 80% of us to care about. For most/all
Server 2012 R2 Failed SSL Certificate Binding After Import to IIS We're not sure of the exact steps for creating this error, but If you have Windows Server 2012 R2 and are using IIS to export/import certificates around, you might eventually see then
Apple Thunderbolt Display Hissing For nearly a year, my monitor has has a random hissing, buzzing, and static-like noise from the bottom left side. First visit to Apple Store had them thinking it was a fan, which
Robocopy: Tips From 10 Years of File Server Replacements I can vouch for Robocopy. I've been using it for at least a decade, and it's the ONLY way I migrate/copy file shares. I've used it for dozens of file server replacements
Reset Windows Update components RE: KB971058 KB 971058 talks about how to reset Windows Updates, which worked for me on a Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V host that was getting error 800B001 when trying to run Microsoft Updates. I've
Why iPhone and iOS Autodiscover Might Not Be Working Maybe: You're using SRV records for autodiscover. iPhone only supports A/CNAME records or http redirect. Or: Your UPN domain is different then your email address domain.
windows server 2003 P2V of Windows Server 2003 using OEM License When you P2V (Physical-to-Virtual) Windows, it will want to re-activate Windows due to hardware changes. If you're physical server was running a OEM version of Windows Server, you may not have access to
windows 7 MDT Win7 Deployment with IE10 Fails Windows could not parse or process unattend answer file [C:\windows\Panther\unattend.xml] for pass [specialize]. That's what you'll see if you try to deploy a MDT image of Windows 7 that
fix Server 2012 Forcing A Reboot on Admins If you admin Windows Server 2012 enough, and you keep auto updates on like you should, you'll eventually run into this. While logged in, Server 2012 will give you a winupdate reboot countdown
powershell Hyper-V Replica is not Automatic High Availability I, like many, love the new Hyper-V in Server 2012. NIC teaming, concurrent live migration, SMB VM storage, and the all-new Replica. Replica solves a few problems, but it's definitely not a panacea
My Hyper-V Best Practices (win 2008-2012) I've been using Hyper-V since 1.0 in production (and Virtual Server 2005 before it), and have my own personal list of "things to do and not do", applicable to all three versions
windows server 2012 Can your hardware run Hyper-V 3.0 in Windows 8 and Server 2012? Note: Learned after this post that SLAT is only *required* for Client Hyper-V on Windows 8... not Server 2012. Awesome! You may be running Hyper-V great on Windows Server 2008 R2 and want
windows server 2012 My Take on Windows Server 2012 Licensing FAQ Here's the licensing summary and the long official licensing FAQ, but I've tried to summarize the important stuff. I find the new licensing much easier to understand then ever before. I issue no
windows 8 TechEd North America 2012: What You Missed Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, System Center 2012, Visual Studio 2012, Windows Azure updates, and more. TechEd is about “what’s next” for Microsoft System Admins (they call us IT Pros) and Developers.
winadmin Why Is IIS Host Name Greyed On Site Binding Using Wildcard SSL? Likely because your SSL Certificate Friendly Name is the field used for IIS to determine if it's a Wildcard. If your Common Name is *.domain.com and in the IIS Edit Site Binding
windows RDP Exploit is Coming - Patch All Windows Now I'm posting this info to do "my part" to ensure the word gets out on this Windows OS Internet-exploitable vulnerability. I can count on one hand the times I've had to care this
server monitoring Current Project: Winsitter.com This blog has seen less action over the last year due to my activities related to a personal obsession of mine: Creating a web startup to help keep Windows Servers up and running
winadmin HRNUG Jan 2012: Developer + Sysadmin Presentation on Improving Your System Management and Virtualization Skills Below is a summary of a talk I gave to Hampton Roads .NET User Group in January 2012. 1st Part: Tools Developers Should (but
fix iPhone Siri Location Reminders Disabled by Exchange ActiveSync of Tasks The title basically says it all. If you can't get Siri to set location-based (GPS) reminders in iOS 5 then it may be because you are using Exchange ActiveSync. When you setup ActiveSync
planning Lync 2010 Virtualization Support Summary Taken from the Deployment Guide and the Server Virtualization Guide: If you decide to go virtual, Lync only supports Hyper-V R2 or ESX 4.0 platforms. Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V is NOT supported
wireless Share Your Paid Wifi with Friends Ever been in a hotel, airport, coffee shop, or some place that you pay per computer to use their Wireless Internet? Windows 7 has a new feature “Virtual Wifi” that lets you
windows Turn a laptop into a three-monitor system Thanks to Ryan for this tip. The Matrox DualHead2Go can be had for around $200 and turns your VGA or DisplayPort on your laptop into 2 additional screens vs. the standard 2nd