What is Active Directory: The Ultimate Guide

Learn how Active Directory makes it easier for IT to manage their organization’s computer resources. It is especially useful for companies that have to manage lots of endpoints and servers. Read more here. What is Active Directory and why is it used? Active Directory is a directory service from Microsoft that stores information about objects […] Continue reading What is Active Directory: The Ultimate Guide

Microsoft Releases Out-Of-Band Windows Server Update To Fix Remote Desktop Issues

Microsoft has released new out-of-band patches for Windows Server to fix some issues with Remote Desktop caused by the December Patch Tuesday updates. According to the release notes, this update addresses a Remote Desktop bug that was triggering performance issues as well as preventing users from connecting to the server. “Microsoft is releasing Out-of-band (OOB) […] Continue reading Microsoft Releases Out-Of-Band Windows Server Update To Fix Remote Desktop Issues

Petri is Looking for Writers

The Petri IT Knowledgebase is looking for writers! Petri is a leading site providing IT professionals with tutorials, news, and advice on how to work with Microsoft enterprise technologies. The editorial team is looking for content creators and IT professionals in the field who would like to help others by contributing their knowledge in the […] Continue reading Petri is Looking for Writers

Microsoft Advises Customers to Patch Active Directory Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Last month, Microsoft released the November Patch Tuesday updates to address two Active Directory (AD) Domain Services privilege escalation security flaws affecting all supported versions of Windows Server. But it looks like some customers have not updated their servers yet. The company published a blog post yesterday advising customers to install the emergency fixes on […] Continue reading Microsoft Advises Customers to Patch Active Directory Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Microsoft Announces Secured-Core Hardware for Windows Server 2022 and Azure Stack HCI

Earlier this year, Microsoft unveiled its plans to expand the Secured-Core initiative to its server products to help protect organizations from firmware attacks. The company has recently unveiled its plans to expand the Secured-Core initiative are now available for enterprise customers. “Partnering with leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and silicon vendors, Secured-core servers use industry-standard […] Continue reading Microsoft Announces Secured-Core Hardware for Windows Server 2022 and Azure Stack HCI

Patch Tuesday December 2021 – Apache Log4j Panic and Microsoft Plugs Windows AppX Installer Zero Day

This month, a flaw in the Apache Log4j library causes panic, Microsoft patches 67 new CVEs, 7 of which are rated Critical. And Adobe delivers a boat load of patches to finish off the year in style. So, let’s get started! Apache Log4j remote code execution vulnerability Let’s start this month by talking about Log4Shell […] Continue reading Patch Tuesday December 2021 – Apache Log4j Panic and Microsoft Plugs Windows AppX Installer Zero Day

How to Install WSL on Windows Server

WSL allows you to run applications natively as Linux processes on Windows. Learn how to install and use WSL on Windows Server here. Which versions of Windows Server support WSL? According to Microsoft documentation, the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is available for installation on Windows Server 2019 (1709) and above. This includes the few Windows Server […] Continue reading How to Install WSL on Windows Server

Microsoft Says There Will Be No Hyper-V Server 2022 Free Edition

Microsoft has released a special ‘Hyper-V Server‘ core edition with every release of Windows Server Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC 2012 R2, 2016, 2019). This past summer, while Windows Server 2022 was being developed and finalized, questions arose amongst IT Pros (hey, that rhymes…someone set that to music right away) about the possibility of Hyper-V Server […] Continue reading Microsoft Says There Will Be No Hyper-V Server 2022 Free Edition

Windows Server Hot Patching Coming to On-Premises Azure Stack HCI

Microsoft announced the availability of hotpatching – aka rebootless patching –  in Windows Server Azure Edition earlier this year. At Ignite in November 2021, Microsoft announced that rebootless patching is coming to Windows Server on-premises via Azure Stack HCI. Azure Stack HCI, Microsoft’s hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) operating system, which is delivered as an Azure service, […] Continue reading Windows Server Hot Patching Coming to On-Premises Azure Stack HCI