C:\> and Beyond: From MS-DOS to Windows NT and Windows 2000

Hi there! It's BOB. Every time you open a command prompt and type dir, or wonder why your drive is called C:, or log into a domain controller, you're touching forty-plus years of history. Today,

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Your Lab's First Domain Controller, Built with PowerShell

Hi there! It's BOB. Almost every Windows lab starts in the same place: Active Directory. Group Policy, certificates, file shares, Entra Connect, Windows Admin Center, all those fun projects need a

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Your Very Own Certificate Authority: A Home Lab PKI with AD CS

Hi there! It's BOB. Every home lab reaches the same moment. You've built a domain, a file server, a web server, maybe a little dashboard or two. You open one of them in your browser and… "Your

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Entra Connect: Introducing Your Active Directory to the Cloud

Hi there! It's BOB. Let's talk about a very common situation. You've had an Active Directory domain since roughly the Bronze Age. It's full of users, groups, and a few service accounts named things

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