Q: A company's IT team is planning the placement of domain controllers for their multi-site domain. The team needs to know what is recommended. Which of the following should be considered when ...

Setting up a Domain Controller (DC) in a Windows server is crucial in managing a secure and centralized network. A Domain Controller handles authentication, enforces security policies, and enables ...

Microsoft is investigating LSASS memory leaks (caused by Windows Server updates released during the November Patch Tuesday) that might lead to freezes and restarts on some domain controllers. LSASS ...

One of the most helpful native tools for troubleshooting problems with domain controllers is DCDiag. In this article, I will show you the basics of using this helpful tool. DCDiag was introduced early ...

Update March 22: Microsoft has released emergency out-of-band (OOB) updates to fix this known issue. The March 2024 Windows Server updates are causing some domain controllers to crash and restart, ...

Sounds funny, but believe it or not, it's real. Since its release in Windows Server 2012, Hyper-V supports cloning of Domain Controller VMs. Cloning may seem an incredibly naughty task for a domain ...

I've got an old Server 2008 (not R2) Core install on a standalone free version of ESX 3.5 or 4.0. That VM handles DHCP/DNS and is a domain controller. Rather than fight with importing it into our ...

10 cool new features in Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Your email has been sent Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials will now allow Essentials features in larger domains as a Windows Server role. See ...

I'm looking to stand up the first Server 2012 R2 domain controller on the domain. I've messed with Server 2008 Core before and found the hassle of not having a GUI to not be worth the trade off. I've ...

Q: A company's server deployment team needs to introduce many new Windows Server 2012 domain controllers throughout the network into a single Windows Server 2008 R2 domain. The team has chosen to use ...