Category Archives: Windows Server 2016

How to Monitor Network Traffic (Packet Capture/Network Trace) in Windows without installing any Tools

As a Windows Active Directory Administrator, we have to do network trace to monitor the network traffic of the Windows server for troubleshooting the issues, usually, third-party applications like Wireshark been used to capture and analyze, how can we collect the network trace using Windows built-in tools without Wireshark? There is an easy way to… Read More »

Microsoft August 2020 Patch issues and unanswered questions: No Netlogon events in Domain Controller logs after August 2020 Patches

August 2020 Patch (CVE-2020-1472) is fixing Netlogon Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability, we have to patch all the Domain Controllers to secure our environment from this Vulnerability and its two-part rollout stars on August 2020 and Feb 2021, we have many unanswered questions like, is the August 2020 patch will affect the non-secure clients? is there… Read More »

GPO Update failed with LDAP Bind function call failed error on Windows Server 2016/2019/2012 and Windows 10

If you are forcing GPO Update then you will get LDAP Bind function call failed error on Windows 10 and Windows Server 2012/2016/2019 and also can’t access Sysvol/Netlogon share and also getting other authentication failure errors Also Read: Group policy is not applying/working after patching (GPO Permission issues) Getting below error on gpupdate /force  Updating policy “Computer… Read More »

Windows server 2016 co-existence and migrate/upgrade scenarios with Windows server 2012 R2/2008/2003

Upgrade Active Directory Server 2016 from Windows Server 2012 R2/2008/2003: Is windows server 2016 can coexistence with windows server 2003? Can I do in-place upgrade from windows server 2003 or windows server 2008/2012 R2? Which is supported and which is not supported and how can I plan Active Directory upgrade path from my old legacy windows… Read More »

Active Directory 2016 New Features

Active Directory 2016 features on Windows Server 2016: I have already discussed the Windows Server 2016 Features where new features and a major improvement on the operating system end been listed, now want to see more specifically on Active Directory 2016 and difference between Active Director 2012 and 2016 Also Read: Windows Server 2019 Features Also… Read More »

Windows Server 2016 Features

As of now what are all the new features available in Windows Server 2016, what are major improvement and difference between windows server 2012 and 2016, windows server 2016 is not yet available to all and still in the development or Technical Preview version, I just find out the list of Windows Server 2016 Features… Read More »