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Oct 27, 2020

Active Directory Password Complexity Check – #PowerShell #MVPHour

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Aug 24, 2017

GPO/GPP – Control the Local Administrators Group

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Feb 11, 2017

PowerShell – Is your AD Sites and Services missing subnets?

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Nov 30, 2016

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Dec 12, 2021

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Feb 15, 2022

How to configure Group Managed Service Accounts (gMSA) at Veeam Backup and Replication v12

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Sep 13, 2023

Filter Out Local AD Users to Not Sync with Azure AD

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Jun 17, 2019

How to Remove On-Premises Directory Synchronization Service Account from Microsoft 365

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Mar 4, 2023

Active Directory – When was this user/computer Created #PowerShell #MVPHour #

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Jun 22, 2017

How to verify healthy replication of active directory domain services

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Feb 15, 2022

How to fix FRS is deprecated error

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Jan 7, 2022

Will ChatGPT Replace the IT Administrator? A closer look at some Hyper-V and AD PowerShell with ChatGPT 3.5 and 4

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Mar 18, 2023

How to configure Azure AD Application Permissions for Modern Authentication and Legacy Protocols Authentication of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365

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Apr 22, 2022

How to Fix PowerShell Has Open Files Error at Installing the Exchange 2016 Cumulative Update 23

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Mar 17, 2023

How to Fix Prepare AD Schema Error at Installing the Exchange 2016 Cumulative Update 23

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Mar 16, 2023

Azure Active Directory Synchronization Migration to MS Graph API at Mimecast

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May 24, 2022

How to add organization with Basic Authentication at Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365

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Apr 29, 2022

How to add organizations with Modern Authentication and Legacy Protocols at Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365

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Apr 27, 2022

How to add organization with modern app-only authentication and use an existing Azure AD application at Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365

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Apr 25, 2022

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Mar 15, 2022

A Deeper Look into ChatGPT 4.0: Harnessing AI for Building Test Environments in Hyper-V

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How to prepare Active Directory for deployment Exchange Server 2019

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Oct 14, 2023

How to Cutover the Client Access namespace to Exchange 2019

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Jan 4, 2024

Troubleshooting Active Directory Account Lockouts with Lockoutstatus.exe

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Apr 10, 2024

Why didn’t high availability clusters prevent the CrowdStrike outage?

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Jul 23, 2024

Directory Tiering in AD in your Lab Environment for Testing

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Active Directory Just Got Smarter: What’s New in AD DS for Server 2025

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Jan 14, 2025

Introducing a New Must-Have Resource: Fundamentals of Active Directory – Hands-On Lab Guide

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Mar 26, 2025

New Release – Migrating to Server 2025 and Azure – Hands on Lab Guide

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Mar 27, 2025

Zero-Downtime AD DS Migration from Windows Server 2016 to 2025 (10-Part Series) – Part 1

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Mar 12, 2025

Zero-Downtime AD DS Migration from Windows Server 2016 to 2025 (10-Part Series) – Part 2

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Mar 13, 2025

Zero-Downtime AD DS Migration from Windows Server 2016 to 2025 (10-Part Series) – Part 4

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Mar 15, 2025

Zero-Downtime AD DS Migration from Windows Server 2016 to 2025 (10-Part Series) – Part 8

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Mar 19, 2025

Zero-Downtime AD DS Migration from Windows Server 2016 to 2025 (10-Part Series) – Part 10

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Mar 31, 2025

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Mar 27, 2019

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Apr 21, 2017

The Ultimate Performance Tuning Guide for Windows Server 2016 #HyperV #MVPHour

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Apr 27, 2017

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May 30, 2017

MINIMAL DOWNTIME MIGRATION OF WINDOWS SERVER ROLES – PART 1 #WINDOWSSERVER #MVPHOUR #STEP-BY-STEP

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Jun 14, 2017

MINIMAL DOWNTIME MIGRATION OF WINDOWS SERVER ROLES – PART 2 #WINDOWSSERVER #MVPHOUR #STEP-BY-STEP

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Jun 15, 2017

MINIMAL DOWNTIME MIGRATION OF WINDOWS SERVER ROLES – PART 3 #WINDOWSSERVER #MVPHOUR #STEP-BY-STEP

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Jun 16, 2017

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Azure Active Directory – Problem Updating UserPrincipalName (FederatedUser.UserPrincipalName], is not valid)

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Apr 23, 2018

ADFS and AzureAD Account Lockouts – Part 1

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Apr 24, 2018

Migrating your Windows Roles without Downtime – #TechMentor #MVPHour

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Aug 10, 2018

#PowerShell – Reporting on Certificate Templates via #ADSI

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Sep 12, 2018

How to configure Azure AD Application Permissions for Modern App-Only Authentication of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365

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Apr 20, 2022

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How to Demote Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Domain Controller Virtual Machine at Azure

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Nov 12, 2020

How to Configure the Microsoft Active Directory Domain Controller as Authentication Server at Citrix ADC

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Dec 29, 2021

How to delete a protected OU of Active Directory

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Feb 8, 2022

How to use Windows backup to backup active directory domain services

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Mar 13, 2022

How to install active directory domain services on a Windows Server 2022 member server

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Mar 14, 2022

How to tune SRV records for old domain controllers

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Mar 16, 2022

How to decommission old domain controller

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Mar 17, 2022

How to steal IP of old domain controller for new Windows Server 2022 domain controller

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How to deploy Microsoft Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS)

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Zero-Downtime AD DS Migration from Windows Server 2016 to 2025 (10-Part Series) – Part 10

by Cristal Kawula | Mar 31, 2025 | Windows Server

Finalizing the Active Directory Migration – Raising Functional Levels to 2025 In this concluding...

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New Release – Migrating to Server 2025 and Azure – Hands on Lab Guide

by Cristal Kawula | Mar 27, 2025 | Windows Admin Center, Windows Server

Migrating to Server 2025 and Azure is a comprehensive, hands-on guide for IT professionals, system...

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Introducing a New Must-Have Resource: Fundamentals of Active Directory – Hands-On Lab Guide

by Cristal Kawula | Mar 26, 2025 | Windows Server

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by Kawula Dave | Mar 25, 2025 | Cyber Security, Windows Server

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Zero-Downtime AD DS Migration from Windows Server 2016 to 2025 (10-Part Series) – Part 8

by Cristal Kawula | Mar 19, 2025 | Windows Server

With the new domain controllers fully in place and the old ones retired, one often-overlooked...

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Zero-Downtime AD DS Migration from Windows Server 2016 to 2025 (10-Part Series) – Part 4

by Cristal Kawula | Mar 15, 2025 | Windows Server

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Zero-Downtime AD DS Migration from Windows Server 2016 to 2025 (10-Part Series) – Part 2

by Cristal Kawula | Mar 13, 2025 | Windows Server

One of the first technical steps in introducing Windows Server 2025 Domain Controllers is updating...

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Zero-Downtime AD DS Migration from Windows Server 2016 to 2025 (10-Part Series) – Part 1

by Cristal Kawula | Mar 12, 2025 | Windows Server

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I was asked to describe clustering to a person that doesn’t know much about this stuff, so...

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by Kawula Dave | Apr 10, 2024 | Windows Server

Hey Checkyourlogs Fans, Today, let’s tackle a frustrating issue: recurring user account...

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How to Cutover the Client Access namespace to Exchange 2019

by Cary Sun | Jan 4, 2024 | Books, Exchange, Hyper-V

To transition the client access namespace to Exchange Server 2019, change the DNS record for the client access namespace to the Exchange Server 2019 environment.

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