Tag: Windows
SSL Certificates

An SSL certificate issued by a trusted certificate authority (CA) is required to remediate several Tenable plugin IDs, some of which are shown below. Refer to the instructions on Active Directory Certificate Services on how to request, download, and install a valid signed SSL certificate onto a Windows Server.
How to use the Adobe Acrobat extension for Microsoft Edge on Windows
This page will show you how to install and use the Adobe Acrobat extension for Microsoft Edge. The Adobe Acrobat extension allows you to view, fill, comment, sign, and convert PDF files within your browser from SharePoint document libraries.
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Windows Server Deviations and GPOs

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IIS

Internet Information Services (IIS) for Windows Server is a flexible, secure and manageable web server for hosting anything on the Web. IIS 10 is the current release at the time of this writing.
Install a Wildcard SSL Certificate
Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS)
Installation
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VMware Sign On Issues After Nov Patches
VMware software including vCenter, are affected by an issue related to November patches on Domain Controllers related to changes in Kerberos. This problem was introduced by the newly released Out of Band (OOB) hotfix. (See: Updated Schedule- November 2022 Patching for Windows – USGS Technical Support Teams).
To resolve, change the “msDS-SupportedEncryptionTypes” attribute on the VMware vCenter or VMware …
Updated Schedule- November 2022 Patching for Windows

UPDATE 2 (11/18/2022):
Microsoft has published Out-of-Band (OOB) Cumulative Updates for Server OSs, including KB5021654, KB5021655, KB5021656. These non-security updates address the Kerberos authentication issue that were introduced and discovered during the November Monthly Fast Ring.
No new patches have been published for client operating systems.
The November Monthly BigFix Baseline …
Post-Installation
DHCP

DHCP is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard designed to reduce the administration burden and complexity of configuring hosts on a TCP/IP-based network, such as a private intranet. Using the DHCP Server service, the process of configuring TCP/IP on DHCP clients is automatic.
DHCP in Windows Server 2022 provides the following:
1. DHCP Subnet Selection Options
DHCP now …
Installation

Upgrading from a previous version of Windows Server? Jump to Windows 2022 Upgrade Installation
New Installation
Mount the Server 2022 installation media iso to launch the Windows Server 2022 installer