The following is a guest post by J. Peter Bruzzese, Infoworld blogger and author of Microsoft Subnet’s February book giveaway Exchange Server 2007 How-To (enter to win a free copy here or read an ...

Although it's typical to interact with the graphical user interface when using Windows, it's still a good idea to know how to use the Command Line. If you dedicate the time to learning it, you could ...

Microsoft is bringing the Linux 'sudo' feature to Windows Server 2025, offering a new way for admins to elevate privileges for console applications. Superuser do, or sudo, is a Linux console program ...

The Remote Desktop Connection (RSD) feature has been active in the Windows operating system since Windows NT Server 4.0; though as a Terminal Server. Come the Windows 10, RSD now exists as an inbuilt ...

Microsoft has launched the sudo function for the Win11 Build 26052 preview version. After the launch, some users found traces of sudo in the Windows Server 2025 preview version. However, Microsoft ...

I would like to run Device Manager and Disk Manager on a 2008 Core Server R2 locally. I know I can do this remotely but that's not what I am looking for so please don't provide solutions that involve ...

Microsoft recently released a new Insider Preview Build of Windows 11, giving unpaid beta testers an early look at features ...

Whether or not the future of Windows administration will be the command line, you're doing yourself a disservice by not at least strongly considering this possibility (and preparing accordingly).

Finding a competent enough command line tool is not difficult. The default Windows tool is great, but at the end of the day, it cannot do everything. If you’re out looking for the best, chances are ...

Windows named pipes provide fast interprocess communication, but weak access controls can expose privileged services to ...