Windows Guides

Ten Handy PowerShell Commands

PowerShell is the command line included with Windows. It is a very handy tool for doing simple tasks without the GUI. In this guide, I'll show you 10 tips that will improve your Windows Server experience and make your life easier. Getting a Process Rath...

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Reset Windows Server Administrator Password

There are times when you have forgotten your local administrator password on Windows and need to have it reset. It is easily possible to reset this password if you had created a Password Reset Disk beforehand, but that's not usually the case. In this arti...

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Learn Remote Desktop Services: Part 3 - Configuration

This article is part of a 3-part series about Remote Desktop Services. Part 1: Technology Part 2: Deployment Part 3: Configuration Configuring RDP In order to get started configuring RDP (and more specifically our Session Host server), open Server Ma...

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Learn Remote Desktop Services: Part 2 - Deployment

This article is part of a 3-part series about Remote Desktop Services. Part 1: Technology Part 2: Deployment Part 3: Configuration Deploying RDS It's time to deploy RDS on our server running Windows Server 2012. At this point, it's assumed that you h...

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Learn Remote Desktop Services: Part 1 - Technology

This article is part of a 3-part series about Remote Desktop Services. Part 1: Technology Part 2: Deployment Part 3: Configuration What is Remote Desktop Services (RDS)? Remote Desktop Services, commonly abbreviated as RDS, is a role in Windows Serve...

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How To Connect To Windows Server With RDP

Windows Server uses a protocol called RDP, an abbreviation for Remote Desktop Protocol, which allows you to connect to your server. This can be seen as managing your Windows Server the same way you would with SSH on a Linux server. Follow the steps below...

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Change Hostname on Windows Server 2012

Log in to the server via RDP. Navigate to the "This PC" screen and click "System properties". Click "Change settings" next to the current computer name. Click the "Change" button. Enter a new computer name and confirm by clicking "OK". Restart the server...

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Restricting IIS Website Access by IP Address

IIS is a very powerful web server. It provides a built-in interface to block/allow IP addresses. It's also possible to do this per domain. Aside from specific IP address blocking, IIS also allows for dynamic IP address restriction when too many requests a...

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Setup an L2TP Server with Remote Access on Windows Server 2012

In this guide, I will explain how to setup an L2TP VPN server on Windows Server 2012. The steps presented here build on a previous guide for configuring a PPTP VPN server. Start by reading through that guide, and configure a PPTP VPN server using the Remo...

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Setup a VPN Server using Remote Access on Windows Server 2012

This guide explains how to setup a PPTP VPN using Windows Server 2012. We will be using the Remote Access role to setup a VPN and give individual users permission to use it. Step 1: Installing the Remote Access role To install the Remote Access role, op...

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