In Windows Server, a child domain is a subdomain under a parent domain, inheriting policies and trust relationships. For example, if the parent domain is example.com, a child domain might be ...

Tony Northrup is a developer, security consultant and author with more than 10 years of professional experience developing applications for Microsoft Windows. Windows Server 2008 includes a handful of ...

Microsoft says that Windows domain join processes may fail with "0xaac (2732)" errors after applying this month's security updates. Hackers often start out with nothing more than a low-level user ...

Changing a domain name in Windows is a straightforward task in most cases. However, there are times when you are trying to join a new network or set up Active Directory, and you might be unable to ...

Patching alone won't fix all known Active Directory vulnerabilities. Here are the steps to audit your Active Directory domains and shore up weaknesses. If you have a traditional domain, it’s time to ...