A Domain Controller Can Boot into Safe Mode without DSRM
For some reason, maybe because this was the way things were many years ago, I was under the impression that booting a domain controller into safe mode (e.g. to uninstall …
Migrate from CA certificate to Self-Signed Certificate
I manage a few small networks where there is a single server for the company. Last year, on one of those networks, I set up Server 2022 with a new …
Re-Join a Windows Client to a Domain
A customer has a Windows Server 2016 Essentials machine with several Windows 10 clients. As those clients upgrade to Windows 11, the Windows Server Essentials connector sometimes fails to connect. …
Unbox a ROK
Windows Server 2022 Essentials is sold only as a Reseller Option Kit (ROK). While I understand that this is a kind of vendor-specific OEM product, I wasn’t sure what to …
List Windows Drive IDs and Drive Letters
I sometimes forget this seldom-used but invaluable command for listing volume mount points under Windows: mountvol