Active Directory

Common Problems 112584

Windows Server 2019 — LDAP search timeout when querying large groups via PowerShell — Fix & Prevention

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 15 April 2020 Affected versions: Windows Server 2019 📖 ~2 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution — Primary Fix Solution — Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related Errors […]

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How to Configure Remote Access VPN with SSTP on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Remote Access VPN with SSTP on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Configure Remote Access VPN with SSTP on Windows Server 2012 R2 Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) is a VPN tunneling protocol developed by Microsoft that encapsulates Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) traffic over HTTPS (SSL/TLS on port 443). Because SSTP uses port 443, it traverses most firewalls and web proxies without requiring special port forwarding […]

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Common Problems 113605

Windows Server 2012 R2 — SMB signing and encryption policy mismatch causes file service latency spikes — Fix & Prevention

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 8 April 2020 Affected versions: Windows Server 2012 R2 📖 ~2 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution — Primary Fix Solution — Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related […]

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How to Configure RDS RemoteApp on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure RDS RemoteApp on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Configure RDS RemoteApp on Windows Server 2012 R2 RemoteApp is a Remote Desktop Services feature that allows individual applications to be published from RD Session Host servers and delivered to users as if the applications were running locally on their workstations. Instead of seeing a full remote desktop, users see only the application […]

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How to Configure Remote Desktop Gateway on Windows Server 2019 — step-by-step Windows Server 2019 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Remote Desktop Gateway on Windows Server 2019

How to Configure Remote Desktop Gateway on Windows Server 2019 Remote Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway) is a Windows Server 2019 role service that enables authorised remote users to connect to internal network resources over HTTPS, eliminating the need to expose RDP port 3389 directly to the internet. RD Gateway encapsulates RDP traffic within HTTPS (port […]

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Common Problems 113635

Windows Server 2012 R2 — Jumbo frame MTU mismatch across virtual and physical switches fragments storage traffic — Fix & Prevention

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 5 April 2020 Affected versions: Windows Server 2012 R2 📖 ~2 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution — Primary Fix Solution — Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related […]

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How to Implement Just-In-Time (JIT) Administration on Windows Server 2019 — step-by-step Windows Server 2019 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Implement Just-In-Time (JIT) Administration on Windows Server 2019

Introduction to Just-In-Time Administration Just-In-Time (JIT) Administration is a privileged access management practice where elevated permissions are granted only for the duration required to complete a specific task—typically minutes or hours—after which they are automatically revoked. This eliminates standing privileges: administrators no longer have persistent Domain Admin or local admin rights that an attacker can […]

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How to Set Up Failover Clustering on Windows Server 2019 — step-by-step Windows Server 2019 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Failover Clustering on Windows Server 2019

How to Set Up Failover Clustering on Windows Server 2019 Failover Clustering in Windows Server 2019 provides high availability for server roles and Hyper-V virtual machines by grouping multiple servers into a cluster. If one node fails, cluster roles automatically start on another surviving node with minimal downtime. Windows Server 2019 improves upon previous versions […]

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Common Problems 112974

Windows Server 2016 — Folder redirection GPO fails to redirect Documents to file share — Fix & Prevention

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 21 March 2020 Affected versions: Windows Server 2016 📖 ~2 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution — Primary Fix Solution — Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related Errors […]

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