Archive for November, 2014

Microsoft-Windows-Server-2012-Group-Policy

Group Policy Preference Client Side Extensions

Group Policy Preference

In Windows Server 2008 operating system, Group Policy Preference increase the functionality in Group Policy management, include more than 20 new Group Policy extensions that provide to simplify deployment and standardize configurations.

Group Policy Preference Client Side Extensions

Although Group Policy Preferences were first implemented in Windows Server 2008, Administrator can use Group Policy Preference by installing Group Policy client-side extensions (KB943729) in Windows Server 2003, Windows XP and Windows Vista.

How to confirm if Group Policy Preference Client Side Extensions are installed in WinXP?

After you install above update in the computer will be able to process the new Group Policy Preference extensions. The More >

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How to convert VHDX to VHD

In Windows 2012 server / windows 8, Microsoft introduced the new virtual disk format known as VHDX. We cannot add these disks to 2008 Hyper-v which supports the VHD format.

Here is a simple power shell trick do the conversion from VHDX to VHD.

PowerShell Convert-VHD –Path "D:\Master_Copy\Windows_2008R2_Evalution.vhdx" –DestinationPath D:\Windows_2008R2_Evalution.vhd 1 Convert-VHD –Path "D:\Master_Copy\Windows_2008R2_Evalution.vhdx" –DestinationPath D:\Windows_2008R2_Evalution.vhd