Verifying remote VPN users are authenticating with the domain One daunting task is Verifying remote VPN users are authenticating with the domain. Since you can only set a maximum of 50 cached logons via group policy (GPO) you may want to proactively monitor your user logons to prevent possible future headaches for both you and your users. […]
Category Archives: Windows Server
change network type in the windows Registry
How to change network type in the windows Registry If you see that the network type is Public in the Network and Sharing Center like below and you need to change this follow the easy to follow instructions below: Then open Regedit and browse to the following parent key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Profiles\ Open the network profile that […]
How to run a powershell script silently
How to run a powershell script silently Running a powershell script silently can be handy at times, especially if you schedule a task to run your scripts and want them to stay in the background instead of cluttering up your desktop environment. This has been useful with some of my monitoring scripts such as scraping modem […]
Windows Server 2012 Disable IPv6
Windows Server 2012 Disable IPv6 It seems in the latest 2 iterations of Microsoft’s latest Server releases (Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2) Microsoft has not really documented well how to properly disable IPv6. One would think you could just uncheck the protocol box on the adapter(s) but that be problematic at times. […]
Critical Windows Security Patch released today
Critical Windows Security Patch released today by Microsoft ( 7-20-2015 ) Released today at 10AM PST Microsoft announced another remote exploit that could target a font driver. You can read the security bulletin here: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms15-078.aspx Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-078 – Critical said that a vulnerability was found in the Microsoft Font Driver That Could Allow Remote […]