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How to add a Secondary Domain Controller to an Existing Domain

How to add a Secondary Domain Controller to an Existing Domain

If you have a requirement to add a secondary domain controller to your existing domain, then the video guide below should show you exactly the steps you need to take to carry this out. Comments If you have any questions about setting up your secondary domain controller, then please feel free to leave a comment […]

Remove a Windows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controller from an Existing Domain

Remove a Windows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controller from an Existing Domain

We have been viewing some video guides on YouTube over the last few days so we thought that we would share some good ones that we have found that we feel you may find useful. We have scheduled a number of these videos to be posted to our site over the next few days so […]

Replication Summary on Domain Controllers

Replication Summary on Domain Controllers

If you have a number of domain controllers within your organisation, you should ensure that they are all replicating correctly without any errors at all. This check should be carried out regularly to be proactive in finding any potential Active Directory issues that you may face. To do this, simply run the following command on […]

How to Use Windows ACL to Manage User Permissions on the QNAP NAS

How to Use Windows ACL to Manage User Permissions on the QNAP NAS

If you are using a QNAP network storage device, you may be using the funky Apple-like interface to create shared folders and allocate security permissions etc… However, if you would like to have the QNAP as pure storage and have Windows control your security options, then you can do this after a few small changes […]

Download Windows 8.1 OEM Restore Media

Download Windows 8.1 OEM Restore Media

If you have managed to remove the recovery partitions from your OEM Windows 8.1 machine and are now in a position where you cannot restore your computer back to factory OEM settings, Microsoft now supply a way of downloading the OEM Windows 8.1 media so that you can reinstall a fully legal OEM version of […]

Samsung Kies – Silent Automated Installation Process

Samsung Kies – Silent Automated Installation Process

With Samsung taking over a large proportion of the business mobile sector, there is a bigger need for IT techs to be able to push out software like Samsung Kies. This has happened to a client of ours recently and they wanted to put Samsung Kies into their Configuration Manager Software Catalog. This is a […]

Watch Star Wars Episode IV in ASCII Format through Telnet

Watch Star Wars Episode IV in ASCII Format through Telnet

This is not our usual thing, but we found this absolutely brilliant so felt the need to share it with our visitors. You can now watch Star Wars Episode IV in glourious ASCII format using Telnet – see the screenshots below: You can connect to this through telnet by connecting to: If you want to […]

Evaluation Product Keys for Windows Server 2008 R2

Evaluation Product Keys for Windows Server 2008 R2

This post now forms part of our KMS and evaluation product keys series. We have shared with you all the product keys you should ever require for Microsoft user and server operating systems. You can see the full list available to you by clicking the link below: Microsoft Evaluation and KMS Product Key Series This […]

Windows 10 Technical Preview Download and Licence Key

Windows 10 Technical Preview Download and Licence Key

Microsoft have now released the Windows 10 Technical Preview for you to try out on an evaluation licence. You can download the ISO files from the link below but be warned, they are about 4GB in size each: Windows 10 Technical Preview Download The serial number that you should use to active your Windows 10 […]

DomainWhoIs – Domain Who Is Lookup Tool

DomainWhoIs – Domain Who Is Lookup Tool

We are pleased to announce the release of a new program called DomainWhoIs. This is a first version release so if you find any bugs, please report them to us using our support forums and we will get any issues sorted out as soon as possible. DomainWhoIs is a program that can search for Who […]

Create a Bluetooth Settings Shortcut in Windows

Create a Bluetooth Settings Shortcut in Windows

We have had a lot of people asking us about how to get into the Bluetooth settings in Windows 8.1 without having to go through the charms on the side. Basically, a lot of people want to access their Bluetooth devices and settings just like in Windows 7 – through a window. This guide has […]

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