As locking down information becomes a more critical priority for IT organizations, securing individual files or shares is completely dependent on effectively setting up security groups. Because ...

Installing this month's Windows Server security update has knocked some enterprise domain controllers into continuous reboot cycles.

The Windows Server 2003 DC is decommissioned. Even those organizations still running Windows Server 2003 DCs needn't panic over the looming Windows Server 2003 end of support. Following this guide, ...

Microsoft has made available to testers a public preview of its "new" Azure Active Directory Connect tool that is designed to link Windows Server Active Directory to Azure Active Directory. The ...

Directory Services Restore Mode (DSRM) is a special boot mode for Windows Server domain controllers, similar to Safe Mode, that allows administrators to perform critical maintenance, repair, or ...

Microsoft enables direct Windows Update upgrades to Windows Server 2025, simplifying deployment for IT admins.

In this blog post on IPv6, I’m going to cover Active Directory support for IPv6. This is the fourth technical blog post on configuring IPv6 in a Windows networking ...

“Free” is a term rarely associated with Microsoft offerings, especially at the server end of the spectrum. Exchange Server, SQL Server, SharePoint, Hyper-V — IT admins know functionality comes at a ...

Microsoft says the April 2025 security updates are causing authentication issues on some Windows Server 2025 domain controllers. The list of impacted platforms includes Windows Server 2016, Windows ...

Small business owners can be overwhelmed with choices as they create or expand their business. Chief among these complexities are technical decisions, which could have significant knock-on effects ...

Active Directory (AD) is Microsoft’s directory service. It runs on Windows Server and helps administrators manage permissions and access to network resources. To backup and restore Active Directory in ...