An unexpected expiration of a server certificate can cause a number of problems for your users and customers: they may not be able to establish a secure connection with your…

Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is widely used on user computers to run different enterprise Java apps . However, some apps require the specific Java version and may work incorrectly in…

Very often when deleting snapshots or consolidating disks of virtual machines running on VMWare ESXi hosts, I see the “Unable to access a file since it is locked” error. This…

In this article we will consider how to install and configure MPIO on Windows Server 2016/2012 R2.?MPIO?(Multi—Path?Input?Output)?is a technology that allows to build fault-tolerant transport to a data storage system…

CHKDSK.exe (check disk) is a classical built-in Windows tool for checking hard drives for errors. The chkdsk allows you to check your disk and file system for physical and logical…

The Saved Queries in Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) mmc console allow you to create complex LDAP filters to select Active Directory objects. These queries can be saved, edited…

Windows file server administrators often have to force close the shared files that are open simultaneously by multiple users. This usually happens if the desktop software doesn’t work as expected,…

Active Directory user accounts have a special thumbnailPhoto attribute in which a user’s photo can be stored as binary data. Outlook, OWA, Lync/Skype for Business, SharePoint (and other apps) can…

When expanding the disk size of a VMWare virtual machine or deleting a disk, sometimes it is hard to understand which VMware virtual disk matches the specific Windows VM disk.…

In this article we’ll talk about Active Directory domain controller backup and learn how to configure automatic AD backup using PowerShell and built-in Windows Server tools.