Tag: 2016

Event ID 5722 – DomainDnsZones partition replication issues / result 8451 (0x2103): / The replication operation encountered a database error.

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Event ID 5722 is logged on your Windows Server-based domain controller My Original error – DC=DomainDnsZones,DC=<domain>,DC=co,DC=uk Default-First-Site-Name\<DC> via RPC DSA object GUID: eecaebcb-34ce-4ea0-8966-65a6a6bd7699 Last attempt @ 2017-01-06 10:49:52 failed, result 8451 (0x2103): The replication operation encountered a database error. 793 consecutive failure(s). Last success @ 2016-12-30 19:48:26. The following saved me from a demote and Read more about Event ID 5722 – DomainDnsZones partition replication issues / result 8451 (0x2103): / The replication operation encountered a database error.[…]

Change a RemoteApp Program icon in Windows 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2016 RD Web Access

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Can we change the icon for a Published RemoteApp? Yes. Open an administrative Powershell prompt and type the following command: Get-RDRemoteApp -alias “notepad” | fl This will show all properties for the RemoteApp with “notepad” as alias: CollectionName      : RemoteApps Alias               : notepad DisplayName         : Windows Update Log FolderName          : Logfiles FilePath            : C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe FileVirtualPath     Read more about Change a RemoteApp Program icon in Windows 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2016 RD Web Access[…]

Installing Windows Photo Viewer on RDS

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Few posts on the internet of how and why but il just get to the bit where we get it working… Normally you would install Desktop Experience but this includes a lot of tools that you probably wont need. So…. To install Windows Photo Viewer on an RDS server there are three simple steps you Read more about Installing Windows Photo Viewer on RDS[…]

Top ten new features in Windows Server 2016

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1. Nano Server Without a doubt the biggest change in Windows server is the new Nano Server. Nano Server is a pared down headless version of Windows Server. Nano Server will have a 93% smaller VHD size, 92% fewer critical bulletins and 80% fewer required reboots. Nano Server is a Windows Server installation options and Read more about Top ten new features in Windows Server 2016[…]

Windows Server 2016 Licensing and Pricing

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Disclaimer here: All information on the blog are coming from the Microsoft papers released in December 2015. The information maybe change in the future or are not correct written on my blog. This blog post just wants to give you a little consolidated overview about the licensing changes. If you want to make sure you will Read more about Windows Server 2016 Licensing and Pricing[…]