Roaming profile users experience slow logons on Windows 7

SYPTOMS:
Roaming profile users experience slow logons on Windows 7.


RESOLUTION:
- Check the network cables, workstation hardware etc. and change it if required.

- Check the size of the profile (Create Quotas via Policy) and delete some files.

- Check if the correct network card drivers are installed on affected workstations.

- Check if the network path is working in your policy or user object defined for Roaming Profile.

- Check the permissions on the Server are set right.

- Check this hotfix if you implemented the described scenario in the MS article.


 STEPS FOR THE FUTURE:
- Exclude some folders from roaming to reduce the profile size
Apply the following settings via GPO:
GPO Path: "User Configuration/Policies/Administrative Templates/System/User Profiles"
"Exclude directories in roaming profile" set to "Enabled"
For example type in the following: AppData\Roaming\OpenOffice.org

 - Create Quotas via Policy
GPO Path: "User Configuration/Policies/Administrative Templates/System/User Profiles"
Set the settings for the Policy "Limit profile size"

WDS Error: "PXE-E55: ProxyDHCP service did not reply to request on port 4011"

Hi guys,

if you getting this error, on the PXE Boot, it could be that your workstation is saved on a WDS database for rejected and approved devices. To delete this entries you can run the following commands on your WDS server.

Wdsutil.exe /delete-autoadddevices /devicetype:rejecteddevices
Wdsutil.exe /delete-autoadddevices /devicetype:approveddevices


Now you are able to image the affected workstations.

Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 Test Lab Guides

Hi all,

in the MS TechNet Wiki is a cool article for a Windows Server 2012 Test Lab. In this article are helpful testlab guides to demonstrate the new features and functionality in Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8.

You can check it here.

Disable an Active Directory account on a schedule

Every AD Admin knows this thing. Request 891237843 ->Please disable the User XY on next saturday at 12 pm. Its weekend so don´t waste your time with this things... Here is a guide for creating a schedule task that do this job for you!

First create a batch file like this:

dsmod user "CN=Bad Person,OU=Users,DC=companyX,DC=com" -disabled yes

You have to know the users DN. You can find it in Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) in the Users Properties. In the properties select the tab "Attribute Editor" tab and go to  "distinguishedName". Double click on it and copy the value. Replace my sample DN CN=Bad Person,OU=Users,DC=companyX,DC=com in the script with your users DN and save it.

On your DC or on a admin workstation that have DSMOD installed, create a schedule task that run the created batch file.

One example for creating a Schedule Task on Windows Server 2008 R2:
Open the "Task Scheduler" that is located in "Administrative Tools". Right-click "Task Scheduler Libary" and select "Create Task...".

Task Settings:
-General tab
Select "Run whether user is logged on or not"
-Triggers tab
Click on "New..", select "On a schedule" and set the time you want to disable the user.
-Actions tab
Click on "New..", select "Start a program" and "Browse" to your created batch file.

Confirm all by clicking "OK" and entering your credentials or credentials from a task user.

Note: The account that run the task need the required rights to disable a User account.

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