SSL and TLS v1.0 were the earlier encrypted protocols to deliver secure content over the Internet. They have now been superseded by SSL 2.0 and SSL 3.0 & TLS v1.1 and v1.2. TLS is now the de facto secure encryption protocol In Windows – all TLS versions are enabled by default. To Disable (or Enable) these protocols you can use a tool called IISCrypto ( URL) The above shows TLS 1.0 disabled and both 1.1 […]
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Windows Server 2012 – Resetting the Administrator Password
Requirement Windows 2012 (whatever version) installation CD/DVD To reset the password on your Windows 2012 server complete the following steps:- Boot from the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 DVD From the Windows Setup menu, click Next Select Repair your Computer Under Choose and Option click “Command Prompt” At the command prompt type ren d: \windows\system32\utilman.exe utilman.old Enter Then type copy \windows\system32\cmd.exe d:\windows\system32\utilman.exe Enter Close the command prompt and click Continue The server should now reboot and […]
Remote Desktop Authentication Error
Recent Windows 10 / Server 2013 updates are enforcing Network Level Authenticated only for users making RDP connections. This will throw up the error prompt:- To resolve – uncheck the following in the System Properties, Remote Desktop tab on the client machine
Windows Server 2012 NIC Teaming and Netgear Prosafe switches
I’m used to working with medium-sized datacenters where walls are filled with server blades and SANs and stuff I do not understand. My new job – not so much. On my first visit to the “server room” I found a pair of HP ML 350 G3 (!) servers gathering dust in a corner. In order to support a more advanced CI process and virtualize the few production systems we have, I invested in a HP […]
Deploy MSI’s through your network with GPO
Introduction It’s really a hassle to go to every computer in your network and manually install a program, especially when you can do it automatically. Here is how!!! This will only work if you are running Windows Server and if the target workstations are joined to the domain. You also have to install the Group Policy Management feature in server manager (see step 3). This only works on MSI files, not EXE or any other […]
How to REMOVE WSUS CLIENT settings
Some of P2V servers from the old domain relied on WSUS. This stops you from being ably to manually search and install Windows Updates Error message Windows Update failed : Error 80244018 On a server (or a workstation) the way to uninstall On a DC In the WSUS GPO assigned to this server, DISABLE the policy “Specify intranet Microsoft update service location”. And /Or If the policy has already been removed, or the machine is […]
Allow Server 2012 to Have More Than One Terminal Server Session
gpedit.msc: Computer Configuration\ Administrative Templates\ Windows Components\ Remote Desktop Services\ Remote Desktop Session Host\ Connections\ Restrict Remote Desktop Services users to a single Remote Desktop Services session Disabled