How to Configure Windows Server 2016 Active Directory Certificate Services Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) provides the infrastructure for creating, managing, and distributing digital certificates within an Active Directory environment. Certificates issued by an AD CS certificate authority (CA) are used for a wide range of security scenarios including smart card authentication, SSL/TLS for […]
🔴 Critical ⏱ 15–90 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2022 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Microsoft KB5031362 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2023-35349 CVE-2023-41765 CVE-2023-41770 CVE-2023-41768 CVE-2023-41767 CVE-2023-41771 CVE-2023-41769 CVE-2023-41773 +12 more Affected components: Windows Server 2022 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]
Introduction to Folder Redirection and Roaming Profiles In a domain environment, users may log on from different computers. Without profile management, their Desktop files, Documents, and application settings exist only on the computer they last used. Folder Redirection and Roaming Profiles are two complementary Group Policy technologies that solve this problem by storing user data […]
🔴 Critical ⏱ 15–90 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2019 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Microsoft KB5027540 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2023-24897 CVE-2023-24895 CVE-2023-29326 CVE-2023-29331 CVE-2023-32030 CVE-2023-24936 Affected components: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows Server 2019 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]
Introduction to SQL Server Profiler on Windows Server 2022 SQL Server Profiler is a graphical interface for creating and managing traces — real-time captures of SQL Server event streams. A trace records the exact SQL statements, stored procedure calls, errors, and performance data that flow through the SQL Server engine, making it an indispensable tool […]
🔴 Critical ⏱ 15–90 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2016 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Microsoft KB5026362 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2023-28283 CVE-2023-24941 CVE-2023-24903 CVE-2023-24943 CVE-2023-29325 CVE-2023-28251 CVE-2023-24939 CVE-2023-24900 +8 more Affected components: Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) Table of contents Symptom […]
🔴 Critical ⏱ 15–90 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2016 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Microsoft KB5027538 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2023-24897 CVE-2023-24895 CVE-2023-29326 CVE-2023-29331 CVE-2023-32030 CVE-2023-24936 Affected components: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 on Windows Server 2016 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2 on Windows Server […]
🔴 Critical ⏱ 15–90 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2022 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Microsoft KB5023706 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2023-23392 CVE-2023-21708 CVE-2023-23404 CVE-2023-23411 CVE-2023-23415 CVE-2023-23416 CVE-2023-1017 CVE-2023-1018 +12 more Affected components: Windows Server 2022 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]
🟠 High ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 11 May 2023 Affected versions: Windows Server 2022 📖 ~1 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 […]
Introduction to Hyper-V Virtual Machine Management Once the Hyper-V role is installed and your virtual switches are configured on Windows Server 2022, the next step is creating and managing virtual machines. Hyper-V supports two VM generations with different firmware and device models, offers granular control over CPU, memory, and storage allocation, and provides checkpoint functionality […]
