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You normally don't administer servers sitting in front of the physical box. This is both inconvenient and contradicts the basic principles of client-server architecture. The server, by definition, should devote its computing resources to serve client requests instead of attending to itself (or...

Back to Cloud Identity Scenarios and Solutions for Developers Table of Contents Scenario Solution Approach Analysis Resources Scenario ??? ??? Solution Approach ??? ??? Analysis <<TBD>> Resources Plan for and deploy Active Directory Federation Services...

NOTE: The effects of this action are still being evaluated - use the procedure below for testing purposes only. Table of Contents HTTP Redirect Configure the Redirect Commiting the Change WSS Web Farm Mode So, you've deployed IIS 7 and WSS 3.0 for your FIM Farm and now your users are landing...

Table of Contents Symptoms Cause 2.5.1 Element <Conditions> 2.5.1.5 Element <OneTimeUse> Resolution Symptoms Token acceptance from a third party Claims Provider (CP) fails The following exception is thrown by AD FS 2.0: ID4149: The Saml2SecurityToken is rejected because the SAML2...

In this article I'd like to share information gleaned from recent support incidents regarding the Configuration Manager 2007 Software Updates Client Agent. The goal for this article is to help by providing details on common problems driving calls to support. Table of Contents Online Content...

What is a kiosk? In the context of this article a kiosk is a Windows workstation having limited functionality, usually placed in an area with public access. A person can walk up to it and, without having to log on, access information in the form of a database, application, internet, etc. Table...

There are several options for running a test (with Windows Embedded Compact Test Kit--CTK) from the currently active test pass in the Test pass display window. You can run all of the tests in the test pass, which are run sequentially. This is the default option unless you deselect specific tests...

Before you create a test pass (with Windows Embedded Compact Test Kit--CTK), you must create a template to base your test pass on. This section describes what a test pass is, how to create a test pass template, and how to create a test pass from a template. Table of Contents What is a Test Pass...

One of the best, or most frustrating, experiences we can have when working with computer software is when we contact a support organization to get help on a problem with their product. Based on my experience in various support organizations for the past 15 years, I would like to share with you some...

Table of Contents S'applique à Détails Occasionner Action de l'utilisateur Ressources supplémentaires S'applique à Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7 Détails Produit: Système d'exploitation Windows ID de...

This topic is a how to. Please keep it as clear and simple as possible. Avoid speculative discussions as well as a deep dive into underlying mechanisms or related technologies. (what is this box?) Windows Server 2008 R2 machines allow only the localsystem\administrator account permission...

Table of Contents Introduction How timestamps are handled with WCF Data Services The problem Maintaining Etags when using disconnected entities Adding an Etag when attaching the entity Updating the Timestamp after saving changes Final thoughts Introduction A common pattern when using WCF Data Services...

Table of Contents Event Details Summary Causes Resolutions Install the hotfix or upgrade to a newer version of Windows Wait for configuration changes to replicate with AD DS Verification See Also Event Details Product: Windows Operating System Event ID: 6002...

Table of Contents When to delete objects in a connected data source Deleting objects in a connected data source Staging export deletions with synchronization rules Introduction to the deprovisioning synchronization rule The process of staging export deletions Introduction to the object deletion synchronization...

Table of Contents Date Computation Finding Current Date Finding Start Date and End Date of the Week Finding End Date of the Week Finding Start Date and End Date of the Two Weeks See Also Date Computation I was working on one of the financial projects on one of my own custom implementation for SQL...

Table of Contents Client-based FEP/WSUS best practices WSUS server-based best practices Recommendation Appendix Forefront Client Security and Endpoint Protection both use WSUS infrastructure in different ways. This, unless your Forefront update policy uses a network share to deploy the updates. The...

This article is intended to be a place where community members can contribute troubleshooting tips for the FEP Dashboard. Please share your troubleshooting tips! For other troubleshooting areas, see the following articles: Troubleshooting Forefront Endpoint Protection FEP Client Troubleshooting...

Table of Contents Preparing the Package Preparing the Program Deploying the Package FEP 2010 clients require the Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) rollup package KB981889 on Windows Vista, 2008, 2008 R2, and Windows 7. Installing this package requires a client reboot. I recently worked with a customer...

This Wiki article is based on pre-release documentation and is subject to change in future releases. Table of Contents Topics Topics Installation Guide The User Interface Explained How To Create Protection Groups Powershell Commands Quick checkup for installed/missing...

Introduction Windows To Go workspace is an enterprise feature of Windows® 8 that enables users to boot Windows from a USB-connected external drive. Windows To Go drives can use the same image that enterprises use for their desktops and laptops, and can be managed the same way. Offering a new mobility...

Table of Contents Introduction Steps See Also Introduction Have you come across any requirement to get/ print the list of all the automated tests in your test project? Each automated test is marked with attribute TestMethod in classes with attribute TestClass in a Test Project. Microsoft...

My First Bug/ Feedback for Visual Studio 2011 Today, i have submitted my first bug/feedback in microsoft connect for visual studio 2011 developer preview https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/715780/database-schema-view-in-vs2011 It seems that the developer preview is missing...

Table of Contents XML editing Organization Customizable windows Find and Replace IntelliSense AutoCorrection Additional Resources XML editing Visual Studio is optimized to provide language support in whatever language you’re currently working in, and that includes XML. When you start a new project...

Table of Contents See Also The key goal of a load test is to imitate many users accessing a server at the same time. When a test (web test, unit test or coded UI test) is added to a load test, multiple users opening simultaneous connections to a server and making multiple HTTP requests are simulated...

Table of Contents See Also A Web performance test (previously "web test") consists of a chain of HTTP requests. Web testing has been supported in Visual Studio Team System ever since the 2005 release, but Visual Studio 2010 offers key improvements. Web tests work at the protocol layer...