Have you ever wondered what is really the difference between Windows Server Operating Systems and Windows Desktop Operating Systems? Well even though they look very similar and really much of the code base is the same there is still a very distinct difference between...
Windows Server 2016 like most of the previous versions is very easy to install and setup. In this video post I am going to show you how to obtain Windows Server 2016 for an 180 day evaluation. Then we will download the ISO image and walk through the super easy...
Windows Server 2016 is a new version of Windows that came out in, you guess it 2016. We need to understand Windows Server 2016 so that we can properly manage it. In this video, I am going to talk about some storage features in Windows Server 2016. We will create a...
Understanding Windows Server 2012 R2 is very important for a Systems Administrator and it is widely used in businesses. Microsoft added some great features around storage in Windows Server 2012 that we can really take advantage of. In this video, I will be going...
Hey everyone Mike here with the SysAdmin School and in this post I want to go over Microsoft Windows Patching. You can see in my previous post (Supported Versions of Windows). I created a table of all the different Microsoft Windows Operating Systems and when they...
Microsoft has developed a very large number of Operating Systems over the years. Each one an improvement over the last, some, of course, had their problems but each one move Microsoft Windows forward. The table below will show you all Microsoft Operating Systems,...
In this video, we are going to be creating a new Active Directory environment. We will start with a Windows Server 2012 R2 server already built. If you don't know how to install windows server 2012 check out my other video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQusIfvSl-w.
In this video post, we will be installing Windows Server 2012 R2. We will go through the very simple installation from the point where we have inserted the "CD" into the server. I am putting "CD" in quotes because we are using VMWare for this installation and we are...
The age-old debate of which is better Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems. Well, I am here to settle this once an for all! You have die hard fanatics in both corners claiming one is better than the other. "I would never use Micro$oft" one will say while...
Windows Server 2019 is quickly going to become the standard Windows Server Operating System. I am already implementing it in my business. So learning about Windows Server 2019 will give you a great leg up as a Systems Administrator. I am happy to announce that I am...