Although domain controllers can be configured to obtain an IP address from DHCP, it’s best practice to configure a static IP address so that it can be reliably discovered across the network. You may ...

When you log in to a Windows 11/10 domain-joined machine and try to connect to the already mapped drive or multiple client workstations are unable to correctly ...

I have a client that I recently acquired from another entity. Today I tried to join a new PC to the domain and it would not take. I checked DNS and made certain the client has the domain controller as ...

In two previous articles (here and here) I shared some classic Active Directory mistakes people have made that got their companies into serious trouble. Here’s another mistake that on the face of it ...

Update March 22: Microsoft has released emergency out-of-band (OOB) updates to fix this known issue. The March 2024 Windows Server updates are causing some domain controllers to crash and restart, ...

Microsoft is investigating LSASS memory leaks (caused by Windows Server updates released during the November Patch Tuesday) that might lead to freezes and restarts on some domain controllers. LSASS ...

I have an Active Directory forest with 1 domain with 2 Win2K3 DCs. The Win2K3 DC ("DC1") with all 5 FSMOs was down for about a month. The computer was restored by replacing the failed primary disk ...