Microsoft Exchange and Active Directory Blog
Today I had the requirement to convert a Windows server from Legacy BIOS to UEFI with Secure Boot. It was a virtual machine on an ESXi 8 server. However, the method described should also work with other hypervisors and also with physically installed Windows servers. If in the BIOS of the server or in the ... Read more
This short HowTo is about the configuration of OCSP (Online Certificate Status Protocol) or the "Online Responder" role on Windows Server 2022. OCSP (Online Certificate Status Protocol) is a protocol that is used within the PKI. It enables the status of certificates to be checked in real time. Instead of checking the validity of certificates in long revocation lists (Certificate Revocation ... Read more
The Windows updates that Microsoft released on 11.01.2022 are causing some problems on Windows servers. In the meantime, there are increasing reports that domain controllers keep restarting after January CU has been installed. Some other problems seem to increasingly affect Windows Server 2012 R2. After installing the update, Hyper-V no longer starts and ReFS formatted ... Read more
Sometimes it may be necessary to subsequently change the IP and host name of a domain controller, for example if a new domain controller replaces an old one and is to be accessible under the same IP and name. Changing the IP address of a domain controller is normally possible without any problems, changing the host name of a domain controller ... Read more
Windows servers may display the message "Why did the computer shut down unexpectedly" at every login if the server had previously crashed. Although the message can be confirmed for the current session, it reappears the next time the user logs on: This small problem occurs when a user who is not the "Administrator" logs on, ... Read more
Last week there was a small raffle here in which there were 2 books to be won. The raffle has now ended and the winners have already been chosen. I have already notified the winners Stefan and Michael by e-mail. If one or both winners do not respond within a week, a new draw will be held, ... Read more
After a long time there is something to win again. MITP Verlag kindly sent me 4 books, which can now be won as two sets in a small raffle. First of all, many thanks to MITP for providing the books! To take part in this little raffle, all you have to do is ... Read more
Windows Server 2019 is available again today. Server 2019 was originally released in October, but was withdrawn a short time later along with the Windows 10 update. As Windows Server 2019 is a prerequisite for Exchange 2019, some people were unable to start installing test environments. Windows Server 2019 can now be downloaded and ... Read more
Having already described the installation of Exchange 2019 on Server 2019 with a graphical user interface here, the recommended installation on Windows Server 2019 Core now follows. The installation of Exchange 2019 on Server Core is faster than on a server with a graphical user interface, once Exchange has been installed, you have to ... Read more
Microsoft has officially released Windows Server 2019. A 180-day trial version can be downloaded here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-server-2019 In addition to Office 2019, Windows Server 2019 is now also available in the Visual Studio subscription: Windows Server 2019 comes with a few interesting features, here is a short (not complete) summary: With the "Storage Migration Services", older FileServer ... Read more
