Active Directory-Based Activation vs. Key Management Services
First published on TechNet on Feb 04, 2013 KMS Activation I still receive TONS of questions on KMS even though it has been around for quite some time now. It’s fairly easy to ramp up on. I can generally bring an admin up to speed in under an hour, if they don’t want to read the documentation (located on TechNet: http://technet.microsoft.com/library/ff793409.aspx).How to Clean up the WinSxS Directory and Free Up Disk Space on Windows Server 2008 R2 with New Update
First published on TechNet on May 13, 2014 It’s finally here! After pages and pages of comments from you requesting the ability to clean up the WinSxS directory and component store on Windows Server 2008 R2, an update is available.After Migrating Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Cluster to Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V Cluster, Virtual Machines Fail to Come Online in Failover Cluster Manager
First published on TechNet on Nov 16, 2015 Lots of my customers are upgrading their Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Cluster nodes to Windows Server 2012 R2.Getting Started with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit for Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1: Part II, starting with Selection Profiles (and some random Windows Server 2003 End of Service ramblings)
First published on TechNet on May 18, 2015 A while back (and longer than I’d like to admit), I wrote a post on getting started with Windows Deployment for Windows Server or Windows client using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit.When Creating a New Resource or Role in Windows Server 2012 R2 Failover Cluster, the Network Name Fails to Come Online or Failed to Create Associated Computer Object in Domain
First published on TechNet on Nov 17, 2014 There is an issue I have seen repeatedly in the field since Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 released.
