Windows Server Administration

Windows Server management and PowerShell automation for production workloads including IIS web hosting, Active Directory domain services, and system maintenance.

When to Use

• Provisioning or configuring Windows Server 2019/2022 instances
• Setting up IIS websites, application pools, and bindings
• Managing Active Directory users, groups, and Group Policy
• Automating administrative tasks with PowerShell
• Reviewing Windows Event Logs for troubleshooting
• Applying and managing Windows Updates on servers

Confirm the exact server, domain, roles, maintenance window, backups and rollback before changes. Forest promotion, DNS changes, updates/reboots, group membership and SYSTEM tasks are separate privileged operations. Protect exported logs; do not clear incident evidence. ServerManager, IIS and AD module availability differs between Windows PowerShell and PowerShell 7; use a supported host for each module.

Prerequisites