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Hi all, Jonathan here again with the latest edition of the Intermittent Mail Sack. We've had some great questions over the last few weeks so I've got a lot of material to cover. This sack, we answer questions on:Issues upgrading DFSR hub servers to Windows Server 2012AD FS Sign-out behaviorDynamic A ...

Jonathan here. Chuck Timon over on the AskCore blog has a new post that you folks testing with Windows Server 2012 should know about. If you're playing around with Hyper-V, do yourself a favor and have a read before you call Support.Logon Failures Involving Virtual Machines in Windows Server 2012Jon ...

Here's the scenario, you just downloaded the RTM ISO for Windows Server 2012 using your handy, dandy, "wondermus" Microsoft TechNet subscription. Using Hyper-V, you create a new virtual machine, mount the ISO and breeze through the setup screen until you are mesmerized by the Newton's cradle-like ex ...

Hi all, Ned here again with that thing we call love. Blog! I mean blog. I have a ton to talk about now that I have moved to the monthly format, and I recommend you switch to WIFI if you’re on your phone. This round I answer your questions on: Reattaching DCs in Windows Server 2012 DFSR SYSVO ...

Hello AskDS Readers. Mike here again. If you notice, Ned posted one of our first Windows Server 2012 RTM blogs a while back (Managing RID Issuance in Windows Server 2012). Yes friends, the gag order has been lifted and we are allowed to spout mountains of technical goodness about Windows Server 2012 ...

Hey all, Ned here again to tell you what you probably already know: Windows Server 2012 is now available to all:  Understand the vision Visit the launch page and learn what’s new Download the trial Go deeper in TechNet Visit the full family of Microsoft Windows Server blogs I  ...

Mike here with an important service announcement.  In June of 2010, guest poster Kapil Mehra introduced the Group Policy Search service.  The Group Policy Search (GPS) service is a web application hosted on Windows Azure, which enables you to search for registry-based Group Policy settings ...

Heya folks, Ned here again. Rather than continue the lie that this series comes out every Friday like it once did, I am taking the corporate weasel approach and rebranding. Maybe we’ll have the occasional special Christmas edition, where we search for a baby Stig. This week month, I answer your qu ...

Hey all, Ned here again with a quick advert:Robert Deluca from our Partner and Customer team just published a blog post on Dynamic Access Control. He walks through the configuration of “document quarantine” to protect sensitive data on file shares and automatically clean up files that vi ...

Hi all, Ned here again to talk further about managing your RID pool. By default, a domain has capacity for roughly one billion security principals, such as users, security groups, managed service accounts, and computers. If you run out, you can’t create any more. There aren’t any domains with th ...