Even if someone runs off with your remote office's domain controller, with Windows Server 2008 you don't need to worry about sensitive data being compromised. Russell Smith is a technology consultant ...

Microsoft has resolved a known issue that caused some Windows Server 2025 domain controllers to become unreachable after a restart and triggered app or service failures. Microsoft has fixed a known ...

Sounds funny, but believe it or not, it's real. Since its release in Windows Server 2012, Hyper-V supports cloning of Domain Controller VMs. Cloning may seem an incredibly naughty task for a domain ...

Although domain controllers can be configured to obtain an IP address from DHCP, it’s best practice to configure a static IP address so that it can be reliably discovered across the network. You may ...

You shouldn’t change domain controller network settings, but here’s how to do it if you must Your email has been sent Active Directory domain controllers (DCs) are probably the most change-averse ...

If the hardware behind your domain controllers has become outdated, here's a step-by-step guide to performing a hardware refresh. Although most of the resources on my network are virtual, I have a ...

If when you attempt to promote a Windows Server to a Domain Controller (DC), after you submit the Prerequisites and while Windows is performing the final verification ...

Picking up the pieces after a failed domain controller demotion Your email has been sent DCPROMO is supposed to make the task of demoting a domain controller easy. So what do you do if DCPROMO fails?

Microsoft has acknowledged further problems that admins and users may encounter after installing the latest security updates. Both server and desktop operating systems are affected. In the Windows ...

A forthcoming -- and possibly final -- version of Windows Server Essentials is on tap from Microsoft later this year aimed at small businesses. "There is a strong possibility that this could be the ...