Windows Server 2012

If you want to use the Group Managed Service Accounts feature, you must first create a root key for the group key distribution service within Active Directory. This is used by the KDS service in Domain Controllers to generate passwords.

If you need to configure a Server Core or simply because you want to configure with PowerShell. In this post, I show you how to set the system time zone using the Set-TimeZone cmdlet.

Windows Remote Management (WinRM) allows you to manage a server from a remote location using PowerShell and WMI-based tools. In this post, I want to show you how to manage WinRM from a PowerShell session.

Jorge here again. In this post, I want to show how to install the Active Directory Module for PowerShell. The AD module is already installed on domain controllers on Windows Server but on member servers, you can add the module as a feature in Server Manager or using PowerShell.

Yesterday I passed the Microsoft exam 70-417: Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012. And I can now finally call myself a Microsoft® Certified Solutions Expert: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure.

This morning I passed the Microsoft exam 70-417 Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012, which is a composite of three standalone exams: 70-410, 70-411, and 70-412. Exam 70-417 validates skills related to core features and functionality of Windows Server 2012 R2 from the existing knowledge base of a Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator for Windows Server 2008.