Windows Guides

Configuring IPv6 on your VPS

Each of these examples assume an IPv6 subnet of 2001:db8:1000::/64. You will need to update them with the subnet that you have been assigned. We will be using 2001:db8:1000::100 as the main IPv6 address to assign. We will also be configuring 2001:db8:100...

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Enable Windows Audio on a Windows Server Instance

Note: This guide will work for Windows 2012 R2 and Windows 2016 instances. Windows Servers, by default, do not have the "Windows Audio" service enabled. First, RDP into your Windows instance. Then, open the "Run" window by pressing WIN + R and enter th...

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Using Chocolatey Package Manager on Windows

Introduction Chocolatey brings package management that makes administering software and dependencies easy on Linux, to Windows. You can quickly and easily deploy software packages and tools to a new Windows machine in just a few steps. Chocolatey's simp...

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How to Install and Configure Ansible on CentOS 7 for Use With Windows Server

Ansible is an open source tool for automating tasks. It manages the configuration of your Linux and Windows servers. It works without an agent which means that Ansible uses SSH and current user SSH authorization. You can use Ansible to automate three typ...

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How to Install and Configure Ansible on Debian 9 for Use With Windows Server

Ansible is an open source tool for automating tasks. It manages the configuration of your Linux and Windows servers. It works without an agent which means that Ansible uses SSH and current user SSH authorization. You can use Ansible to automate three typ...

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How to Install Garry's Mod on Windows Server

Introduction This article will explain how to download and install a Garry's Mod server on Windows Server 2012. This guide is made to be in depth and some parts may be difficult to understand if you are inexperienced in source dedicated server hosting. ...

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How to Create a Windows Custom ISO With Updates Using NTLite

This tutorial will guide you through the process of creating a Windows ISO that will be compatible with Vultr's systems. Original/untouched Windows ISOs will not work on Vultr since they are missing the necessary drivers for interacting with Vultr's syste...

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Windows Server 2016 Recovery Mode

Upon accessing recovery mode on Windows Server 2016, you may experience a stop error ("blue screen"). The workaround is to access the "Repair Computer" option from the Windows Server 2016 install disk. Follow the steps listed below to learn how to access ...

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Using Hosts File to Test Websites

The hosts file is a special file on your workstation computer that will store IP and name information. This file is checked before DNS, so if you place an entry in this file it will supersede anything set in DNS. This feature is very useful in testing w...

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How To Access Your Vultr VPS

Vultr provides several different ways to access your VPS to configure, install, and use. Access Credentials The default access credentials for your VPS are found on the Server Information Page that can be accessed by visiting my.vultr.com and clicking o...

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