windows server

How to set time server on PDC

kommelsson Microsoft Windows Server, SBS 2008, SBS 2011, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
  1. Log in to your PDC Server and open the command prompt as administrator.
  2. Configure the external time sources, type: w32tm /config /syncfromflags:manual /manualpeerlist:0.pool.ntp.org
  3. Make your PDC a reliable time source for the clients. Type: w32tm /config /reliable:yes
  4. Restart the w32time service: net stop w32time && net start w32time
  5. The windows time service should begin synchronizing the time.
  6. You can check the external NTP servers in the time configuration by typing: w32tm /query /configuration

Windows Server Remote Desktop Services grace period expoired

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Remove the RDS licensing time-bomb registry entry with the help of Sysinternals PSExec (Regedit alone couldn’t do it because it had to be run under highest privileges):

psexec -s -i regedit.exe:

Locate the registry key: HKLM\system\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\RCM\GracePeriod

 

Remove the registry key GracePeriod and reboot the computer.