Verification of Prerequisites for Domain Controller Operation Failed. The TCP/IP Networking Protocol Must be Properly Configured.

You may get the following error while promoting a machine to a domain controller. Following are the error detail and complete solution. The error message: Verification of prerequisites for domain controller operation failed. The TCP/IP networking protocol must be properly configured. Solution: Configure the NIC properly and provide an IP address.        

How to Download and Install Unified Communications Managed API 4.0 Runtime on Windows Server 2016

This tutorial is written to download and install Unified Communications Managed API 4.0 Runtime (UCMA) on Windows Server 2016. System Requirements Target computer should be 64-bit Microsoft .NET framework 4.5 or later service packs should be installed OS should be Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1/2012/2016 Downloading UCMA Open https://www.microsoft.com/en-pk/download/details.aspx?id=34992 in your favorite web browser. Click on ... Read more

The following configuration required for SID history has not been performed. Local group, $$$, required for auditing has not been created in the source domain

While performing AD objects migration, you may receive the following error: The following configuration required for SID history has not been performed. Local group, <source_domain_name>$$$, required for auditing has not been created in the source domain Solution Do the following to resolve the problem: Create a local group in the source domain Open active directory ... Read more

How to Write VBScript Code on Windows

Open notepad or any other third party editor like Notepad++. Write any VBScript code suppose Wscript.Echo "Hello" Wscript.Quit 0 Save the file with .vbs extension suppose hello.vbs. You can then run that VBScript file from command prompt. Reference http://testingfreak.com/run-vb-script-code-written-on-notepad-without-additional-software-windows/

Unable to access the computer. Make sure that this computer is on the network, has remote administration enabled, and is running the “Plug and Play” and “Remote registry” services. The error was: Access is denied.

When you remotely (I mean from another computer on the network) access the device manager of Windows Server 2016/2012/2008, you may get the following error: Unable to access the computer. Make sure that this computer is on the network, has remote administration enabled, and is running the “Plug and Play” and “Remote registry” services. The ... Read more

How to Install Active Directory Migration Tool (ADMT) 3.2 on Windows Server 2016

If you would like to migrate AD objects between two domains in the same forest or different forest, you need to have Active Directory Migration Wizard (ADMT) installed. This tutorial will help you to install ADMT 3.2 on Windows Server 2016. Download the ADMT 3.2 from Microsoft Connect https://connect.microsoft.com/site1164/program8540 and then follow the below-mentioned steps. ... Read more

How to Configure Read-Only Domain Controller Windows Server 2016 Using PowerShell

We have configured a Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC) Windows Server 2016 using server manager in another tutorial already. In this post, we will again configure RODC Windows Server 2016 but using PowerShell this time. Prerequisites I assume you have at least one writeable DC in your environment. Following are some other prerequisites you need to meet. ... Read more