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140 tutorials and war stories on homelabs, Windows Server, Microsoft 365, networking and security. Searchable, tagged, no pagination maze.
How to Install Ollama on Windows and Run DeepSeek R1 Locally
Install Ollama on Windows and run DeepSeek R1, Llama and other open-source models locally, step by step, with no cloud dependency.
Fix the Identity Management for UNIX Upgrade Block
Windows Server in-place upgrade blocked by Identity Management for UNIX: remove IDMU with DISM or comment out IDMUUpgradeComplianceCheck in compliance.ini.
MFA for Remote Desktop Gateway with Entra ID (NPS Extension)
Add Microsoft Entra MFA to RD Gateway with the NPS extension: central RD CAP store, RADIUS timeouts, the RDG_CAP policy, and why SMS codes fail on RDP.
How to Build a Quiet and Powerful Home Lab in a Tiny PC
Upgrade a tiny PC into a silent home lab node: 64 GB RAM, a 2 TB NVMe drive and a dual 2.5 Gbit network card on a PCIe riser, bracket trimmed to fit.
Migrate On-Prem Active Directory to Entra ID with Intune
Move from on-premises AD to Entra ID with Intune: an Autopilot profile and dynamic device group, GPO import via Group Policy analytics, apps and hashes.
Connect On-Prem Active Directory to Entra ID (Cloud Sync)
Connect on-premises AD to Microsoft Entra ID with Cloud Sync: custom domain, provisioning agent, scoping filters, group licensing, SSPR and Seamless SSO.
Mylemans Online T-Shirt Collection
The Mylemans Online T-shirt collection for IT people, from 'No Place Like 127.0.0.1' to 'System Admin, Handle with Care', with the current shop promotions.
Switch AD User Language Dynamically with PowerShell
Set each AD user's preferredLanguage attribute, build EN, NL and FR language GPOs with security filtering, then a scheduled PowerShell script sorts users.
Install and Configure Office on RDS / RemoteApp (Part 2)
Install Microsoft 365 Apps on an RDS host with the Office Deployment Tool and shared computer licensing, tune Office via ADMX policies, publish RemoteApps.
RDS on Server 2022 with FSLogix and SSO: Step-by-Step Guide
Full Remote Desktop Services build on Windows Server 2022: AD CS auto-enrollment, Broker, Web Access and Gateway, a Let's Encrypt certificate, FSLogix and SSO.