Author Archive for Philip Churchill

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Audiophile Optimizer Makes Your Server Sound Like a High-End Audio Computer

Audiophile Optimizer is software for Windows Server 2012 R2 to make your server sound like a high-end audio computer enabling to experience analog-like sound as you have never heard it before on a computer based audio system. Windows Server 2012 R2 and Audiophile Optimizer works very well together with JRiver Media Center, JPLAY, Foobar2000, MQn […]

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The Home Server Show Podcast Episode 271

Its time for episode 271 of the Home Server Show podcast, and in this weeks episode: Jim Collison and John Zajdler join me to open up a conversation about Windows 10.  Windows 10 Technical Preview and Server are out!  We are just getting started so there is not a lot of in depth and under […]

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Add-In: My Movies for Windows – Home and Essentials v5.12 Pre Release 1.

The pre-release version of My Movies for Windows – Home and Essentials is now at version 5.12 Pre Release 1. Here is the change log for this release: Added: Title list icons for boxsets. Added: Option to show all languages when viewing posters and banners for TV Series and Movies. Added: Support for Media Player […]

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What’s New In Windows Server Technical Preview

With Server 10 being available for testing, website InfoWorld has a look at its best new features: Start menu and the UI The command line and PowerShell Windows Defender Hyper-V Storage enhancements Virtual networking Identity and access management MultiPoint Services DNS Policies IP Address Management Web Application Proxy An insight to where Sever 10 is […]

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Windows Bare Metal Recovery on the WD DX4000

If you would like to know how to setup a recovery solution for the DX4000 when it is being used with Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard or Essentials then we have an article for you. Troy Walker explains: The recent editions of Windows has introduce some really cool features that allows a technician or end […]

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Add-In: Lights-Out for Windows 10 and Windows Server Technical Preview

A test build of Lights-Out has been released with support for Windows 10 and Windows Server Technical Preview. Version 1.5.5.2227 has the following change log: Fixed: Calendar issue introduced in build 2136. Server goes into standby 3 minutes before a calendar entry starts if server is already active and calendar entry has a forced end […]

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Spin-Up Windows Server Technical Preview on Azure

With Windows Server Technical Preview being available for you to test, the fastest way to spin-up your test lab environment in the Cloud is to use Microsoft Azure. Keith Mayer has a blog on TechNet where to details how to use a virtual machine image on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform to spin-up your own […]

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A Storage Spaces Survival Guide

Jose Barreto a member of the File Server team at Microsoft has published the Storage Spaces Survival Guide with links to presentations, articles, blogs and tools. …I’m sharing my favorite links related to Storage Spaces in Windows Server 2012 R2. This includes TechEd Presentations, TechNet articles, Blogs and tools related to Storage Spaces in general […]

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Log Files in WS2012 Essentials R2

Want to know what log files refer to in Windows Server Essentials 2012 and 2012 R2 and also where they reside? The Windows Server Essentials and Small Business Server Blog have compiled a list of important logs and their associated wizards which are handy for troubleshooting issues on an Essentials server. You can find the […]

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Add-In: StableBit Scanner v2.5.1.3062

StableBit Scanner is now at version 2.5.1.3062 with the following change log: Added advanced setting Scanner_ScanMaximumConcurrent that allows multiple disks to be scanned at the same time, on the same controller. Exposed .config settings in the UI under Settings -> Advanced Settings -> Configuration Properties. [Issue #9342] Fixed issues with controller performance measuring interacting with […]