In the latest Windows 10 builds, you can automatically add static routes when establishing a VPN connection. When the VPN connection is terminated, the route is automatically removed from the…
Windows Server 2019: Installation and Configuration Tutorials
High Non-Paged Pool Memory Usage (Leak) in Windows
Windows computers and servers may experience troubles with memory overflow caused by a leak of a certain system driver that stores its data in the system’s non-paged memory pool. Non-paged…
Windows Server Core: Installing Active Directory Domain Controller
Windows Server Core is a good platform to host the Active Directory domain controller role due to fewer resource requirements, increased stability and security (due to less code and updates).…
How to Manually Import (Add) Update into WSUS from Microsoft Update Catalog?
Not all fixes, patches, and updates for Microsoft products are available for installation in the Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) console. For example, you might have disabled update synchronization for…
PowerShell SecretManagement Module: Securely Manage Credentials and Secrets
Microsoft recently released a very useful SecretManagement PowerShell module. You can use it to securely store and use saved passwords (secrets) in your PowerShell scripts. The module consists of two…
PowerShell: Get Folder Sizes on Disk in Windows
Most Windows users know that the easiest way to check the size of a folder is to open the folder properties in File Explorer. More experienced users prefer to use…
Managing Saved Passwords Using Windows Credential Manager
Windows Credential Manager allows saving credentials (usernames and passwords) to access network resources, websites, and apps. With Windows Credential Manager, you can connect to remote resources automatically without entering your…
Kill a Windows Service That Stucks on Stopping or Starting
How to manually kill a Windows service process that is stack at “Stopping” or “Starting” state? Most Windows administrators have faced a problem when they try to start/stop/restart a service,…
Changing Time Zone Settings in Windows via CMD, PowerShell, and GPO
Time zone, along with time and date, is one of the critical parameters of a computer. For Windows and applications to work correctly, the time zone must be set in…
How to Convert (Upgrade) Windows Server 2019/2016 Evaluation to Full Version?
Microsoft invites everyone to get acquainted with the features of the server platform using trial versions of Windows Server 2019 or Windows Server 2016 (StandardEvaluation or DatacenterEvaluation). By filling out…