I encountered a strange issue while activating Windows 2016 server which was running on Hyper-V as a virtual machine. As usual, I tried the licence key activation from the control panel. To enter the new key, I clicked the ‘Change Product Key’ but nothing happened. …
Sometimes the Windows update is a nightmare, especially on the business/work network. If you have direct internet without any proxy or WSUS servers, it is going to work without any issues most of the time. That is how it works on personal computers at home. …
It is always advisable to install and test the new Operating Systems in the virtual platform before trying in a live environment, especially the server version which we use in the production. In this guide, let me shows the steps I followed to install Windows …
Windows 2022 is an upcoming server OS from Microsoft with new features and plenty of security enhancements. As Microsoft is pushing harder on security by utilizing hardware chips in Windows 11, the same technique continues in Windows 2022 server also. The next question that comes …
Microsoft SQL Server is a critical component of many businesses. It is used to store and manage data for websites, applications, and other business-critical systems. The way SQL Server is licensed can be confusing, so we want to clear it up for you. In this …
If you need to install some third-party applications on Windows 2019 server, which require connectivity among other clients and servers, you need to check the status of the built-in firewall. In few cases, you can open/allow certain ports in the firewall policy, but in other …
ReFS is a file system introduced by Microsoft several years ago. It’s important to know about it if you work on the Windows server platform or even with client versions like 10 and 11, as this could improve your experience performing various tasks! The file …
In this guide, we will learn how to enable (and disable) ping response in Windows 2019/2016 and 2012 R2 servers. Though the original post was written with the screenshots from Windows 2012 R2 server, the same steps are applicable to any recent Windows servers. Enabling …
