How to deploy a Read-Only Domain Controller for a branch office: prerequisites, site and subnet design, promotion with Server Manager or PowerShell, Password Replication Policy, verification and troubleshooting.
How to deploy a Read-Only Domain Controller for a branch office: prerequisites, site and subnet design, promotion with Server Manager or PowerShell, Password Replication Policy, verification and troubleshooting.
Learn how to deploy a second writable Domain Controller, configure DNS, join an existing domain, install Active Directory Domain Services, promote the server and verify replication health.
Microsoft has expanded Windows 11 version 26H2 availability to eligible 24H2 and 25H2 devices. The upgrade uses a small enablement package, but compatibility safeguards and prerequisites still apply.
Microsoft has published the Windows 11 26H2 Administrative Templates and the matching Group Policy Settings Reference spreadsheet.
Microsoft has introduced a registry-based control that lets administrators automatically accept single sign-on permissions on eligible, organization-managed Windows 11 devices. Here is what the setting changes, where it applies, and how to deploy it safely.
Windows 11 administrators reported Group Policy processing problems after Administrator Protection was enabled through security baselines. The October 2026 cumulative update KB5127648 is reported to address the failure, while Microsoft separately documents a related Remote Desktop issue and a temporary policy workaround.
The latest Rufus beta works around a flaw in an AMI UEFI NTFS driver that can read incorrect data from fragmented files. It also improves the way the utility identifies modern USB 3.2 and USB4 devices.
Microsoft is bringing granular privacy permissions for traditional desktop applications to the Windows 11 Future Platforms channel. Insiders can now review and control which desktop apps access the camera, microphone and location services.
Microsoft's Future Platforms preview introduces a lower-glare contrast option in Magnifier while addressing internet connectivity failures, VMware green-screen crashes, Hyper-V Plan9 shared-folder problems and excessive ESENT events.
