Windows Server 2016’s May 2018 Quality Update brings several Active Directory fixes

Windows Server 2016’s May 2018’s Cumulative Quality Update, bringing the OS version to 14393.2237, offers several fixes for issues you might be experiencing on Windows Server 2016-based Certification Authorities (CAs) and AD FS Servers.     About Windows Server 2016 Updates Microsoft issues two major updates each month for Windows Server 2016, as outlined in the … Continue reading "Windows Server 2016’s May 2018 Quality Update brings several Active Directory fixes"

Azure AD Connect version 1.1.819.0 offer numerous fixes and PingFederate support

Last week, Microsoft released Azure AD Connect version 1.1.819.0. This release of Microsoft’s free Hybrid Identity bridge product to synchronize objects and their attributes from on-premises Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) environments to Azure Active Directory. What’s Fixed SQL Server Express 2012 Service Pack 4 This release updates the SQL Server Express installation to … Continue reading "Azure AD Connect version 1.1.819.0 offer numerous fixes and PingFederate support"

Windows Server 2016's April 2018 Quality Update brings three Active Directory Domain Services fixes

Windows Server 2016’s April 2018’s Cumulative Quality Update, bringing the OS version to 14393.2214, offers three fixes for issues you might be experiencing on Windows Server 2016-based Active Directory Domain Controllers.   About Windows Server 2016 Updates Microsoft issues two major updates each month for Windows Server 2016, as outlined in the Patching with Windows … Continue reading "Windows Server 2016's April 2018 Quality Update brings three Active Directory Domain Services fixes"

Azure AD Connect version 1.1.751.0 was released as a hotfix last week

Last week, Microsoft released Azure AD Connect version 1.1.751.0. This release of Microsoft’s free Hybrid Identity bridge product to synchronize objects and their attributes from on-premises Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) environments to Azure Active Directory is a HotFix release. This means it is not offered to organization running Azure AD Connect using the … Continue reading "Azure AD Connect version 1.1.751.0 was released as a hotfix last week"

Active Directory Domain Controllers may not be in-place upgraded to Windows Server Insider Preview 17623

Last week, Microsoft introduced Windows Server Insider Preview version 17623, providing admins a preview on its upcoming Windows Server 2019 Long-term Servicing Channel (LTSC) release, scheduled for the second half of calendar year 2018. While Microsoft strongly urges to validate the in-place upgrade functionality of Windows Server 2019 from Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows … Continue reading "Active Directory Domain Controllers may not be in-place upgraded to Windows Server Insider Preview 17623"

Windows Server 2016’s March 2018 Quality Update brings two Active Directory Domain Services fixes

Windows Server 2016’s March 2018’s Cumulative Quality Update, bringing the OS version to 14393.2155, offers two fixes for issues you might be experiencing on Windows Server 2016-based Active Directory Domain Controllers.   About Windows Server 2016 Updates Microsoft issues two major updates each month for Windows Server 2016, as outlined in the Patching with Windows … Continue reading "Windows Server 2016’s March 2018 Quality Update brings two Active Directory Domain Services fixes"

Azure AD Connect version 1.1.750.0 is now available for download

While Microsoft was steadily rolling out Azure AD Connect throughout the first half of March to organizations with automatically upgrading Azure AD Connect installations, an issue was discovered. The issue was fixed in Azure AD Connect version 1.1.750.0 and put through the same rollout pace as version 1.1.749.0 to land at automatically upgrading organizations. As … Continue reading "Azure AD Connect version 1.1.750.0 is now available for download"

Azure AD Connect Custom Settings vs Express Settings

Azure AD Connect is Microsoft’s free Hybrid Identity bridge product to synchronize objects and their attributes from on-premises Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) environments and LDAPv3-based identity platforms to Azure Active Directory. During installation, Azure AD Connect offers a choice. This is the first choice and also the most fundamental choice for Azure AD … Continue reading "Azure AD Connect Custom Settings vs Express Settings"

Azure AD Connect v1.1.749.0 adds Privacy and Security Controls

Last week, Microsoft released version 1.1.749.0 of Azure AD Connect, its free Hybrid Identity bridge product to synchronize objects and their attributes from on-premises Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) environments to Azure Active Directory. This version adds privacy controls, additional security controls, a wizard page for device write-back and other miscellaneous fixes.   What’s … Continue reading "Azure AD Connect v1.1.749.0 adds Privacy and Security Controls"

Windows Server 2016’s February 2018 Quality Update fixes empty Attribute value in EventID 5136 for Directory Services Changes

Windows Server 2016’s February 2018’s Cumulative Quality Update, bringing the OS version to 14393.2097, offers a fix you might be experiencing with empty values for Attribute in EventID 5136 for Directory Services Changes on Windows Server 2016-based Active Directory Domain Controllers.   About Windows Server 2016 Updates Microsoft issues two major updates each month for … Continue reading "Windows Server 2016’s February 2018 Quality Update fixes empty Attribute value in EventID 5136 for Directory Services Changes"