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13 Jan 2011 | Mark Menges | No Comments | 468 views | Categories: Microsoft, Technology, Windows Server
Save Yourself the Trouble   —   Enable Active Directory Recycle Bin

Ever delete a user account accidentally from your domain? If you have, then you know how much trouble it can be to restore a deleted account. If an Active Directory forest has been upgraded to Windows Server 2008 R2 forest functional level (FFL), the Active Directory Recycle Bin can be enabled. The Recycle Bin uses […]

5 Jan 2011 | Brad Werner | No Comments | 404 views | Categories: Microsoft, PowerShell, Technology, Windows Server
Spelunking Group Policy

Windows Server 2008 R2, with PowerShell 2.0 and the GroupPolicy management module allows for powerful administration of Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) based Group Policy. A question came up during a recent session of the Group Policy course, and then again the following week during a session of a PowerShell course. The distilled-down question […]

4 Jan 2011 | Mark Menges | No Comments | 1,858 views | Categories: Microsoft, Technology, Virtualization, Windows Server
Remote Desktop IP Virtualization on Server 2008 R2

The introduction of Windows Server 2008 includes powerful new features for terminal services. The Terminal Services Gateway allows RDP clients to connect to Terminal Servers on an organization’s network using SSL-based encryption from the Internet without first creating a VPN connection. A Terminal Services Remote Application (TS RemoteApp) is delivered to the client computer in […]

10 Sep 2010 | Mark Menges | No Comments | 199 views | Categories: Hyper-V, Microsoft, Technology, Virtualization, Windows Server

Microsoft has recently released the beta of the eagerly awaited service pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. This service pack is unusual because it can be applied to either operating system. The service pack includes many new and improved capabilities for Windows Server 2008 R2. On such new feature is Dynamic […]

18 Feb 2010 | Brad Werner | No Comments | 123 views | Categories: Microsoft, SQL Server, Technology

If you’re a surfer, you are good at paddling out to sea. It’s a different sort of meditation than riding the wave in to shore, which many people find more exciting, more physically demanding, yet in a deeper sense more centering and relaxing than riding a chair-lift up the slopes to make your big alpine […]

11 Dec 2009 | Tim Hazell | No Comments | 111 views | Categories: Microsoft, Windows 7

Well, you’ve probably read some of his blog posts here  —  but now it’s time to put a name to a face and meet Mark!  Take a quick look and get to know Mark as he shares some of his experiences teaching various Microsoft courses at Global Knowledge. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB5eR8BvCuM&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Related Courses Implementing and Administering Windows 7 in the […]