Install Disk Cleanup Tools Windows 2012 or Windows 2016 Server. Installing the function to clean your disk, requires that you install the Desktop Experience module from the Windows Feature list. 1. Open a PowerShell with Administrator rights. 2. Exercute: Import-Module ServerManager Install-WindowsFeature Desktop-Experience That’s it. A Reboot of the Computer is required.
Since I don’t have to do this very often, but always seem to forget how to transfer the Schema Masterand Domain Naming Master, I decided to write it down, when it came up again as I transferred all the roles to my Windows 2012 server. The following three FSMO roles can be migrated from Active Directory Users and Computers. Right mouse click on the domain and select Operations Masters. There is one tab for each of the three FSMO roles: PDCRID Pool ManagerInfrastructure Master The following FSMO role can be transfered from Active Directory Domains and Trusts. Right mouse click on Active Directory Domains and Trusts, and select Operations Master.: Domain Naming Master For the Schema Master FSMO role, you first need to register a dll by executing the following command (Note: This only needs to be done once from an elevated command prompt.): c:\> regsvr32 schmmgmt.dll Then, you can add the Active Directory Schema Snap-In to a Microsoft Management Console (MMC). With… Read More »Moving Active Directory AD to a New Domain Controller DC
How to disable (turn off) the default Windows 2012 Administrator Complexity 1. Open the Administrative Tool 2. This places you in the Administrative Tools section. Select Local Security Policy. ‘ 3. Change the password Must Meet Complex Requirements option to Disabled. In a Domain Environment, for an Active Directory Domain Server. In the Server Manager click on Tools and from the drop down click Group Policy Management Expand Forrest >> Domains >> Your Domain Controller. NOTE: There are some steps in the comments that some have made, that advise of additional steps at this point. Try without, but if you fail… have a look in the comments. Right click on the Default Domain Policy and click on the Edit from the context menu. Now Expand Computer Configuration -> Policies -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Account Policies -> Password Policy Double-click on the Passwords Must Meet Complexity Requirements option in the right pane. Select Disabled under define this policy setting: Click Apply then OK all the way out and close the GPO window. In order to… Read More »Windows 2012 Turn off Password Complexity
Windows 2012 RDP Remote Desktop Enabled but you Cannot Connect You find that after you enable the Windows 2012 RDP or Remote Desktop Connection features to allow you to remote desktop into your new server, you are still unable to connect to the server. The Cause By default on new installs of Windows 2012 R2 the server firewall is enabled for TCP IP on Remote Desktop User Mode In TCP-IP. The Fix Enable the rule that permits access through the Windows Firewall. 1. Search for Firewall and open “Windows Firewall and Advanced Security”. 2. Find the rule “Remote Desktop – User Mode TCP-in” and ENABLE Rule