Install and Configure NFS Client on Windows

The Network File System (NFS) client is not installed by default on Windows Server 2022/2019/2016/2012R2 and Windows 11/10 desktop versions. To install it, open the Server Manager and select Add Roles and Features -> Client for NFS.

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How to Rename a Domain Controller in Active Directory?

If you try to rename an Active Directory domain controller the way you rename domain member computers/servers (by using the sysdm.cpl console or the Rename-Computer PowerShell cmdlet)), a warning will appear:

Domain controllers cannot be moved from one domain to another, they must first be demoted. Renaming this domain controller may cause it to become temporarily unavailable to users and computers. For information on renaming domain controllers, including alternate renaming methods, see Renaming a Domain Controller (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=177447). To continue renaming this domain controller, click OK.

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Install Linux Integration Services (LIS) on Hyper-V VM

If you are deploying a Linux virtual machine on a Hyper-V host, you must install Linux Integration Services (LIS) in the guest operating system. Hyper-V Linux Integration Services allow the guest OS to interact with the host: send its state to the hypervisor, perform backups via VSS, correctly reboot and shutdown the Linux guest. In this tutorial, we’ll take a look at how to install Hyper-V Linux Integration Services on popular Linux distros – CentOS, Debian, and Ubuntu.

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Domain Controller Crashes on Boot with Stop Code 0xc00002e2

After an emergency shutdown of a physical server with an Active Directory domain controller role, the BSOD with an error stop code 0x00002e2 appears on boot. The error points out that the Active Directory database (NTDS.DIT) is damaged. In this article, we will figure out how to fix the ntds.dit file and start a domain controller (in our case, it is a server running Windows Server 2019).

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Increasing Database Size Limit in Exchange Server Standard

The main difference between the Exchange Server Standard Edition and the Enterprise Edition is that it supports only 5 mailbox databases with a maximum database size of 1024 GB. If the size of your Exchange mailbox database exceeds 1TB, it will be automatically unmounted and user mailboxes in it will be unavailable.

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How to Enable Remote Microphone in RDP/RDS Session?

By default, when using Windows Remote Desktop, you cannot use your local microphone to record sound in programs running on the remote computer in a terminal session (RDP/RDS). If you need to redirect the microphone to an application (Teams, Skype, etc.) installed on a Remote Desktop host, you need to check the settings on both the client and server-side.

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Installing Minikube on Windows Server Hyper-V

In this article, we will show you how to install and run Minikube in Hyper-V on Windows Server 2019. Minikube is a simple environment for creating a single-node Kubernetes cluster. It is great for getting to know with Kubernetes environment, experimenting, and educating your employees.

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