Admin Tips

Last Updated on 27 Sept. 2016, Total: 300 Knowledge Base Tips

53 Active Directory
123 Admin
1 Applications
3 Exchange
13 Migration
20 Miscellaneous
45 Network
22 Security
10 Terminal Servers and Thin Clients
9 Virtual Platforms

  1. Display a list of installed hotfixes on a remote computer

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 6 Oct. 2011
    • Section: Admin

    How to use the Get-Hotfix Windows PowerShell cmdlet to display a list of installed hotfixes on a remote computer... Read More

  2. Display a list of volumes on a remote computer

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 5 Oct. 2011
    • Section: Admin

    How to use the Get-WmiObject Windows PowerShell cmdlet to display a list of volumes on a remote computer... Read More

  3. Displaying DHCP scope activity using Netsh

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 19 Aug. 2009
    • Section: Network

    You can use the Netsh command to display statistics for a single scope on your DHCP server... Read More

  4. Displaying DHCP server activity using Netsh

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 19 Aug. 2009
    • Section: Network

    You can use the Netsh command to display statistics for a DHCP server... Read More

  5. Distributing 802.1X Settings to Clients

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 1 Sept. 2011
    • Section: Security

    See how you can configure the authentication settings for end-users... Read More

  6. Do Not Require Login to Access Shared Folders

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 28 Sept. 2011
    • Section: Network

    Open access to shared folders so users don't have to enter a username and password... Read More

  7. Domain Controller Options Not Supported By RODC

    This article explains the DC Options which are not supported by a RODC... Read More

  8. Don't add service accounts to the local Administrators group

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 10 April 2012
    • Section: Security

    Why you should never add service accounts to the local Administrators group on a computer... Read More

  9. Dynamic Port Range in Windows Server 2008

    This article explains the default Dynamic Port range in Windows Server 2008 and how to see the range using the NetSH command line tool... Read More

  10. Enable Network Support for the Recycle Bin

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 22 July 2009
    • Section: Network

    Using a Recycle Bin replacement to protect network shares... Read More