In Windows, you can attach (mount) virtual hard disk files in the VHD and VHDX formats directly from the Disk Management console. Windows administrator can mount a VHD or VHDX…
Windows Server 2019: Installation and Configuration Tutorials
Configure Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) on Windows Server
Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) is a new distributed data storage technology that appeared in Windows Server 2016. Due to Storage Spaces Direct, you can turn local drives of several servers…
When you troubleshoot the problems of Windows Update, you often come across different error codes. As a rule, when you see a new error in the windowsupdate.log, setup log or…
Configure Workgroup Failover Cluster without Active Directory on Windows Server
In older Windows Server versions prior to Windows Server 2016, you could create a failover cluster only between the servers in the same Active Directory domain. The new version allows…
VSS Writer Failed: Re-registering VSS Writers on Windows Server
Most backup solutions for Windows use Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) to create backup copies of the application or service data. In some cases, the VSS service or one of…
Booting Windows from GPT Disk on BIOS (non-UEFI) Computer
This article describes configuring Windows to boot from a hard disk with a GPT partition table on a computer with classic (non-UEFI) BIOS firmware or in Legacy BIOS mode.
How to Obtain SeDebugPrivilege when Debug Program Policy is Enabled
In the previous article, we told that one of the ways to defending against mimikatz-like tools is disabling the debug privilege for system administrators using Debug Program policy. However, recently…
How to Clear Event Viewer Logs on Windows
On Windows, you can clear Event Viewer logs by using the eventvwr.msc GUI snap-in, from the command prompt, and by using PowerShell.
Scanning Windows Trusted Root CA for Suspicious Certificates
Windows users need to be aware of suspicious third-party certificates installed on their computers. By using fake self-signed certificates that have been added to the root certificate authority store by…
How to Configure and Deploy Screensaver on Windows with Group Policy
You can enable and configure the same corporate screensaver on all computers in the Active Directory domain. In this post, we will show how to enable a slideshow screensaver with…