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Bei einem neuen Windows Server 2025 Template für vmware, funktionierte die Anpassung des Betriebssystems mit einer „VM Customization Specifications“ nicht. Kurz zur Erklärung: Bei vmware vSphere können VMs aus einem Template erstellt werden. Das Temaplte ist eine Vorlage mit installiertem Betriebssystem und allen relevanten Grundeinstellungen. Aus diesem Template können neue VMs sehr schnell geklont werden. … Read more
The validity of certificates can be checked either via OCSP (Online Certificate Status Protocol) or classically via a revocation list (CRL). The basic revocation list of a Microsoft Windows certification authority is valid for 7 days by default. In some cases, this is too long, as a certificate may still be valid after revocation. Read more
Windows Server 2025 offers new features for Active Directory (AD DS) and Active Directory Lightweight Domain Services (AD LDS) for the first time in a long time. With the new features, Active Directory scales better even in very large environments and brings additional improvements for security and stability. Optional feature for 32k database page size Since the introduction of Active Directory ... Read more
Domain Controllers under Windows Server 2025 currently have the problem that an incorrect network profile is loaded. After restarting the server, the network profile "Public" is loaded, although it is a domain controller. Here is a screenshot from the GUI directly after starting the operating system And here is a screenshot from the PowerShell: ... Read more
The new Windows Server 2025 brings some new features for the Active Directory and also makes the upgrade particularly easy. An inplace upgrade to Windows Server 2025 is possible from Windows Server 2012 R2 without an intermediate step. In principle, only the Server 2025 ISO needs to be mounted and it can be upgraded directly. In ... Read more
The new Windows Server is now available and I started configuring my template for a standard installation straight away. I clone my production and test VMs from this template. The following settings are based on the standard Windows installation with desktop. Initially, only the operating system and all available Windows updates are installed. All ... Read more
Microsoft has released Windows Server 2025. Since 01.11.24 the new Windows Server version can be downloaded in the Visual Studio subscription. A 180-day trial version of Windows Server 2025 can be downloaded at the following link: Windows Server 2025 is an LTSC version that will be mainstream by October 2029. Read more
In August 2023, I tried out a preview version of Windows Server vNext and was quite disillusioned with the new features. Now it's a new year and something has changed in the Windows Server vNext version. I have therefore tested the current build 26010 of Windows Server vNext and have to admit ... Read more
