Recently Microsoft changed the security in regards to Remote Desktop connections. This was to address a vulnerability that existed with RDP that allowed an attacker to take complete remote control of a Windows PC. With this came some security changes and you will need to add a registry entry to your machines if you get... Continue Reading →
Disabling Automatic Updates on Server 2016
The server 2016 GUI does not provide a means to disable Windows Updates and by default the updates are set automatically download. There is a spot for updates in the GUI but it is a placebo. If you wish you can disable Windows Updates and run them manually at your hearts content, you need to... Continue Reading →
Virtual Machine Queues and Broadcom NIC Issues
Broadcom network adapters have a very big issue in Windows with Hyper-V. The issue is so big that at one point a year or so ago when I deployed a new Hyper V server with Broadcomm NICs my domain users were unable to use VPN properly due to a crippling network latency. I'm sure Broadcom... Continue Reading →