Using Repadmin with ADLDS and Lingering objects
Hi! Linda Taylor here from the UK Directory Services escalation team. This time on ADLDS, Repadmin, lingering objects and even PowerShell…. The other day a colleague was trying to remove a lingering...
View ArticleITcast épisode 21 du 6 novembre 2015 : Tout sur Nano Server
Aujourd'hui j'ai le plaisir d'accueillir Philippe Joubert, développeur sur le noyau commun de Windows, depuis les bureaux de Microsoft à Redmond, ce qui explique le décalage horaire et l'heure tardive...
View ArticleKMS Migration from 2008 R2 to Windows Server 2012 R2 and KMS Activation Known...
I’m receiving a lot of requests for assistance here lately around KMS. In short, the request goes something like this: I use KMS for volume activation of Microsoft products. How do I migrate my KMS...
View ArticleWhat do you need to develop server applications?
As we are working on Windows and Hyper-V Containers we are spending a bunch of time talking to people about how they develop server applications, and what we can do to make Windows Server even better...
View ArticleSCOM 2007 R2 now offers additional support for SQL Server 2008 R2 SP3
We are pleased to announce that System Center 2007 R2 Operations Manager (SCOM 2007 R2) now supports SQL Server 2008 R2 SP3 as its database. The use of SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 3 is supported...
View ArticleMicrosoft Loves Linux Deep Dive #8: Linux and UNIX Monitoring with Operations...
This post was written by Michael Kelley, Principal PM Manager, Cloud + Enterprise team.This blog post is #8 in a series of technical posts about running and managing Linux and FreeBSD in your...
View ArticleMSRT November 2015: Detection updates
The Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) is updated monthly with new malware detections – so far this year we have added 29 malware families. This month we are updating our detections for...
View ArticleOctober updates to Azure RemoteApp
Within the month of October 2015, we released the following new features and capabilities for Azure RemoteApp: Premium and Premium Plus are two new licensing plans released, they both have a 5 user...
View ArticleNow available: Cumulative Update 2 for ConfigMgr 2012 SP2 and ConfigMgr 2012...
Cumulative Update 2 for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 2 and System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 has been released and is now available for download.The KB...
View ArticleKB: Configuration isn't updated and event ID 29181 is logged in System Center...
In a Microsoft System Center environment that has many clients, configuration changes are not updated on an OpsMgr 2012 management server. Additionally, the following event is repeatedly logged in the...
View ArticleHeading to Australia - to speak at Ignite Australia 2015
I am writing this on the plane as I fly towards my home town to spend a week talking about Hyper-V, Containers and Hyper-V Containers! I will also pick up my hunt of the elusive Australian unicorn:So...
View ArticleDisable User Profile Disks (UPDs) in Azure RemoteApp
Hello everyone, this is Pavithra Thiruvengadam from the Azure RemoteApp team. I am writing to let you know that as part of Azure RemoteApp service, we have the ability to disable User Profile Disks...
View ArticleManage more of your Linux with Microsoft Operations Management Suite
If your company is like many organizations, today you’re running both Windows Server and Linux. You’re also probably managing them separately, because the tools for heterogeneous environments tend to...
View ArticleHow to Create and Deploy PFX Certificate Profiles in Configuration Manager
With Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 2 (ConfigMgr 2012 SP2) and System Center R2 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 (ConfigMgr 2012 R2 SP1), we now have the ability to...
View ArticleAutomated provisioning and SSO between Azure AD and Facebook at Work!
Howdy folks, Cool news to share today! We've just GA'd automated provisioning and federation based single sign-on between Azure AD and Facebook at Work. Facebook at Work is a business version of...
View ArticleTips on monitoring database replication efficiency in Microsoft Configuration...
Microsoft’s own Rob York just published a great post over on The Manageability Guys blog that takes a look at DRS replication within System Center 2012 Configuration Manager and discusses some of the...
View ArticleClient Connector support for Windows 10 with future updates
[This post comes to us courtesy of Schumann GE from Product Group and Sandeep Biswas from Global Business Support]The first major update for Windows 10 is now available for PCs and tablets. With this...
View ArticleTroubleshooting Activation Issues
Today, Henry Chen and I are going to talk about troubleshooting some activation issues that we often run into.To begin, here is an article which talks about what Microsoft Product Activation is and why...
View ArticleSCOM 2012 SP1 now offers additional support for SQL Server 2008 R2 SP3
We are pleased to announce that System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager (SCOM 2012 SP1) now supports SQL Server 2008 R2 SP3 as its database. The use of SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 3 is supported...
View ArticleDoes prevalence matter? A different approach to traditional antimalware...
Most well-known antimalware tests today focus on broad-spectrum malware. In other words, tests include malware that is somewhat indiscriminate (isn't necessarily targeted), at least somewhat prevalent...
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