🟠 High ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 26 April 2020 Affected versions: Windows Server 2012 R2 📖 ~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 […]
Introduction to IIS Reverse Proxy on Windows Server 2019 A reverse proxy sits in front of backend servers and forwards incoming client requests to those servers, returning the responses to clients as if the proxy itself generated them. On Windows Server 2019, IIS combined with the Application Request Routing (ARR) module and URL Rewrite provides […]
How to Set Up Windows Server 2019 Group Policy Preferences Group Policy Preferences (GPP) extend Group Policy beyond traditional settings by allowing administrators to configure and distribute settings that users can change — unlike enforced policy settings. GPP supports drive mappings, printer connections, scheduled tasks, registry settings, environment variables, shortcut creation, file and folder management, […]
🟠 High ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 23 April 2020 Affected versions: Windows Server 2016 📖 ~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 Configure Windows Server 2016 Active Directory Migration Tool The Active Directory Migration Tool (ADMT) is a Microsoft utility used to migrate users, groups, computers, and service accounts between Active Directory domains. In Windows Server 2016 environments, ADMT version 3.2 is the supported release and is commonly used for domain consolidation, domain restructuring, mergers […]
How to Configure a Virtual Switch in Hyper-V on Windows Server 2012 R2 Virtual switches are the networking backbone of a Hyper-V environment. Every virtual machine that needs network connectivity must be connected to a virtual switch, which in turn determines whether the VM can reach the physical network, communicate only with other VMs, or […]
🟠 High ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 21 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 […]
Introduction to Privileged Access Management Privileged Access Management (PAM) is a security practice and set of technologies designed to protect privileged accounts and limit the attack surface exposed by administrative access. On Windows Server 2019, PAM can be implemented using Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM) PAM, which is the enterprise-grade solution, or through a layered approach […]
How to Configure Hyper-V Checkpoints on Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V checkpoints (formerly called snapshots) capture the state of a virtual machine at a specific point in time, allowing you to roll back to that state if a subsequent change causes problems. Windows Server 2012 R2 supports two types of checkpoints: Standard Checkpoints (which capture […]
🟠 High ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 17 April 2020 Affected versions: Windows Server 2019 📖 ~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 […]
