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Configuring Change Notification on a MANUALLY created Replication partner
Hello. Jim here again to elucidate on the wonderment of change notification as it relates to Active...
Author: Jonathan Stephens, MSFT Date: 01/21/2013
Intermittent Mail Sack: Must Remember to Write 2013 Edition
Hi all, Jonathan here again with the latest edition of the Intermittent Mail Sack. We've had some...
Author: Jonathan Stephens, MSFT Date: 01/07/2013
Revenge of Y2K and Other News
Hello sports fans! So this has been a bit of a hectic time for us, as I'm sure you can imagine....
Author: Jonathan Stephens, MSFT Date: 11/27/2012
....And knowing is half the battle!
Jonathan here. Chuck Timon over on the AskCore blog has a new post that you folks testing with...
Author: Jonathan Stephens, MSFT Date: 10/31/2012
Digging a little deeper into Windows 8 Primary Computer
[This is a ghost of Ned past article – Editor] Hi folks, Ned here again to talk more about the...
Author: Jonathan Stephens, MSFT Date: 10/23/2012
So long and thanks for all the fish
My time is up. It’s been eight years since a friend suggested I join him on a contract at...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 10/12/2012
AD FS 2.0 RelayState
Hi guys, Joji Oshima here again with some great news! AD FS 2.0 Rollup 2 adds the capability to send...
Author: Jonathan Stephens, MSFT Date: 09/27/2012
Windows Server 2012 Shell game
Here's the scenario, you just downloaded the RTM ISO for Windows Server 2012 using your handy,...
Author: MikeStephensMSFT Date: 09/20/2012
Monthly Mail Sack: I Hope Your Data Plan is Paid Up Edition
Hi all, Ned here again with that thing we call love. Blog! I mean blog. I have a ton to talk about...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 09/14/2012
MaxTokenSize and Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012
Hello AskDS Populous, Mike here and I want to share with you some of the excellent enhancements we...
Author: MikeStephensMSFT Date: 09/12/2012
Windows Server 2012 GA
Hey folks, Ned here again to tell you what you probably already know: Windows Server 2012 is now...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 09/04/2012
Updated Group Policy Search service
Mike here with an important service announcement. In June of 2010, guest poster Kapil Mehra...
Author: MikeStephensMSFT Date: 09/01/2012
AD Replication Status Tool is Live
Hey all, Ned here with some new troubleshooting tool love, courtesy of the ADREPLSTATUS team at...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 08/23/2012
Detaining Docs with DAC
Hey all, Ned here again with a quick advert: Robert Deluca from our Partner and Customer team just...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 08/20/2012
RSA Key Blocking is Here!
Hello everyone. Jonathan here again with another Public Service Announcement post. Today, Microsoft...
Author: Jonathan Stephens, MSFT Date: 08/14/2012
Managing RID Issuance in Windows Server 2012
Hi all, Ned here again to talk further about managing your RID pool. By default, a domain has...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 08/10/2012
Windows PowerShell remoting and delegating user credentials
Hey all Rob Greene here again. Yeah, I know, it’s been a while since I’ve written...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 08/02/2012
Shipped it
Windows 8 RTM Windows Server 2012 RTM IT Pros Store Build Dates Prizes - Ned "terse" Pyle
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 08/01/2012
Kerberos errors in network captures
Hi guys, Joji Oshima here again. When troubleshooting Kerberos authentication issues, a network...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 07/27/2012
Common DFSN Configuration Mistakes and Oversights
Hello all, Dave here again. Over a year ago, Warren created an ASKDS blog post covering common DFS...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 07/24/2012
Dynamic Access Control and ISV Goodness
Hey all, Ned here with a quickie: Robert Paige just published an interesting read on Windows Server...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 07/20/2012
Standardizing Dynamic Access Control Configuration – Exporting and Importing Dynamic Access Control objects between Active Directory Forests
[This is a guest post from Joe Isenhour, a Senior Program Manager in Windows Server. You may...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 07/18/2012
Managing the Recycle bin with Redirected Folders with Vista or Windows 7
Hi, Gary here, and I have been seeing a few more questions regarding the recycle bin on redirected...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 07/16/2012
RSA Key Blocking is Coming
Hey all, Ned here again with one of my rare public service announcement posts: In August 2012,...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 07/16/2012
I’m Baaaaaccccck
Hey all, Ned here again. After a few months of training room huffing, airline food loathing, and...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 07/16/2012
An ADFS Claims Rules Adventure
[Editor's Note: This is a guest post from Steve Halligan, a Senior Premier Field Engineer.] Notes...
Author: Jonathan Stephens, MSFT Date: 06/26/2012
New Office 365 and AD FS/DirSync Information Available
Hi folks, Jonathan here again. Adam Conkle has posted some new goodies related to Office 365 and AD...
Author: Jonathan Stephens, MSFT Date: 06/08/2012
Important Information about Remote Desktop Licensing and Security Advisory 2718704
Hi folks, Jonathan here. Dave and I wanted to share some important information with you. By now...
Author: Jonathan Stephens, MSFT Date: 06/05/2012
What's Causing that DFSR Change Storm?
[This is another guest post from our pal Mark in Oz. Even if you don’t care about DFSR, I highly...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 06/01/2012
The Mouse Will Play
Hey all, Ned here. Mike and I start teaching Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 DS internals this...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 06/01/2012
Come get Windows 8 Release Preview and Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate
Ned here. Go there: Download Windows 8 Release Preview ISO images Download Windows Server 2012...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 05/31/2012
Do not skip the latest B8 boot post
Hey all, Ned here. The Building Windows 8 blog recently posted a new article from Chris Clark that...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 05/23/2012
Dynamic Access Control intro on Windows Server blog
Hey all, Ned here with a quick “xerox” post: the Dynamic Access Control developers have released a...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 05/22/2012
New Slow Logon, Slow Boot Troubleshooting Content
Hi all, Ned here again. We get emailed here all the time about issues involving delays in user...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 05/01/2012
How to NOT Use Win32_Product in Group Policy Filtering
Hi all, Ned here again. I have worked many slow boot and slow logon cases over my career. The...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 04/19/2012
Exclusive! Shocking New Windows Names Revealed!!!
Ok, that might have been a slightly inflammatory and misleading title. Windows 8 is now officially...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 04/17/2012
New USMT 5.0 Features for Windows 8 Consumer Preview
Hi all, Ned here again. Frequent readers know that I’ve written many times about the User State...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 04/13/2012
Your 24 Month XP Warning
Hi all, Ned here again with a public service announcement: On April 8th 2014, Windows XP support...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 04/08/2012
Group Policy Management Improvements in Windows Server "8" Beta
Hi all, Ned here again. If you've been supporting group policy for years, you’ve grown used to its...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 04/06/2012
Gimme Some Sugar
Hi all, Ned here again. Like Bruce Campbell, we’ve been away for awhile, but you can always count on...
Author: NedPyle [MSFT] Date: 04/06/2012