Category Windows

Video editing with Windows Photos

I’ve been doing video editing on an advanced amateur level for over a decade now. As my family’s movie maker, I managed to build a library of about two hundred clips, taken with camcorders, standard and high definition, as well… Continue Reading →

Build a 2016 domain controller in Powershell

It looks like Microsoft is encouraging Powershell when building and administering Windows Server 2016. In this post, we will promote a server as Domain Controller and add a user as domain admin, in Windows Core 2016 with Powershell. Step 1…. Continue Reading →

Activate Windows Server 2012 R2 by phone

So, I had this Windows Server 2012 R2 licence from the Dreamspark program and been using it quite a lot over the years. After several installations on different hardware (after all, it’s a test lab, always changing), it doesn’t activate…. Continue Reading →

Reduce fan speeds on Dell R610/R710

So, I have a couple of servers in my home lab. Two of them are Dell Poweredges. One R610 and one R710. Good machines for sysadmin’s test lab. They are not noisy, by server standards. Contrary to my initial expectations,… Continue Reading →

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