How to Set Up Active Directory Certificate Services on Windows Server 2012 R2 Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) on Windows Server 2012 R2 provides Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) services for the enterprise, enabling the issuance and management of digital certificates. These certificates support a wide range of security functions: SSL/TLS for internal servers, smart […]
Introduction to Reliability Monitor on Windows Server 2022 Reliability Monitor is a built-in Windows Server 2022 diagnostic tool that provides a chronological view of system stability by correlating software installations, updates, application crashes, Windows failures, and other events against a rolling reliability index score. While not a real-time monitoring tool, it is invaluable for post-incident […]
How to Configure WSUS for Automated Patch Management on Windows Server 2022 Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) is Microsoft’s built-in solution for managing the distribution of updates released through Microsoft Update to computers in a corporate environment. Rather than allowing every workstation and server to pull updates independently from the internet, WSUS acts as a […]
How to Set Up WebDAV in IIS on Windows Server 2022 WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning) extends HTTP to allow clients to read and write files on a remote web server. On Windows Server 2022 with IIS, WebDAV is a built-in feature that integrates tightly with NTFS permissions, IIS authentication, and SSL. This guide […]
Introduction to DHCP Server Authorisation on Windows Server 2019 DHCP Server Authorisation is an Active Directory feature that prevents rogue DHCP servers from operating in a domain environment. In a Windows domain, before a DHCP server will respond to client requests, it must verify that it is authorised in Active Directory. An unauthorised DHCP server […]
Always On VPN vs DirectAccess: Why the Upgrade Matters Always On VPN (AOVPN) is Microsoft’s modern replacement for DirectAccess, introduced with Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016. While DirectAccess provided transparent remote access using IPv6-over-IPv4 tunneling and IPsec, it was tightly coupled to Active Directory group policy, required IPv6 infrastructure, only supported domain-joined Windows Enterprise […]
🟠 High ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 1 December 2022 Affected versions: Windows Server 2022 📖 ~1 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Quick Checks Deep Diagnosis Primary Fix Verification Prevention & Hardening Symptom & Impact Servers repeatedly request BitLocker recovery keys on restart, delaying automated patch cycles and remote operations. This […]
Introduction to Kerberos Constrained Delegation Kerberos delegation allows a service to authenticate to another service on behalf of a user. This is a fundamental requirement for multi-tier applications — for example, a web front-end authenticating to a backend SQL Server using the end user’s identity, or SharePoint accessing a remote file share as the logged-in […]
Introduction to Windows Defender Antivirus on Windows Server 2022 Windows Defender Antivirus is built into Windows Server 2022 and provides real-time protection against malware, ransomware, spyware, and other threats without requiring a third-party antivirus solution. On Windows Server 2022, Defender AV behaves differently depending on whether the server has a Desktop Experience or is running […]
Introduction to DNS Forwarders on Windows Server 2022 When a DNS server receives a query for a domain it is not authoritative for, it has two options: recurse using root hints, or forward the query to another DNS server. DNS forwarders let you specify exactly which upstream DNS servers your Windows Server 2022 DNS resolver […]
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