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Import Group Policy on a local machine

Importing a group policy can both be very nerve wracking but also quite easy. Things you'll need: * LGPO (Which can be found here; https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=55319) I assume that you already have a admx file and want to import it for

Hardened UNC Paths and why

💡Note; If the environment exclusively contains Windows 8.0 / Server 2012 (non-R2) or newer systems, then the 'Privacy' setting may (optionally) also be set to enable SMB encryption. However, using SMB encryption will render the targeted share paths completely inaccessible by older OSes, so only use this additional

How to update the Policy Definitions template

Administrative templates are divided into admx and language files(adml files). Windows uses central store to store the files, the central store is located on the sysvol share which is located here: \\contoso.com\SYSVOL\contoso.com\policies\PolicyDefinitions To update the definitions you will have to download and install

Change the time zone via command prompt

You can use the following command to see the different time zones tzutil /l Once you have found the time zone that you want to change, then use tzutil /s "Romance Standard Time" This should change your time zone.

Change the ‘krbtgt’ password

Language: English Do not delete the krbtgt accounts for the RODCs. The krbtgt account for an RODC is listed in the format krbtgt_number. If you use a customized password filter (such as passfilt.dll) on a DC, then you might receive an error when you try to reset the

Reset the DSRM password

Language: English Active Directory will always validate a new Directory Services Repair Mode password to make sure it meets the domain’s password complexity requirements; this validation also calls into password filter dlls like Microsoft Entra Password Protection. If the new DSRM password is rejected, the following error message results:

Unable to view RemoteApp in RDWeb

Language: English Fun little issue that i had today, doing a installation of a RemoteApp on a new Windows Server 2019. I had a problem where my RDWeb didn’t show any application once logged in. Luckily i had one RemoteApp server that already worked without any problems so i

Changing the root password of a MySQL

If its a new installation we recommend you to run the following command in your terminal # mysql_secure_installation If you just want to change the root password you can do this by the following method. # mysql -u root mysql> USE mysql; mysql> UPDATE user SET plugin='

DPAPI keys Active Directory

Language: Danish Hvad er DPAPI Keys? DPAPI (Data Protection API) backup nøgler i Active Directory bruges til at beskytte og gendanne krypterede data. Når en bruger i et Active Directory-domæne krypterer data ved hjælp af DPAPI, bliver en kopi af brugerens master-nøgle krypteret med en såkaldt DPAPI Domain Backup Key,

Reset ‘AZUREADSSOACC’ Password

Language: English When configuring Seamless SSO, the computer account “AZUREADSSOACC” is created. For security reasons, the Kerberos encryption key for this account should be rolled over every 30 days. Here is how. Requirements before starting * Check if you have access to the server where the Azure AD/Entra ID Connector