Mastering Windows Server 2019 Administration

Install Windows Server 2019 in core edition on a new VM or hardware using ISO, upgrade from 2016, configure network, DNS, rename, join domain, and manage firewall with PowerShell.

Learn to install Windows Server 2019 via PXE with WDS, configure DHCP and boot images, create and test network installations, and prepare unattended deployments with image groups and deployment tools.

Discover how to create an unattended Windows 2019 installation with Windows System Image Manager, configuring language, locale, time zone, and admin credentials, and deploying via Windows Deployment Services with PXE.

Discover how Active Directory Domain Services powers Windows Server administration, covering domain controllers, DNS, partitions, and the forest, domain trusts, and the global catalog.

Discover active directory objects, including users, groups (domain local, global, universal), and computer objects, and learn how to create, manage permissions, and join computers to a domain.

Explore what an organizational unit is in Windows Server: a folder-like container to group users, groups, and computers, link group policies, and delegate administration through granular permissions.

Explore the Windows Server 2019 schema, including object classes and attributes, how the schema governs users, groups, and computers, and why only schema admins may modify it.

Discover multiple methods to install and promote a Windows Server 2019 domain controller, including server manager, remote core installation, media install, replication, and cloning.

Explore how Active Directory replication synchronizes domain controllers across the configuration, schema, domain, and application partitions using a multi-master, attribute-level approach.

Mastering Windows Server 2019 Administration: learn to use Active Directory Users and Computers, Admin Center, and PowerShell modules to manage users, Sites and Services, trusts, and remote server administration tools.

Configure DNS server for Windows domain environments with AD-integrated zones, forwarders, reverse zones, and learn about primary/secondary zones, zone transfers, dynamic updates, scavenging, and backups.

Enable data deduplication on Windows Server 2019 volumes, storing duplicates in a common dedup store and transparently reducing disk usage for file shares, software development, VDI, and backups.

Learn to configure iSCSI in a storage area network, creating targets and initiators to access remote disks over IP and enable Windows server failover clustering.

Discover how the distributed file system groups shares across multiple servers, links them into a single namespace, and enables replication, data collection, and branch office backups for resilience.

Explore Azure Files and Azure hybrid storage options to extend Windows Server 2019 storage with on-premises to cloud file shares, snapshots, storage replica, and seamless migration and disaster recovery.

Discover how to use Hyper-V on Windows Server 2019 to create and manage virtual machines, including nested virtualization for lab testing. Plan storage, networking, and private cloud or VDI deployments.

Master Hyper-V virtual machines by configuring generation two VMs, VM configuration versions, and storage options like VHDX, iSCSI, and SMB shares; manage via PowerShell and enable integration services.

Master virtual machine operations in Windows Server 2019, including starting, stopping, saving, resuming, applying changes, creating and managing checkpoints, and exporting or importing VMs from the admin center.

Create a Microsoft cluster by provisioning storage and disks, validating the configuration, and implementing failover with shared volumes, SMB shares, and a witness for high availability.

Mastering Windows Defender credential guard isolates user credentials in memory using virtualization and TPM-based protection to block pass-the-hash attacks and safeguard domain credentials.

Block NTLM and audit intel traffic through domain-specific group policy, enabling Kerberos authentication and applying policies gradually rather than on all computers.

Explore how Microsoft LAPS password protection rotates the local admin password across computers, stores it in a confidential attribute in Active Directory, and enforces expiration via Group Policy.

Download and implement security baselines for Windows Server and related products using the Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit, then manage and compare GPO settings to the recommended baselines.

Explore just enough administration in Windows PowerShell, configuring least-privilege endpoints and session configurations to allow specific commands and scripts.

Explore remote desktop services (RDS) in Windows Server, including session hosts, VDI, and load-balanced brokers. Learn how web access, gateway, and licensing support remote connections and user profiles.

Explore virtual desktop infrastructure with RDS, defining pooled and personal desktops, how the connection broker assigns users to VM pools, and lifecycle steps from templates to activation.

Explore remote access options for Windows Server 2019, including direct access, VPN (L2TP/IPsec, IKEv2), web application proxy, and always-on VPN, with PKI, NPS, and mobile/office scenarios.