Microsoft Cloud & Infrastructure Blog
This is my blog section. In my blog posts at this website I will dive into Microsoft Cloud solutions, basic Infrastructure and some other guides and topics. Here all new blog posts will be showed categorized in years with my newest post up top.
From the left, you can find all my post categories ordered in folders which can be expanded. On the right you can find the various tags and categories and on any blog page you can find the Table of Contents.
Solved - Windows Store applications on FSLogix/Azure Virtual Desktop
By default, Microsoft Store applications are not supported when using FSLogix. The root cause is that Windows stores some metadata that is not roamed in the profile folder and cleared at every new logon. You will encounter this behaviour in every environment where you use FSLogix....
Migrate Group Policies to a new server or domain like a pro
Once in a while, we as IT administrators need to migrate our Group Policies of Windows Server to another server. Sometimes to...
Optimize Windows 11 for Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD)
When using Windows 11 on Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), without the right optimization, the experience can be a little laggy, stuttery and slow. Especially when you came from Windows 10 with the same settings. You definitely want to optimize some settings. After that we will look...
Introduction to Azure roles and permissions (RBAC/IAM)
In this page, I will explain you the basics of Microsoft Azure roles and permissions management (RBAC) and help you secure your environment.
Get Windows Product Key with PowerShell
Sometimes we need to have the original installed Windows Product Key just for documentation purposes. This post explains how to retrieve your activation key from the registry.
Getting started with PowerShell
PowerShell is a powerful command-line shell and scripting language that can help you inspect systems, automate repetitive tasks, and manage computers more efficiently. At first, a command-line interface can look intimidating. Fortunately, PowerShell is designed around a fairly consistent command structure, making it easier to learn...
Network security in Azure with NSG and ASG
When designing, managing and securing a network in Microsoft Azure we have lots of options to do this. We can leverage third-party appliances like Fortinet, Palo Alto, PFSense or Sophos XG Firewall but we can also use the somewhat limited built-in options; Network Security Groups (NSG...
Create a Catch all mailbox in Exchange Online
Sometimes a company wants to receive all email, even when addresses don't really exist in Exchange. Now we call this a Catch all mailbox, where all inbound email is being catched that is not pointed to a known recipient. Think of a sort of *@domain.com. In...
Rename name-tags to resource groups and resources
When it comes to naming your Azure Resource Groups and resources, most of them are not renameable. This due to limitations on the platform and maybe some underlying technical limitations. However, it is possible to assign a renameable tag to a resource in Azure which can...
Microsoft 365 create a shared mailbox with same alias
When using Microsoft 365 and using multiple custom domains, sometimes you are unable to create a shared mailbox that uses the same alias as an existing mailbox. In this guide I will explain this problem and show how to still get the job done.