Microsoft have stated for numerous years that anyone with Kerberos authentication issues often due to users being in multiple groups and commonly known as Token Bloat should increase the MaxTokenSize to 65535 bytes. Whilst reading Understand and Troubleshoot Dynamic Access Control in Windows Server 2012 guide, I read that “Previous versions of Windows had […]
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Performance Tuning Guidelines for Windows Server 2008 R2 – Updated
November 5, 2012 
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I have previously written about this, but feel it’s worthy of another mention. Microsoft have hidden away on their WHDC (Windows Hardware Developer Central) website, an excellent document on Performance Tuning Guidelines for Windows Server 2008 R2. It is worthy of a read as it details lots of changes in functionality that can affect performance. […]
Read more Single-Label-Domains in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) – Considerations, Migration, and Co-existence
September 5, 2011 0 Comments
Microsoft have published an excellent document on Single-Label-Domains in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) – Considerations, Migration, and Co-existence. It is well worth a read, even if you are not impacted by this issue. Management Summary An Active Directory domain name that contains one or more labels separated by a dot is referred […]
Read more Threats and Countermeasures Guide: Security Settings in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
June 6, 2011 0 Comments
If you are looking to understand what the security policies in Windows 7 and 2008 R2 mean and how they can impact your environment, then this guide is a must read. Threats and Countermeasures Guide: Security Settings in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 The document is covers the following categories in some […]
Read moreClean up after installing Service Pack 1 on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
April 12, 2011 0 Comments
After installing Service Pack 1 on Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, by default you have the ability to uninstall the Service Pack and rollback to the previous state. If you are confident that you do not need to rollback the service pack at a later date. The installation can be made final by […]
Read moreWindows 7 SP1 Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) are now available.
April 8, 2011 0 Comments
Microsoft have released the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) for Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 (SP1): Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows® 7 with SP1 enables IT administrators to manage roles and features that are installed on computers that are running Windows Server® 2008 R2, Windows Server® 2008, or Windows Server® 2003, from a […]
Read moreFree Event: Windows Server User Group. AD-RMS, AD-FS and the Cloud.
February 24, 2011 0 Comments
Myself and Mark Wilson together run the Windows Server User Group; we’ve not been very active for a while (long story), but after a small hiatus the user group is back and we shall be once again hosting regular events, some will now be online but hopefully most will be in the regular format of […]
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