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Category: Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Server Core Uninstall Programs
Windows Server 2016

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.…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 31, 2017January 11, 2021
Windows Server 2016 Server Core the machine is already joined to the domain
Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2016 Server Core the machine is already joined to the domain

In working a lot recently with Windows Server 2016 Core in a lab environment, I ran into an issue after rolling back a snapshot on a Hyper-V Server Core install.…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 26, 2017January 11, 2021
Windows Server 2016 Lower Forest and Domain Functional Level
Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2016 Lower Forest and Domain Functional Level

In my home lab environment, I had the need to change the functional levels of my forest and domain to do some testing work with Exchange 2010.  I was running…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 19, 2017January 11, 2021
Windows Server 2016 DNS Policy Deny Subnet Access to Zone
Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2016 DNS Policy Deny Subnet Access to Zone

In the previous post, Controlling Home Lab DNS Resolution with Windows Server 2016, we looked briefly at the benefits of running Windows Server 2016 DNS server in a home lab environment…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 17, 2017January 11, 2021
Upgrade Windows Server 2012 R2 Domain Controller to Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016

Upgrade Windows Server 2012 R2 Domain Controller to Windows Server 2016

For those who may be considering upgrading Windows Server 2012 R2 Domain Controller to Windows Server 2016, there are a few things to consider first. I have never liked the…

by Brandon LeeNovember 29, 2016November 22, 2023
Prepare Active Directory Windows Server 2016 DC Adprep
Windows Server 2016

Prepare Active Directory Windows Server 2016 DC Adprep

With the RTM release of Windows Server 2016, many will be thinking about and looking to introduce a Windows Server 2016 domain controller into their existing Active Directory environments.  Let’s…

by Brandon LeeOctober 6, 2016November 22, 2023
Windows Server 2016 RTM Installation and Configuration
Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2016 RTM Installation and Configuration

Well, with Windows Server 2016 now RTM, many administrators are gearing up to start looking at installing their first WS2016 server in their environments, myself included.  There is a whole…

by Brandon LeeOctober 4, 2016January 11, 2021
Add SMTP Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016

Add SMTP Windows Server 2016

Most may not realize that there is actually a free SMTP server builtin to Windows Server all the way back to Windows 2003 and is IIS 6 technology (I know,…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 13, 2016January 11, 2021
Windows Server 2016 Containers Basic Setup
Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2016 Containers Basic Setup

If you would like to lab and play around with containers, there is a really great setup script and a few easy steps you can follow to get a copy…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 6, 2016February 15, 2024
Windows Server Technical Preview 2 Soft Reboot
Windows Server 2016

Windows Server Technical Preview 2 Soft Reboot

One of the highly anticipated features of the next Server OS from Microsoft is the soft reboot feature which allows for a soft reboot of services and the shell instead of having…

by Brandon LeeMay 6, 2015January 11, 2021

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