A user must enter a password for a local or Microsoft (online) account each time they log on to Windows. This allows you to restrict access to your computer. In…
Windows Server 2019: Installation and Configuration Tutorials
How to Shadow (Remote Control) a User’s RDP session on RDS Windows Server 2016/2019?
Shadow session mode allows RDS administrators to view and interact with the user’s desktop. Remote Desktop Shadowing mode works on all modern versions of Windows starting from Windows Server 2012…
Managing Administrative Shares (Admin$, IPC$, C$) on Windows
Windows administrative shared folders are used for remote access and computer management. By default, the following administrative shares are created by Windows:
Packet Monitor (PktMon) – Built-in Packet Sniffer in Windows 10
Packet Monitor (PktMon.exe) is a built-in network traffic analyzer (sniffer) that was introduced in Windows 10 1809 and Windows Server 2019. In the Windows 10 May 2020 Update (version 2004),…
Using TSADMIN.msc and TSCONFIG.msc Snap-Ins on Windows Server 2016 RDS Host
Many administrators of Windows terminal servers noticed that starting from Windows Server 2012, the management snap-ins tsadmin.msc (Remote Desktop Services Manager) and tsconfig.msc (Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration) are missing…
How to Configure and Connect an iSCSI Disk on Windows Server?
iSCSI (Internet Small Computer System) is an SCSI protocol that allows to access storage devices over the IP protocol. Using iSCSI, you can connect your server to a shared network…
MS SQL Server 2019 Installation Guide: Basic Settings and Recommendations
In this article we will describe step-by-step Microsoft SQL Server 2019 installation and tell about all options, components, relevant recommendations and best practices. MS SQL Server is a leading relational…
How to Enable or Disable SMB 1.0 in Windows 10/11 and Windows Server
The Server Message Block (SMB) 1.0 file-sharing protocol is disabled by default in the latest versions of Windows 11 and 10 and in Windows Server 2019/2022. This version of the…
How to Install Only Specific Apps in Office 2021/2019 or Office 365
When you install Microsoft Office 2021, 2019, 2016. or Microsoft 365 Apps for Business (ex-Office 365), you cannot choose to install individual Office apps, change a path to the installation…
How to Connect L2TP/IPSec VPN Server From Windows
In this article, we will look at the most common causes of errors when connecting to an L2TP/IPSec VPN server from Windows 10/11 or Windows Server 2019/2016. If you cannot…