What is Terminal Services (Remote Desktop Services)

Starting with Server 2008 R2, Terminal Services has been renamed to Remote Desktop Services. RDS, as it is abbreviated, allows you to have a powerful server that all your users connect to using the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). You can think of it as a computer that lots of people remote desktop into at the same time, however they all have there own user session and desktop, and are completely unaware of each other. All you applications are installed once and available for any user to run. The user can remote into the server using the Remote Desktop Connection Manager included in Windows or more often than not can connect from thin clients, in fact they can connect from anything that implements the Remote Desktop Protocol.  If you are looking to save money and already have old machines, you should look at the recently launched OS from Microsoft called Windows Thin PC, which essentially turns your machines into thin clients.

Things to Watch Out For:

·         Application Licensing: Not any application can be installed on a Remote Desktop Server. A prime example is Office 2010. If you want to install Office on a RDS Server you will need the Volume License version, or you wont be able to install it

·         Client Access Licenses: Connecting to a RDS Server also requires licenses in the form of Per User or Per Device Client Access Licenses, this is what allows more than a single user to remote into the server. Although you will still need to purchase licenses, buying CALs is way cheaper than buying everyone a new Windows 7 license.

Note: The applications you wish to run on the Remote Desktop Server should not yet be installed, they should only be installed once you have installed the Remote Desktop Session Host Role.

Installing Remote Desktop Services

Open the Server Manager and right-click on roles, select Add Roles from the context menu.

Click next on the Before You Being page to bring up a list of Roles that can be installed, select Remote Desktop Services and click next.

On the Introduction To Remote Desktop Services page click next, this will bring you to the Role Services page, select the Remote Desktop Session Host as well as the Remote Desktop Licensing Service and then click next.

When you get to the application compatibility page it tells you that you should install the Session Host Role before you install your applications, just click next as we have not yet installed our applications. You are then asked if you want to require NLA, this will only allow Windows clients to connect to the Remote Desktop Session Host Server, in addition they must be running a Remote Desktop Client that support Network Level Authentication. I will go ahead and require NLA and then click next.

Now you have to choose a licensing method, most of you guys wont have Remote Desktop Client Access Licenses, so you can leave your option at Configure Later this will give you unlimited access to the Remote Desktop Server for 4 Months (120 Days). However, if you do have licenses here is some information help you make your choice:

Licensing Modes

The licenses you purchased can be used either as Per User or Per Device. It is purely up to you, however if you already have a RDS Licensing Server you will have to choose the same option you chose when importing the licenses originally.

·         RDS Per User CAL –  This means that every user that connects to the RDS Server must have a license. The user is assigned the license rather than the devices that he/she connects to the server from. This mode is a good choice if your users want to connect from a lot of different computers or devices (iPad, Home PC, Laptop, Phone etc)

·         RDS Per Device CAL – If your users share a common workstation this is the mode for you, the license is given to the device rather than the users, this way many people can connect from a single device. However, if they try to connect from a different device they will not be able to since their user account doesn’t have a license.

I will leave mine at configure later and click next.

Now you should specify who can connect to the Remote Desktop Server, I will just add my user account (Windows Geek), then click next.

You are now given the option of making the RDS Server look and act more like Windows 7, this is to avoid users getting confused when they see the classic theme. I will enable the all the settings, it requires more bandwidth though, so take your network traffic into account before going click-happy and selecting everything. Once you have made your choice click next.

Since we are running Server 2008 R2, we don’t need to specify a Discovery Scope so just click next again.

Finally you can click on install.

Once installation is complete, reboot your server, when you log in the configuration will complete. That’s all there is to installing a Remote Desktop Server.

Activation

If you need to install your licenses you can do it through the RD Licensing Manager. You will need to activate the Server first though. I wont go through this, as it is self-explanatory.

Once you have installed you Licenses you will need to specify a license server for the RDS Session Host to use, to do this, open the RDS Session Host Configuration MMC

When the console opens double-click on the Remote Desktop license servers link.

Now you can specify your licensing mode and then hit the add button to specify a licensing server.

As I said before, you can skip this activation section and use Remote Desktop Services for 120 Days before you need to purchase a CAL. Once you have done this you will need to install your applications. However you cant just install them in any fashion you want, there is actually a special method for installing applications on a Remote Desktop Server.

How to Image With Windows Deployment Services (WDS)

In this post we will see how to install and configure Windows Deployment Services. Windows Deployment Services is a technology from Microsoft for network-based installation of Windows operating systems. In windows server 2003 it was called as Remote Installation Services (RIS). The purpose of WDS is to remotely deploy the windows operating systems, Windows Deployment Services role in server 2008 R2 enables you to efficiently deploy Windows operating systems, particularly Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows Deployment Services role can be used to set up new computers through a network-based installation without the IT Professional having to be physically present at each computer and without having to install directly from CD or DVD media.

On the server where you are installing Windows Deployment Services role, launch the Server Manager, right click on Roles, click on Add Roles. On the Server Roles page, select Windows Deployment Services. Click on Next.

On the Role Services page, the Deployment Server and Transport Server roles are checked by default. Click on Next.

Once the installation is complete click on close.

If you are looking for command line installation of WDS server, then use the below command.

Open the powershell and run the command ServerManagerCmd -install WDS.

Click on Start, click on Administrative Tools, click on Windows Deployment Services. On the WDS console, expand Servers, right click on the WDS server and click on Configure Server.

Read the requirements once before you click next.

Choose the Remote Installation Folder location on other drive. The folder contains the boot images, install images, so make sure this drive has enough space to hold the data. Click on Next.

Select Respond to all client computers (known and unknown). Click on Next.

Uncheck the checkbox for Add images to the server now. We will add the images in the next step. Click Finish

In this step we will add Boot Image and Install Image. Boot images are images that you boot a client computer into to perform an operating system installation. To add the boot image, right click Boot Images and click on Add Boot Image

Browse to the location where the operating system installation files are stored. In this example we will importing boot.wim from windows 7 professional SP1 64 bit DVD as boot image. The boot.wim file can be found under folder named Sources. Select boot.wim and click on Open.

Enter the name for the boot image. Click on Next.

We have imported or added a boot image to our WDS server. Click on Finish.

.The boot image can be seen under Boot Images folder.

To add the Install image, right click Install Image, click on Add Install Image, provide a name and create a new Image Group. Click on Next.

Now we have to select and add the Install image. Install images are the operating system images that you deploy to the client computer. Click on Browse and the select Install.wim. Click on Open.

In the below screenshot we will select all the editions of windows 7 that are listed. click on Next.

Click on Finish to close the Add Image Wizard.

Lets configure the WDS server properties now. Launch the Windows Deployment Services Console, right click the WDS server and click on Properties. Click on Boot and make sure Require the user to press the F12 key to continue the PXE boot is selected for known and unknown clients.

Click on PXE Response and make sure that Respond to all client computers (known and unknown) is selected. Click on Apply and Okay.

In the next post we will look at steps to deploy an image using WDS and also to capture it.

How to Remove Delta homes infection from Internet Explorer shortcuts

* Right click on the shortcut of Internet Explorer / Firefox / Google Chrome and do left click on the properties option. then their properties page you will appear. Delete that following path from target field. (As per below screenshots)

http://www.delta-homes.com/

3. Remove Delta Search infection from startmenu’s shortcuts.

4. Remove Delta Search infection from taskbar’s Shortcuts.

Remove from registry
* Click on Start and type Run and then type “REGEDIT” in the run box and then hit enter
* In the registry editor go to Edit menu and then click on find option, you will get edit box to search any string to registry editor
* Type in the find edit box “delta-serach.com” and click on Find Next
* The search result will highlighted that key which have the same string
* Edit that key and change the “delta-search.com” string to “google.com“
* Use F3 key to find Next, Replace all them to “google.com”
* Remove below path from registry as well (If you find)
* http://www.delta-homes.com/?utm_source=b&utm_medium=newgdp&from=newgdp&uid=ST9320325AS_6VDBEXNGXXXX6VDBEXNG&ts=1373040340
* Then Restart the internet explorer
Reset Internet Explorer
* Open Internet explorer and then go the Tools menu (Press “alt” key once to active Menu bar), you can also click on gear icon in IE9/IE10 then go to Internet option.
* Once you clicked on Internet option you will get an internet option window.
* Now you have to click on Advanced tab. then click on Restore Advance Setting button once and then click on RESET button
* Now you will get a new popup for confirmation to get it done reset process, Tick mark on Delete personal setting then click on RESET button
* Now you will appear a popup to complete all the talks, after completion you have to click on close button.
3. To Remove delta search in Mozilla Firefox
* Open Mozilla Firefox, Click on Tools menu (press “alt” key once to active menu bar) then go to Options, after that a configuration page will be opened, then click on General tab and then look on the very first section named as Startup. Under Startup you will see a HOME PAGE Edit Box, under this edit box you will see www.delta-search.com, (www.delta-homes.com), please replace it to www.google.com, then click on apply and close.
* Restart Firefox Browser
Advance Steps
* In the Firefox type this command in the address bar “about:config” and then hit enter to open this page
* After that you will get a page which is asking for permission to open config page that confirm that please use it carefully so please click on button named as “I’ll be carefully, I promise“.
* Now you will a configuration page with search option on the top, so please type “delta-search” into search bar, you will get the result.
* Replace all the string from “delta-serach (delta-homes),” to “google” In the search result do double click on the all entries (related to delta search) one by one, and change them to “www.google.com”
* You can Right click on found results one by one and choose RESET option.
Reset Firefox
* Open “Troubleshooting information” page into Firefox.
* Open Firefox and then go the Help menu (Press “alt” key once to active Menu bar)
* Note: you can also open this page in this ways, open Firefox then type this command in the address bar “about:support” (without quote) and then hit enter or OK.
* Go to Help menu then click on “Troubleshooting information”
* You will get a page “Troubleshooting information”, here you will get “Reset Firefox” option in the right side of the page.
* Click on Reset Firefox option, It will take time to reset
4. To Remove delta search in Google Chrome
* Start Google Chrome, click on Settings icon (Located in very top right side of the browser), Under this menu find out and click on Settings after clicking on that you will appear a configuration page.
* In the same configuration page find a option named as “Open a specific page or set of pages” click on Set Pages, here you will appear the bunch of URL (Set pages), you have to delete all them and enter only one which you want to use as your home page.
* In the same configuration page find out the option named as ‘Manage search engines’ click on that, then you will get a page as Default search engine settings, here you will get some bunch of search engines, first of all change your default search engine
* Find out the google search engine and move your mouse pointer to their right side, here you will get 2 options.
* 1. Make Default
* 2. Close button “x” to delete the search engine.
* Make default your google search engine, and delete all other than, one by one
Reset Google Chrome
* Close all Google Chrome browser
* Now open this following path
o Press “window key + R” (Flag sign key + R) , then you will get Run box.
o Copy and Paste this following command in this Run box then hit Enter or OK
* Windows XP %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default
* Windows 7, 8, Vista %UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default
* In the default folder please find a file named as “Preferences“ and now just need to rename this file from “Preferences“ to “Preferences_old“
* Now Start your Google chrome.
That’s it !!!! Done
All steps are done, your issue now must be solved if you properly follow above instructions. i recommend that please Scan your computer once from Malwarebyes.
5. Install the Malwarebytes to remove Delta search automatically, Install it and update it and then Run the scan it will automatically remove the Delta Search Entries
* Download: Malwarebytes
* Download: Hitman Pro 32bit | Hitman Pro 64bit
Delta

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Delta Search generally is a internet search engine which has plainly removed too far. It’s a since this possibly needless program is used by its proprietors to market commercial sites which sell pointless services and goods. To the, Delta Search returns search engine results that undoubtedly change from the ones that are shown by Google. Besides, it initiates frustrating redirection what lets us place it not just in the course of spywares, but for the list of visitor hijackers at the same time. As soon as this particular gets inside the system, it alterations fault computer’s adjustments, like the default Google search, bookmarks or website. Besides, it impacts all Web browsers along with shows its ‘official’ web site Delta-search.com any time you open a new tab on IE, Google Chrome, Safari or Mozilla Safari. Keep in mind: we don’t advise using Delta Seek out your look up session because it’s a new potentially unwanted software that offers forged search engine. Most of all, you have to take away Delta Search.
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Useful windows commands

There are some things you can only do from the command line, even on Windows. Some of these tools don’t have graphical equivalents, while others are just plain faster to use than their graphical interfaces.

We can’t possibly cover all the useful commands you can use in the Command Prompt or PowerShell here. We’ll be focusing on commands that should be useful even if you’re not a command-line person.

ipconfig – Quickly Find Your IP Address

You can find your IP address from the Control Panel, but this takes quite a few clicks. The ipconfig command is a fast way of determining your computer’s IP address and other information, such as the address of its default gateway — useful if you want to know the IP address of your router’s web interface.

To use the command, just type ipconfig into a Command Prompt window. You’ll see a list of all the network connections your computer is using. Look under Wireless LAN adapter if you’re connected to Wi-Fi or Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection if you’re connected to a wired network.

ipconfig /flushdns – Flush Your DNS Resolver Cache

If you change your DNS server, the effects won’t necessarily take place immediately. Windows uses a cache that remembers DNS responses it’s received, saving time when you access the same addresses again in the future.

To ensure Windows is getting addresses from the new DNS servers instead of using old, cached entries, run the ipconfig /flushdns command after changing your DNS server.

ping, tracert – Troubleshoot Network Connection Issues

If you’re experiencing issues connecting to a website or other network connection issues, Windows and other operating systems have some standard tools you can use to identify problems.

First, there’s the ping command. Type ping google.com and Windows will send packets to Google.com. Google will respond and let you know it’s received them. You’ll be able to see if any packets didn’t make it to Google.com — perhaps you’re experiencing packet loss — and how long it took you to hear back — perhaps the network is saturated and packets are taking a while to reach their destinations.

There’s also the tracert command, which traces the route it takes for a packet to reach a destination. For example, run tracert google.com and you’ll see the path your packet takes to reach Google. If you’re having issues connecting to a website, tracert can show you where the problem is occurring.

For more information about using these commands, read our introduction to troubleshooting Internet connection problems.

shutdown – Create Shutdown Shortcuts on Windows 8

The shutdown command is particularly useful on Windows 8. You can use it to create your own shortcuts and place them on your Start screen or desktop, allowing you to more easily shut down Windows without digging through the charms bar or logging out first.

This command can also be used to restart your computer. On Windows 8, you can even use a special switch to restart your computer into the advanced startup options menu.

• Shut Down: shutdown /s /t 0
• Restart: shutdown /r /t 0
• Restart Into Startup Options: shutdown /r /o

recimg – Create Custom Recovery Images

The Refresh Your PC feature on Windows 8 allows you to restore your computer’s system state to its original state — either from a clean Windows install or as the computer came from its manufacturer. You can create your own custom recovery images, but this feature is hidden — you have to do it with the recimg command from a command line. This allows you to remove manufacturer-installed bloatware or add your favorite desktop programs to your recovery image.

For more information about using recimg, read our overview of everything you need to know about creating and using custom recovery images on Windows 8.

wbadmin start backup – Create System Recovery Images

Windows 8.1 removes the Windows 7 backup interface, which allowed you to create system backup images. These system images contain a complete snapshot of every single file on the system, so they’re different from Windows 8′s recovery images.

While the graphical interface has been removed, system administrators and geeks can still create system image backups by running the wbadmin start backup cmdlet in a PowerShell window. Unlike all the other commands here, this command-line tool must be run from within PowerShell, not the Command Prompt.

sfc /scannow – Scan System Files for Problems

Windows includes a system file checker tool that scans its system files and looks for problems. If system files are missing or corrupted, the system file checker will repair them. This may fix problems with some Windows systems.

To use this tool, open a Command Prompt window as Administrator and run the sfc /scannow command.

telnet – Connect to Telnet Servers

The telnet client isn’t installed by default. You’ll have to install it from the Control Panel. Once installed, you can use the telnet command to connect to telnet servers without installing any third-party software.

You should avoid using telnet if you can help it, but if you’re connected directly to a device and it requires that you use telnet to set something up — well, that’s what you have to do.

cipher – Permanently Delete and Overwrite a Directory

The cipher command is mostly used for managing encryption, but it also has an option that will write garbage data to a drive, clearing its free space and ensuring no deleted file can be recovered. Deleted files normally stick around on disk unless you’re using a solid state drive. The cipher command effectively allows you to “wipe” a drive without installing any third-party tools.

To use the command, specify the drive you want to wipe like so:

ciper /w:C:\

netstat -an – List Network Connections and Ports

The netstat command is particularly useful, displaying all sorts of network statistics when used with its various options. One of the most interesting variants of netstat is netstat -an, which will display a list of all open network connections on their computer, along with the port they’re using and the foreign IP address they’re connected to.

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This isn’t a comprehensive list of all the commands you might find useful, but we hope it’s given you some idea of the many powerful tools lurking under the surface. Linux isn’t the only operating system where users can benefit from learning some commands.