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Questions tagged [windows-server-2012]
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Why are Disk and Network columns disabled in Task Manager in Windows Server 2012?
Compared to Windows 8, Windows 2012's Task Manager has Disk and Network columns disabled.
Why are these columns disabled?
How can one activate them, especially the Network column?
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How can I enable multiple users login at a time in remote system?
Recently we bought dedicated server with Windows Server 2012 Standard.It's allowing 2 people at a time.So I want to allow more people at a time.
How can I do this?
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Auto login Windows Server 2012
Hey all i am hoping someone knows how to set up Server 2012 with auto logon?
I already tried:
But i am unable to find the checkbox that was in 2008 server that said "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer."
Where else can i…
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Where is my RDP server certificate stored?
Given the recent issues of Man-in-the-Middle attacks, i actually paid attention to the warning i get when connecting to a server:
Selecting View Certificate, i was going to check the SHA1 Thumbprint:
Issued to: corsair
Issued by: corsair
Valid…
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Disable Windows Server 2012 automatic log off
I have been searching for a while, but I don't find a solution for this anywhere... I'm in a factory and they have Windows Server 2012 with an HMI (HumanMachineInterface) on it. They have computers that they can log on the server to access the HMI.…
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How can I figure out what IPv6 to use if I want to set a static IP for my computer?
I recently installed Windows Server 2012 on my desktop. I changed my connection settings to hardcode my internal IP address as 192.168.0.99 (IPv4). Windows Server 2012 warned me that I should also set my IPv6 address to a static address, but I'm not…
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Any advantage of using Windows Server 2012 R2 instead of Windows 8.1 for a workstation
I'm building a new machine which will be used primarily for development and a little bit for photo editing. I am wondering if there will be any benefits in using Windows Server 2012 R2 as my workstations OS instead of Windows 8.1.
My guess is that…
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How to find out how long a process has been running for?
Is it possible to use wmic or powershell to find out how long a process has been running for?
If not, is there any other mean to obtain this information from Windows OS?
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CMD window will not close if folder is closed during execution of bat file
I have a Server 2012 R2 Standard 64 Bit virtual machine that is acting strangely. Bat files work fine and the CMD window closes normally; but if the folder containing the bat file is closed during execution of the bat file it will finish but the CMD…
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RDP connection from Windows 7/8 to Server 2012 is slow
I recently installed Windows Server 2012 for development purposes at our office and noticed immediately that connecting via RDP is slow. It can take 5-10 seconds to connect at times, where as connecting to any of our Windows 7 or Windows 2008 R2…
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Taskbar Disappears Over Remote Desktop Connection When Outside Local Network
I've got a machine on my home network running Windows Server 2012 (Based on Win8).
The problem is, my taskbar disappears completely.
When I minimize an application rather than minimize to the taskbar it simply closes the window as small as it can as…
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Remote Desktop Connection can't connect to Windows Server 2012
Mission to Remote Desktop INTO Windows Server 2012 (standalone).
Situation:
Control Panel, System, Remote Settings, Remote Desktop – Allow
All firewalls off
Connect attempt using a known IP address (ping works ok)
Connect Option as a user who has…
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Setting default keyboard layout in Windows 8 / Windows Server 2012
When there are multiple input methods (keyboard layouts) installed, the first one in the list is supposed to be the default. In my case I have two custom keyboard layouts:
US (Customized)
Czech (Customized)
So the first option—US…
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Enable/Disable device driver via command line
I did a google search and found tools like devcon and devmanview but they are only useful to disable/enable the device not the device driver. What I want to do is be able to disable/enable a particular device driver via command line. Anybody know…
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How do I install Windows Defender/MSE on Server 2012?
On earlier versions of Windows client and server you could install Microsoft Security Essentials, free antivirus from Microsoft. In Windows 8 client, it is integrated into Windows Defender. However, I see no such option in Windows Server 2012 and…
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