Introduction to Network Policy Server Network Policy Server (NPS) is Microsoft’s implementation of a RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) server and RADIUS proxy. It is included in Windows Server 2022 at no additional cost and provides centralized authentication, authorization, and accounting for network access scenarios including VPN, 802.1X wired and wireless, and dial-up. NPS […]
Introduction to the Active Directory Recycle Bin Accidentally deleted Active Directory objects—users, groups, computers, and OUs—have historically been a serious administrative headache. Before Windows Server 2008 R2, recovering a deleted object required either restoring from backup or performing an authoritative restore of Active Directory, both of which are time-consuming operations that can impact production services. […]
How to Set Up SQL Server Replication on Windows Server 2022 SQL Server Replication is a technology that copies and distributes data and database objects from one database to another, then synchronizes between databases to maintain consistency. On Windows Server 2022, SQL Server replication is frequently used for distributing read workloads, offloading reporting queries, and […]
🟠 High ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 17 February 2023 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 […]
🟠 High ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 17 February 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 Docker on Windows Server 2022 enables you to run containerized workloads natively on the Windows kernel, without requiring a Linux virtual machine. Windows Server 2022 ships with built-in support for Windows Containers and, through optional configuration, Linux Containers on Windows (LCOW). This guide walks through installing Docker Engine via the official Microsoft-provided PowerShell module, […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 16 February 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 […]
How to Use PowerShell to Manage Hyper-V VMs on Windows Server 2022 PowerShell is the primary management interface for Hyper-V on Windows Server 2022. While Hyper-V Manager provides a GUI, PowerShell gives you automation, bulk operations, remote management, and capabilities that simply do not exist in the GUI. This guide covers the full Hyper-V PowerShell […]
🔴 Critical ⏱ 15–90 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2022 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Microsoft KB5027277 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2023-29363 CVE-2023-32014 CVE-2023-32015 CVE-2023-29346 CVE-2023-29351 CVE-2023-29358 CVE-2023-29359 CVE-2023-29368 +7 more Affected components: Windows Server 2022 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 15 February 2023 Affected versions: Windows Server 2022 📖 ~1 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Quick Checks Deep Diagnosis Primary Fix Verification Prevention & Hardening Symptom & Impact Clients frequently lose connectivity or receive APIPA addresses because DHCP pools are depleted. Endpoint onboarding fails […]
