Admin Tips

Last Updated on 1 Nov. 2016, Total: 217 Knowledge Base Tips

54 Active Directory
85 Admin
1 Applications
3 Migration
20 Miscellaneous
26 Network
2 Security
21 Virtual Platforms

  1. Show network adapters whose status is "up"

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 23 Aug. 2016
    • Section: Network

    A tip on how you can use PowerShell to show network adapters whose status is "up"... Read More

  2. Shrinking a virtual disk

    A tip explaining how to properly shrink a virtual disk for a virtual machine on a Hyper-V host... Read More

  3. Stopping running services

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 24 April 2013
    • Section: Admin

    A tip on stopping running services on Windows computer... Read More

  4. Storage Spaces and Hardware RAID

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 13 Sept. 2016
    • Section: Admin

    A tip on choosing between hardware RAID and Storage Spaces on Windows Server 2012 systems... Read More

  5. Tasks you cannot performing using ADAC

    A tip listing some tasks you cannot perform using Active Directory Administrative Center... Read More

  6. Test your knowledge of MAP

    A tip that tests your understanding of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit... Read More

  7. Test your knowledge of MDT

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 29 Jan. 2015
    • Section: Migration

    A tip that tests your understanding of using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) for server deployment... Read More

  8. Test your knowledge of Server Manager

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 17 Feb. 2015
    • Section: Admin

    A tip that tests your familiarity with the Server Manager UI in Windows Server 2012... Read More

  9. Test your knowledge of installing server roles and features

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 28 Jan. 2015
    • Section: Admin

    A tip that test your understanding of how to use the Install-WindowsFeature Windows PowerShell cmdlet... Read More

  10. Test your knowledge of preferences

    A tip that tests your understanding of how Group Policy Preferences can enable a given scenario... Read More