Windows Server 2008

Last Updated on 27 Sept. 2016, Total: 304 Knowledge Base Tips

300 Admin Tips
53 Active Directory
123 Admin
1 Applications
3 Exchange
13 Migration
20 Miscellaneous
45 Network
22 Security
10 Terminal Servers and Thin Clients
9 Virtual Platforms
3 Registry Tips
3 Miscellaneous
1 User Tips
1 Miscellaneous

  1. Import and Export TCP/IP Configuration with Netsh

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 14 July 2011
    • Section: Network

    Backup or transfer static IP and DNS address detail using the Network Shell... Read More

  2. Forcing Server 2008 Domain Controller Demotion

    When forcing the demotion of a domain controller in Windows Server 2003 there was a caveat that limited your ability to perform this action. This tip explains the caveat and its removal in Server 2008... Read More

  3. Enabling Jumbo Frames for Improved Data Transfer

    • by Chris Sanders
    • Published on 28 June 2011
    • Section: Network

    Jumbo frames are not anything new but they are often forgotten about. Enabling them may provide a bit of a performance boost. This tip shows how to do that... Read More

  4. Deleting zillions of tiny files from a volume

    How to delete zillions of tiny files from a volume without taking forever... Read More

  5. Specifying the boot image order in Windows Deployment Services

    You want to specify the order in which boot images are displayed when using Windows Deployment Services... Read More

  6. Staging Files to Virtual Machines

    Here's a tip on how you can quickly stage files from your Hyper-V R2 host computer to a virtual machine on that host... Read More

  7. Hide a Server from the Microsoft Computer Browser Service

    • by Eric Geier
    • Published on 26 April 2011
    • Section: Network

    Stop sending announcements to the domain... Read More

  8. Group Policy confusion: logon hours

    • by Mitch Tulloch
    • Published on 14 April 2011
    • Section: Admin

    What's the difference between these two Group Policy policy settings?... Read More

  9. Stress Testing File Server Capacity

    Testing file servers for a supported workload has always been something that’s challenging outside of an actually deploying a server and seeing how it performs. Microsoft is currently testing a product which should allow for this to be done with great ease... Read More

  10. Minimize Number Of Repeated Entries In System Log By NetLogon

    This article explains how you can use a registry hack to increase the interval for logging duplicate event entries in the System Event Log by the NetLogon service... Read More

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