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Announcement……MDOP 2013 R2 Released!
In a previous post, we mentioned how to create recovery images using DaRT 8.0 SP1. However, that version didn’t support creating recovery images for Windows 8.1. This week we released MDOP 2013 R2...
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How to Build Your ADFS Lab on Server 2012 Part 1
Hey y’all Mark and Tom here with a series we think you guys will dig. I feel like half of our blog posts are building a lab of some kind. We love our labs in PFE. That’s how most of us learn. Set up a...
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Office 365 & Single Sign-On: How to Handle Different UserPrincipalName (UPN)...
Hey folks, Keith Brewer here to discuss an issue I encountered while working with a Microsoft Premier Customer. As a PFE we are often asked to assist our Premier customers with a specific technology....
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Why you want to be using VHDX in Hyper-V whenever possible and why it’s...
Hello, Jeff “The Dude” Stokes here for another post. The other day I was implementing in my lab a pure Microsoft VDI solution (blog coming soon) leveraging the latest and greatest Hyper-V on Server...
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Clarifications on KB 2853952, Server 2012 and Active Directory error c00002e2...
Hey y’all, Mark and Tom here to clear up some confusion on MSKB 2853952, that describes the corruption of Active Directory databases in virtualized domain controllers running on Windows Server 2012...
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Want a Free Hands-on Expert Training on Windows Azure?
Check out this great one-day free TechNet training event opportunity at a city near you. What:Join local Microsoft cloud experts for a free one day IT Camp on Windows Azure. You’ll hear the latest on...
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Getting Started with Windows Deployment for Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8...
Mark recently wrote a birthday post for Windows NT . It was even picked up by Mary Jo Foley over on ZDNet. We’re all in awe of Mark’s newfound stardom. However, all stargazing aside, in Mark’s post, he...
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Using PowerShell To Gather Performance Data
Those that have read some of my prior posts on Windows Server 2012 would note that I like to write about new features and capabilities. Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 both provide PowerShell...
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Storage Spaces: Understanding Storage Pool Expansion
If you’ve read my prior post about Storage Spaces, or about how to import a storage pool, then the discussion here will be a good addition. One of the clear advantages of using a storage pool is the...
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Creating the Ultimate Recovery Image using the Diagnostics and Recovery...
As a field engineer, I am always eager to learn about cool tools and diagnostics. Part of Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack 2013(MDOP), includes the Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolkit 8.0...
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Sweet Sixteen: A Milestone for Windows Clustering!
As of September 2013, sixteen years prior, Microsoft released the Enterprise Edition of Windows NT Server 4.0 which included Microsoft Cluster Server (also known as MSCS). My how server clustering has...
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Fine Grain Password Policy for Active Directory 2008 Domain Does not Apply
Hi, Dougga here again and I just can’t leave password policies alone. So, are you ready for another password policy issue? I saw the hand up in the back, so let’s give it a shot. Previously, I had a...
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Breaking News! Reduce the size of the WinSxS Directory and Free up Disk Space...
A few months back, I wrote a post on how to reduce the size of the WinSxS directory and free up disk space on Windows Server 2012.As a recap, the WinSxS directory is a large consumer of disk space on...
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Active Directory Password Policies - when does a password policy change...
I’m back! Dougga here again with yet ANOTHER password policy post. You would think I was done with this topic – hopefully the last on this topic for a while. MarkMoro, you may know from this...
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Who Moved the DNS Cheese? Auditing for AD-Integrated DNS Zone and Record...
Something just happened. Something big. The wheels are falling off the enterprise. People can't log in. "The XYZ domain is not available. Please try again later." Outlook is endlessly prompting folks...
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Exploring Windows 8.1 Start Screen and Start Button Options and Configurations
Hi, I'm Joao Botto and I've been focusing on the Windows Client OS for the last four years. I worked in Europe during the launch of Windows 7, and then moved to the US to work on Windows 8 and 8.1. So...
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Storage Spaces: How to configure Storage Tiers with Windows Server 2012 R2
Storage Tiers allow for use of SSD and hard drive storage within the same storage pool as a new feature in Windows Server 2012 R2. If you’ve not read Jose Barreto’s Step-by-step post on this subject...
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AskPFEPlat Goes International with AskPFE Latam Platforms Edition
Hey y’all Mark here with some great news. We know our readership spans the globe which both blows my mind and humbles me daily. We absolutely love our community. We here are also not afraid to try out...
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How to setup Assigned Access in Windows 8.1 (Kiosk Mode!)
Hey, here’s Joao again. My inbox has been filled with Windows 8.1 related e-mails, and I decided to talk to you about a much requested feature that finally saw the light of day.Have you heard of...
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Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V Best Practices (In Easy Checklist Form)
Hello, everyone! Roger Osborne here with an update on my Hyper-V Best Practices blog for Server 2012. It has been around 7-months since the initial posting, and might I say the response has been (and...
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