How to rename an Active Directory domain name of a Windows Server 2012 R2 with the Essentials Experience role installed Active Directory Domain rename on a Windows Server 2012 R2 Domain Controller with the Essentials Experience role installed. rendom, domain rename Read More
Get a free Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate for Access Anywhere and automatically renew it. Setup your free Let's Encrypt SSL certificate for Windows Server Essentials access anywhere and remote web access free ssl certificate, lets encrypt, access anywhere Read More
How to disable Client Computer Backup in Windows Server Essentials This tutorial explains how to disable client computer backups after you joined the clients. We use Powershell script to achieve this client computer backups, Windows Server 2016 Read More
GPO to force a prompt so users will make a new Outlook profile if you migrate to Office 365 Autodiscover settings need to be changed if you migrate from any SBS version to Office 365. With a Group Policy, we force Outlook to start and prompted to create a new profile. prompt for new outlook profile, gpo with registry entries Read More
Migrate Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials to Windows Server 2016 Essentials Add your domain admin account to the Enterprise and Schema admin group, install server 2016 as a replica DC and transfer FSMO roles. Migrate DHCP, DNS, files, folders, printers, and shares. Enable folder redirection, migrate mapped drives and certificates. fsmo, dcpromo, dhcp, replica domain controller Read More
How to migrate from SBS 2011 Essentials to Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Migrate from SBS 2011 Essentials to Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials. After we move FSMO roles we run dcpromo on the old server and demote it. Then we uninstall Active Directory Domain Services and DNS. Cleanup DNS and run DCDiag. migration guide for SBS 2011, sbs 2011 end of life Read More
Migrate from Windows Server 2008 R2 (Enterprise, Standard or Foundation) to Windows Server 2012 R2 (Essentials) A migration tutorial for a migration from Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation to Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials. This is also valid for migrations from Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard or Enterprise. migration, fsmo, dcpromo, dhcp, server 2008 end of life Read More
When installing a replica domain controller I get ‘Could not retrieve domain controllers. External component has thrown an exception’ From Active Directory Domains and Trusts we choose to Raise Forest Functional Level to Windows Server 2008 R2 as a minimum. After this, we can promote the DC replica domain controller, Could not retrieve domain controllers Read More
How to migrate from SBS 2003 R2 Premium to Windows Server 2012 R2 (Essentials) Delete the "Log on as service" account setting, raise functional level, synchronize time with an external source, create a replica DC and transfer operations master roles. Uninstall Exchange Server 2003 before you demote the SBS 2003 migration, fsmo, dcpromo, replica, sbs 2003 end of life, sbs 2003 migration kit Read More
Uninstall ISA Server 2004 from SBS 2003 R2 Premium and change to a single Nic setup Reconfigure your network for a single Nic scenario. Run the ICW Internet Connection Wizard and choose Broadband as your connection after you have uninstalled ISA Server 2004. ISA Server 2004, Single NIC Read More
Virtualization of your Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials and set time service on your virtualized domain controller Time skew on Domain Controllers is one of the biggest issues when you virtualize them but there is a solution to this issue. We must make sure time service uses the VM IC Time Synchronization Provider. domain controllers, time synchronization, hyper v Read More