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. Updating root certificates

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 29 Aug. 2011
    • Section: Security

    How to determine what root certificates are supported by Windows... Read More

  2. Allowing users to log into multiple RDS sessions concurrently.

    How to allow users to log into multiple Remote Desktop Services sessions concurrently... Read More

  3. 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

  4. Limit the Workstations Where Users Can Login

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 28 March 2012
    • Section: Network

    Specify up to 8 computers a user can logon with... Read More

  5. Limit the Login Time of Users

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 28 March 2012
    • Section: Admin

    Specify exact when a user can login for control and security reasons... Read More

  6. Import and Export TCP/IP Configuration with Netsh

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 14 July 2011
    • Section: Network

    Backup or transfer static IP and DNS address detail using the Network Shell... Read More

  7. UAC and Remote Desktop Services

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 9 Feb. 2012
    • Section: Admin

    Should you enable or disable UAC on a server that has the Remote Desktop Services role installed?... Read More

  8. Deploying WDS Image on 64-bit hardware

    This article explains a problem with WDS Image on 64-bit computers... Read More

  9. Disabling compression of RDP traffic

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 23 Aug. 2011
    • Section: Network

    How to disable compression of RDP traffic when it causes problems... Read More

  10. Forcing Server 2008 Domain Controller Demotion

    When forcing the demotion of a domain controller in Windows Server 2003 there was a caveat that limited your ability to perform this action. This tip explains the caveat and its removal in Server 2008... Read More