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Validate your current WU settings using SCONFIG To determine what updates your machine has already installed, follow these steps: Open a command prompt with Admin permissions. Type sconfig and press Enter. NOTE: There may be a short pause as the tool inspects your system. Option #5 shows the current configuration of your Windows Update settings. Change your Windows Update Settings To […]
Read moreWindows Server 2016 brings with it a wealth of new functionality, including new and upgraded features that make it easier for administrators to enable and manage High Availability on the DHCP service. The High Availability mode was possible in the past through the cluster services, but it wasn’t the best thing to place a network service on top a cluster […]
Read moreIn this guide we will setup and configure DFS ( Distributed File System ) Namespaces in Windows Server 2016. DFS allows you to setup shared folders hosted on different servers into one or more logically structured namespaces. Each namespace appears to users as a single shared folder with a series of subfolders. This setup increases availability and automatically connects users […]
Read moreIn this tutorial I will go through step by step on how to install the Active Directory ( AD ) role on Windows Server 2016. If you are setting up the server for production is recommended to set a static IP address on the server before you start the AD installation. Also before you start the AD installation, rename the server now […]
Read moreDeploying IIS on A Windows Container can be done In two ways, First way deploy windows Nano Server Container and then Install IIS using DISM, Second way and more simple and recommended Is downloading a Windows Nano Server Image with IIS Installed and configured. In this article, I’ll use the first option and In the next few days, I’ll blog […]
Read moreTo create a basic Windows Container, I’ll use the docker run command which will create a Windows Nano Server 2016 Container without a specific name. open port or any other customization. The -it switch will automatically enter you Into the Container terminal docker run -it microsoft/nanoserver To create a Windows Container with a custom name and port 80 open I’ll […]
Read moreIn this article, I’ll show you how to deploy Windows Containers on Windows Server 2016 with the Docker Engine management tool. Windows Containers was first released with Windows Server 2016 and it was In the making for a few years before the release. The management tool for Windows Containers Is Docker Engine which offers a set of commands that allows us […]
Read moreWhat Is Windows Containers? Windows Containers Is a new Server Technology that allows us to run a clean Instance of Windows Server on the same Host. Windows Containers are not VMs because they share the kernel with the container host and all other containers running on it. Windows Containers keep a sandbox file that records all the changes that are […]
Read moreIn this article, I’ll show you how to disable the Windows Firewall on A Windows Nano Server 2016. Below, you will see two methods to do it one using Netsh and the second using Set-NetFirewallProfile (PowerShell) you can use either of them. To disable the firewall connect to your Nano Server using PowerShelland run the line below to disable the Firewall: netsh […]
Read moreIn this article, I’ll show you how to modify \ Change the existing DNS Server IP address on a Windows Nano Server 2016. To complete this operation, You will need to connect to the Server with an admin account and use Remote PowerShell. To get started, I’ve connected to my Nano Server using PowerShell Remote. Once connected, I’ll need to find […]
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