How to Clean up the WinSxS Directory and Free Up Disk Space on Windows Server 2008 R2 with New Update | Ask Premier Field Engineering (PFE) Platforms

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How to Clean up the WinSxS Directory and Free Up Disk Space on Windows Server 2008 R2 with New Update | Ask Premier Field Engineering (PFE) Platforms

vGeek: Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS)

Microsoft has offered a software LAPS (Local Administrator password solution), it solves the problem of common password of local administrator account on the every computers in a domain. For example on all domain joined computer’s Administrator password will be unique and only domain Admins or specific groups are authorized to view that password. LAPS only works on Domain Joined computers. Below are the some advantages of using LAPS.

  • Periodically randomize local administrator passwords to ensure that password updates to Active Directory succeed before modifying local secrets and passwords.

  • Centrally store secrets in the existing Active Directory infrastructure.

  • Control access through Active Directory access control list (ACL) permissions.

  • Transmit encrypted passwords from computers to Active Directory via encryption using the Kerberos version 5 protocol and the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) cypher by default.

Source : vGeek: Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS)

vGeek: Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS)

Windows Server 2012 and Windows Update Schedule

Sous Windows Server 2012 et 2012 R2, l’installation des MAJ automatiques s’installent parfois en pleine journée et provoque un redémarrage… sympa en production !

Pour modifier ce comportement:

Créer une GPO dans l’AD et l’affecter à la bonne OU

Aller dans Configuration Ordinateur, Modèles d’administration, Composants Windows, Windows Update

Modifier la stratégie ​Configuration du service Mise à jour automatiques

Choisissez le mode désiré, les jours et l’heure et s’assurer que la case « Installer durant la période de maintenance automatique » est décochée:windowsUpdate

Windows Server 2012 and Windows Update Schedule

User Profiles on Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services

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This blog post contains a high-level overview of different types of profiles, considerations for choosing a profile solution for your deployment, highlights of new profile features in Windows Server 2008 R2, and a best practices recommendation for deploying roaming user profiles with folder redirection in a Remote Desktop Services environment

suite: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/rds/archive/2009/06/02/user-profiles-on-windows-server-2008-r2-remote-desktop-services.aspx

User Profiles on Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services

Configure Internet Explorer IE 11 Home Page / Proxy Settings in Group Policy Preferences

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With the recent release of Internet Explorer 11 / IE11, Microsoft have released a KB article on how to set Internet Explorer settings using Group Policy Preferences.

Microsoft KB2898604

However they are missing out one vital step when setting this up. If you follow those instructions, even editing the group policy on a Windows 8.1 machine does not resolve it.

suite: http://www.blackforce.co.uk/2013/12/04/configure-internet-explorer-ie-11-home-page-proxy-settings-in-group-policy-preferences

Configure Internet Explorer IE 11 Home Page / Proxy Settings in Group Policy Preferences