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How to delete user account in Windows Server 2012 R2- Domain Controller 1. Follow steps 1 to 3 from the create user in Windows Server section. 2. Select the user that you want to delete. Right click the object and select “Delete”. 3. A pop-up window will open ask the confirmation to delete the account. Click on Yes if you want to process with user account deletion. In this post we only talked about the GUI mode to create and delete an account but you can also manage users from command prompt and PowerShell command.

User IDs are like the logon accounts that we create, in domain environment logon accounts are created on Domain Controller and in Workgroup accounts are created on local machines. Logon account created on Domain Controller can be used to logon to any computer that is part of the same domain. However User account created on workgroup machine can be used to logon to same machine, on which it is created and cannot be used to logon to any other machine. 1. Click on Start button and click on Administrative Tools.       2. From “Administrative Tools” select “Active Directory Users and Computers”. 3. In the console we’ll see all the Containers and Organizational Units. Select Users, it will show all the default users and groups that are created by default. 4. Right click on Users container. Select New, click on User. 5. New Object console will open. Type First name, Last name, Full name and logon name. Logon name is very important, it will be used...

User accounts are subject to the security settings that have been defined in Group Policy.  One of the most common settings related to user account password is that the account should be locked out after predefined failed login attempts.  This occurs when a user has forgotten her password and makes several consecutive attempts, guessing wrong each time or another user try to hack the user password by trying different sets of passwords. To unlock a locked account,  1. open the Active Directory Users and Computers MMC snap-in, 2. Right click the user object and select Properties from the context menu.  3. In the user Properties dialog box, select the Account tab and uncheck the Account Is Locked Out check box. (To open Active Directory Users and Computers MMC snap-in (DSA.MSC), select Start > Administrative Tools > Active Directory Users and Computers or type DSA.MSC in the run dialog box and hit enter)           ...

Microsoft Lync (Skype Business) Lync Is… For Normal People Messaging Meetings Presence Integration Your Phone System For Software Developers Front-End Applications Back-End Magic Secure Scalable Want more? Introduction This is a non-technical introduction to Microsoft Lync. It’s designed for both Software Developers and also Normal People who are coming across Lync for the first time. Maybe you’ve just found you need to develop applications using Lync components, or you’ve turned up at work to find that someone’s taken your phone away and instead the Lync icon has appeared overnight in a Group Policy update. Or, maybe I gave you one of my new “What the F**k is Lync?” cards. Apologies if I shocked you, but that’s what I see in people’s eyes when I tell them what I do – even technical sorts such as other developers, startup founders, etc. So, I started handing out cards, pointing people to this post. Welcome! I’ve been working at  Modality S...

What is an SSL Certificate? SSL Certificates are small data files that digitally bind a  cryptographic key  to an organization’s details. When installed on a web server, it activates the padlock and the https protocol and allows secure connections from a web server to a browser. Typically,  SSL  is used to secure credit card transactions, data transfer and logins, and more recently is becoming the norm when securing browsing of social media sites. SSL Certificates bind together: A domain name, server name or hostname. An organizational identity (i.e. company name) and location. An organization needs to install the SSL Certificate onto its web server to initiate a secure session with browsers. Once a secure connection is established, all web traffic between the web server and the web browser will be secure. When a certificate is successfully installed on your server, the application protocol (also known as HTTP) will change to HTTPs, where the ‘S’ s...

What is a Thin Client? A thin client is a stateless, fanless desktop terminal that has no hard drive. All features typically found on the desktop PC, including applications, sensitive data, memory, etc., are stored back in the data center when using a thin client. A thin client running Remote Desktop Protocols (RDP), like Citrix ICA and Windows Terminal Services, and/or virtualization software, accesses hard drives in the data center stored on servers, blades, etc. Thin clients, software services, and backend hardware make up thin client computing, a virtual desktop computing model. Thin clients are used as a PC replacement technology to help customers immediately access any virtual desktop or virtualized application. Thin clients provide businesses a cost-effective way to create a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI). Thin clients are utilized in various industries and enterprises worldwide that all have different requirements but share common goals. The cost, security, ma...

How to manually backup and restore your files Summary With every new revision of Windows comes the process of migrating to it. Many of you will be initiating a clean install instead of an in place upgrade. Before you do that though, you will need to ensure your data can move to the new version of Windows or that new device you will be buying. In this article, we take a look at backing up your files, specifically, we look at backing up manually. Recent versions of Windows include  File History , which was introduced in Windows 8.0 in 2012 but based on my personal experience, it is not as thorough as  Windows Easy Transfer  which is no longer available or supported. A manual backup is also handy for migrating your personal files to a new PC or an important way to ensure your data is kept safe. Details What you need to start this project? The first thing I recommend you do is invest in an external hard disk. I can't exhaust this enough; they...