Microsoft / Infrastructure

Windows Server

Windows Server diagnostics and administration for services, RDP, storage, VSS, Event IDs, PowerShell, certificates and updates.

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8BAOI modules

29selected resources

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Tools & diagnostics

Direct access to the most relevant BAOI modules for this technology.

Tool Windows Server Center

Open “Windows Server Center” and the related IT Toolbox features from this tool.

Open → Tool Windows Event IDs

See also:…. Event ID 4672. See also:…. Event ID 1000.

Open → Troubleshooting Windows 11 / Workstation Center

Diagnostic poste client : lenteurs, Windows Update, BSOD, démarrage, profils, BitLocker, pilotes, USB, network, OneDrive, Office, services et réparation système.

Open → Resource Show latest Windows patches installed

Lists the latest Windows patches with their KB ID and date of installation.

Open → Resource Check and repair Windows integrity

Scans Windows image with DISM and then checks the system files protected with SFC.

Open → Resource Generate a quick inventory of a Windows PC

Shows model, serial number, Windows, processor, memory and disks of the station.

Open → Resource Show Windows last boot and uptime

Calculates how long Windows has been running without full restart.

Open → Troubleshooting Slow Windows Computer

Recherchez l’origine d’un PC Windows lent : processeur, mémoire, disque, démarrage, mises à jour, logiciels et vérifications système.

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Dictionary

Essential concepts related to Windows Server.

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Dictionary Windows Update for Business

An IT concept in the Windows / Windows Server domain associated with Windows Update for Business.

View → Dictionary Windows Server Core

A Windows Server installation option with minimal graphical interface, administered mainly remotely or from the command line.

View → Dictionary PowerShell Constrained Language Mode

An IT concept in the Windows / Windows Server domain associated with PowerShell Constrained Language Mode.

View → Dictionary Windows Admin Center

A Microsoft web console for remotely managing Windows servers, clusters, Hyper-V, and PCs without relying on an RDP session.

View → Dictionary Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS)

The Windows Server role that provides a public key infrastructure and certificate authority integrated with Active Directory.

View → Dictionary Local Administrator Password Solution (Windows LAPS)

An IT concept in the Windows / Windows Server domain associated with Local Administrator Password Solution (Windows LAPS).

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Practical guides

Step-by-step tutorials and procedures.

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Guide How to check the disk space of a Windows server

Quickly display the space used and available on volumes of a Windows server…

View → Guide How to diagnose Windows Update error 0x800F0922

This BAOI guide provides a structured method for diagnosing Windows update 0x800f0922.

View → Guide How to repair Windows Update error 0x80073712

This BAOI guide provides a structured method for repairing Windows update 0x80073712.

View → Guide How to check VSSKyr backups

Control the Windows VSS Writers status when a backup using VSS fails….

View → Guide How to check an LDAPS certificate on Active Directory

Check the certificate presented by a domain controller, its trust chain, name, and expiration before troubleshooting LDAPS.

View → Guide How to put WordPress in maintenance mode without plugin

Understand the.maintenance file used by WordPress during some updates.

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Troubleshooting

Related failures, errors and diagnostics.

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Troubleshooting RDP no longer works to a Windows server

Remote Desktop connection to a Windows server or post fails.

View → Resource Event ID 19 — Windows Update installation success

Windows Update indicates that an update has been successfully installed.

View → Resource Event ID 20 — Windows Update installation failed

Windows Update did not manage to install an update.

View → Error code 0x8024402C — Windows Update proxy/DNS error

Windows Update is not able to properly resolve or join its update service.

View → Error code 0x8024401C — Windows Update timeout

Windows Update client exceeds a delay when communicating with the service.

View → Error code 0x80240034 — Windows Update download failed

Downloading a Windows update is not ending correctly.

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Field procedures

Reusable intervention methods.

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Procedure Windows Server: handle a saturated system disk

Handle a nearly full Windows Server system disk without deleting WinSxS or logs at random by measuring usage, identifying supported cleanup targets, checki…

View → Procedure Deploy Windows Autopilot

Deploy Windows Autopilot for cloud-driven Windows provisioning by registering devices correctly, assigning an OOBE profile to a pilot group, validating Ent…

View → Procedure Enable SMB Signing in a Windows environment

Enforce SMB Signing progressively on Windows clients and servers to reduce tampering and relay risks while identifying incompatible NAS devices, printers,…

View → Procedure Deploy Windows LAPS

Deploy Windows LAPS in Active Directory by choosing the backup directory, delegating read and rotation permissions precisely, applying policy to a pilot gr…

View → Procedure Change the password of a Windows service account

Rotate the password of a Windows service account without causing an outage by inventorying services, scheduled tasks, IIS pools, and applications, coordina…

View → Procedure Renew a RADIUS / 802.1X certificate

Renew an NPS or RADIUS 802.1X certificate by validating EKU, trust chain, server names, GPO or client profiles, performing a pilot switch, and keeping the…

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Cheat sheets

Quick references for operations.

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Cheat sheet Backup & VSS — Cheat sheet

Windows backup and VSS reference covering 3-2-1-1-0, RPO/RTO, writers, providers, shadow storage, events and restore validation.

View → Cheat sheet WordPress — Express troubleshooting

Incident-focused WordPress reference for logs, plugins, themes, database, WP-CLI, cron, permalinks, SMTP, permissions and 500/critical errors.

View → Cheat sheet PowerShell — Essential commands

Field reference for PowerShell system, service, event, network, storage and remote administration checks.

View → Cheat sheet Windows network — diagnostic memo

Field workflow to isolate Windows network failures across link, DHCP, IP, DNS, routing, firewall and application layers.

View → Cheat sheet Microsoft 365 — memo administration

Microsoft 365 administration reference for Entra identity, Exchange Online, SharePoint/OneDrive, Teams, Intune, PowerShell, mail traces and security checks…

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Active Directory resources for domain controllers, AD DNS, GPO, Kerberos, replication, accounts and certificates.

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