The built-in SSH client appeared in Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019. Ssh.exe can be used to securely connect to Linux/UNIX servers, VMWare ESXi hosts and other devices instead of…
Windows Server 2019: Installation and Configuration Tutorials
Unable to Add/Remove Role: Windows Server Requires Restart
When installing any role or feature on Windows Server 2016, an error appears that the server requires a restart: “The request to add or remove features on the specified server…
Fix: Network Printer Goes Offline on Windows
From time to time we notice that some connected network printers go offline, stop printing and print jobs begin to queue on the print servers running Windows Server. In this…
Managing Windows Server Roles & Features with PowerShell
In Windows Server 2012R2/2016/2019, you can use the graphical Server Manager console to install and remove server roles and features. However, in most cases you can do the same from…
Installing a Free Let’s Encrypt TLS/SSL Certificate on IIS Web Server / RDS
In this guide, we will show you how to install and bind a free TLS/SSL Let’s Encrypt certificate for a site on the IIS web server running on Windows Server…
How to Backup Hyper-V Virtual Machines (Tutorial)
This article discusses the specifics of organizing virtual machine backups in the Microsoft Hyper-V environment. We’ll look at the basic requirements for Hyper-V backup solutions, backup strategies, and the main…
How to View and Parse WindowsUpdate.log on Windows 10 / Windows Server 2016?
Historically, the WindowsUpdate.log plain text file has been used to analyze the operation of the Windows Update agent and service. However, the Windows Update logs in Windows 10 (Windows Server…
How to Install and Configure SMTP Server on Windows Server 2016/2012 R2?
You can install an SMTP server using built-in tools in all versions of Windows Server. This SMTP server can work as a mail relay service that should receive and send…
Windows Server Licensing for Virtual Environments
In this article, we’ll look on licensing features of the Windows Server 2019, 2016 and 2012 R2 operating systems from the point of view of new Microsoft licensing model. Also,…
How to Get My Public IP Address with PowerShell
You can use a simple PowerShell command to find out the current public IP address that your Windows computer uses to access the Internet. There are a large number of…