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Windows 10 VM 99 percent disk utilization performance issue
In troubleshooting a recent performance issue in my home lab environment on a couple of Windows 10 VMs that I had running, I had a peculiar issue that arose. Â In looking at task manager when troubleshooting severe slowdowns in the…
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When to use Windows Server 2016 ReFS
Windows Server 2016 has many exciting enhancements, however, one that many will want to take advantage of is the new version of the ReFS file system that is baked into Windows Server 2016. ReFS version 3.1 contains many new enhancements…
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Install and Configure Windows Server 2016 WSUS
Windows Server Update Services or WSUS is a Microsoft product that allows us to centrally manage patches for Microsoft operating systems and other Microsoft products. Â With Windows Server 2016, the process is basically the same as previous server operating systems…
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Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Cluster Not Enough Storage Space Available
I wanted to write up a quick end of the week post that had me scratching my head for a bit in a Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V cluster lab I had built up. When powering up a virtual machine in…
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Add iSCSI target Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Core
Working with Windows Server 2016 Server Core is a bit more difficult than working with the GUI enabled version of Windows Server. Also, with Windows Server 2016 Microsoft has removed the ability to go back from GUI to Server Core,…
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Enable Windows Server 2016 Active Directory Recycle Bin
In our last post, we talked about the Active Directory Administrative Center in Windows Server 2016. Â ADAC is a great way to interface with Active Directory with a task oriented GUI interface. Â One of the things we can do from…
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Windows Server 2016 Active Directory Administrative Center
A lesser known feature in Windows Server beginning with Windows Server 2008 R2 is the Active Directory Administrative Center that allows administrators what basically looks like Server Manager to administer Active Directory environments. The Active Directory Administrative Center or ADAC…
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Setup Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V VM Replication
Setting up Hyper-V replication allows you to replicate a virtual machine from one Hyper-V environment over to another. Â The nice things about replication in the Microsoft Hyper-V hypervisor world is that there is no appliance to have to setup or…
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Install Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Nano Server in VMware ESXi
One of the exciting features of Windows Server 2016 is Nano Server which is basically a headless operating system that really does strip out just about everything but the necessary components to run a server operating system. Â There is of…
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Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Server Core Uninstall Programs
If you are working with Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Server Core and need to uninstall programs, there is no GUI or built in menu to do this with the sconfig utility.  However using a remote registry connection and looking at the…
