The 2nd Thing to Enable in Every AD – Protect object from accidental deletion
Protect object from accidential deletion is your 1st line of protection, if you value your OU structure. The checkbox “Protect object from accidental deletion” stops both accidental deletes and moves….
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The First Thing to Enable in Every AD – Active Directory Recycle Bin
The Active Directory Recycle Bin is not a “nice-to-have” in 2025 — it’s mandatory. It allows fast, attribute-preserving recovery of deleted AD objects without the pain of authoritative restores. It…
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Automation using Group Policy – Background
Automation using Group Policy is most likely the easiest step in your environment for custimzation. In one of the latest Blog articles we looked into “Group Policies and Group Policies…
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Windows Server 2025 Autologon: When and Why?
Windows Server 2025 Autologon is a challenging discussion. Learn why, when and how to enable Autologon in Windows Server 2025 safely, plus robust mitigation strategies. A reboot that lands on…
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Group Policies and Group Policies Preferences (2025)
For Group Policies the time between Windows Server 2022 and Windows Server 2025 had a focus to move Group Policies and Group Policies Preferences towards being code-driven solution rather than…
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Homelab – Build a robust DNS foundation – Part 3 Optimizing Technitium DNS Server on Windows
Optimizing Technitium to make it a robust foundation. When name resolution hiccups, the whole household feels it faster than a power cut. DNS is the nervous system of any homelab…
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Windows Server 2025 – Part 8 (Configuring Highly Available DHCP)
Highly Available DHCP is the backbone of network connectivity in modern infrastructures. When DHCP fails, clients lose IP leases, hindering access to services. Windows Server 2025’s built-in DHCP failover ensures…
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How to Uninstall Azure Arc from Windows Server 2025
Why do we need to Uninstall Azure Arc or Azure Arc Setup? Windows Server 2025 ships with the Azure Arc Setup feature baked in. You’ll notice a new tray icon…
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Windows Server 2025 Summit – Session List
I couldn’t attend the Windows Server 2025 summit and missed the sessions. Luckily, all the sessions are available On_Demand to review. To follow them up, I created a list of…
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Homelab – Build a robust DNS foundation – Part 2 using Technitium DNS Server on Windows
Let’s create an improved version of the Technitium DNS server for Windows. Some time ago, I wrote a DNS guide to help you get started with your home laboratory. This…
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