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In addition to Windows 10, Windows Server 2016 also transfers a lot of data to Microsoft. In many companies, this chatty behavior of the current Windows versions is probably undesirable. Microsoft seems to be well aware of this and has published extensive documentation on which services transfer data to Microsoft. The documentation is available here: Manage connections ... Read more
With the Performance Tuning Guidelines for Windows Server 2016, numerous tips for optimizing speed have been published: Performance Tuning Guidelines for Windows Server 2016 Currently, tips for increasing speed are offered for the following points: Server Hardware Hardware performance considerations Hardware power considerations Server Roles Active Directory Servers File Servers Hyper-V Servers Remote ... Read more
Windows Defender is integrated into Windows Server 2016 and is also activated by default. This can lead to problems if another managed virus scanner is installed. As most companies probably use a virus scanner from a third-party manufacturer (Symantec, Kaspersky, TrendMicro, Intel Security, etc.), it makes sense to uninstall Windows Defender. The uninstallation ... Read more
Foreword This article is not meant to be completely serious. However, in my opinion, there are a few inconsistencies with the Windows Update. Creators Update for Windows Server 2016? Nils already published it on Twitter on March 15, Windows Update also offers the Creators Update on a Windows 2016 server: I found this funny and ... Read more
With Windows Server 2016, a new Privileged Access Management feature was introduced, which allows users to be added to a group for a certain period of time only and automatically removed again after this time has expired. This feature is useful if a user is only to be given administrative rights (e.g. Domain Admin) for a certain period of time. A ... Read more
The Chrome browser reports the following error for websites running on an IIS server on Windows Server 2016: ERR_SPDY_INADEQUATE_TRANSPORT_SECURITY In this case, Chrome does not allow the error to be ignored. The problem also occurs with Exchange 2016 servers installed on Windows Server 2016. The problem lies in old cipher suites and ... Read more
If anyone is running an Exchange 2016 server with the Edge Transport role on Windows Server 2016, you should read the post from the Exchange Team Blog, it says: Today we are announcing an update to our support policy for Windows Server 2016 and Exchange Server 2016. At this time we do not recommend customers install ... Read more
This series of articles is about backing up and restoring Exchange databases and mailboxes using Windows Server Backup. The test environment consists of a Windows Server 2016 with Exchange 2016 on which the Windows feature "Windows Server Backup" has been installed. The Windows Server Backup is a simple tool with which Windows Server and Exchange can be backed up and ... Read more
I admit it. In one of my test environments, I've now been caught out too. I've forgotten the password... But it's actually a good thing, because I can see if the good old workaround via "Utilman" still works. The good news: Yes, it still works! Here again the way how ... Read more
I am currently configuring the base template for Windows Server 2016. I would like to create Windows Server 2016 VMs based on this template in the future. Please feel free to post any tips on useful settings for the standard installation in the comments. I will gradually expand this article until the template is complete. ... Read more
