Technical Reference for Log Files in Configuration Manager July 18, 2016, 8:50 p.m.

Use this information to view and monitor Configuration Manager client and server logs for operation details and identify error information that might help you to troubleshoot any problems.

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Microsoft server software support for Microsoft Azure virtual machines June 28, 2016, 1:20 p.m.

This article discusses the support policy for running Microsoft server software in the Microsoft Azure virtual machine environment

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Unattended/Silent Installation Switches for Windows Apps June 10, 2016, 10:34 a.m.

The goal of this document is to collect instructions for performing unattended / silent installations of many popular application installers. Such instructions are useful for automating these installations.

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Fixing MDT 2013 Update 1 deployment share permissions using PowerShell May 20, 2016, 5:12 p.m.

MDT 2013 Update 1 causes some very strange permissions being set on the deployment share created via Deployment Workbench. Here is a script that sets them to a working level.

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Upgrade MDT to 2013 R2 April 21, 2016, 12:48 p.m.

In this post you learn to upgrade an existing MDT 2013 environment, with or without ConfigMgr integration, to MDT 2013 Update 1. The guide is divided in two parts:

  • Upgrading MDT 2013 Lite Touch (standalone) to MDT 2013 Update 1
  • Upgrading MDT 2013 Zero Touch (integrated with ConfigMgr 2012 R2) to MDT 2013 Update 1
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Migrating resources from AWS to Microsoft Azure April 12, 2016, 5:10 p.m.

This topic (inter-cloud migrations), as you might guess, isn’t easily captured in a single blog post, nor, realistically in a series, so what I’m going to do here is provide some basics to consider.

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Script PowerShell - HTML Notifications and Reports March 18, 2016, 4:35 p.m.

One of PowerShell’s major strong points is its ability to interface with a variety of technologies and data sources. This makes it a great candidate for sending ad hoc notifications or generating HTML based reports. Use these functions to spice up HTML generated by PowerShell

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How to configure Server Core as Domain Controller March 16, 2016, 10:26 p.m.

Since the first release of Server Core in Windows Server 2008, the Active Directory Domain Services Server Role has been available to configure Server Core installations as Domain Controllers.

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How to Create a (Mostly) Seamless Logon Experience For Your Remote Desktop Services Environment Feb. 23, 2016, 5:16 p.m.

How do I provide access to my RD Session Host Session Collection(s) with the least amount of pop-up windows / SSL certificate warnings, and requiring the user to enter their credentials only once?

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[MS-RDPEUDP]: Remote Desktop Protocol: UDP Transport Extension Feb. 12, 2016, 12:57 p.m.

Specifies the Remote Desktop Protocol: UDP Transport Extension, which extends the transport mechanisms in the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) to enable network connectivity between the user's machine and a remote computer system over the User Datagram Protocol (UDP).

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Windows Server 2012 - RDP over UDP not working - Server Fault Feb. 12, 2016, 12:56 p.m.

The protocol endpoints require UDP connectivity to be established. The network path between the endpoints should allow the transfer of UDP datagrams in both directions.

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thewolfblog Jan. 7, 2016, 5:01 p.m.

Detailed Windows Server 2012 RDS setup tutorials.

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