You don’t have to perform a separate metadata cleanup procedure. You can also use the Active Directory Sites and Services console (Dssite.msc) to delete a domain controller’s computer account, which ...

Struggling with MCP authentication? The November 2025 spec just changed everything. CIMD replaces DCR's complexity with a ...

I am reading "Recipe 3.6 Removing an Unsuccessfully Demoted Domain Controller" of Oreilly's Active Directory Cookbook. I don't need to do a metadata cleanup right now, but I'm trying to write a ...

Earlier in 2023, we discussed The Importance of Metadata here in the DBA Corner column. And, indeed, metadata is more important than ever before because it helps us to understand our data. Data ...

Microsoft claims to have fixed Windows Metadata connection issues which continue to plague customers, causing problems for users trying to manage their printers and other hardware. When new hardware ...