Episode 249 of the Home Server Show podcast is asking the question what would you change in Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials? An awesome group of guys gather to discuss Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials and how it can be used in a home environment. The show starts off by asking what would we change […]
More than one server hosting WS2012 Essentials at your location? If so you can create and manage a server folder on a second server within the same network, and allow the end user to access the share with one SMB path form, for example, \\Contoso\Shared Folders\folder1 or \\Contoso\Shared Folders\folder2 etc. If this is of interest […]
"Data protection in small and midsize businesses" is a guide from Microsoft for small and midsize businesses that are looking for a reliable way to protect business data, the ability to store data in a central location, and a way to provide secure access to their data. This guide focus’s on Windows Server 2012 R2 […]
My Movies Home and Essentials Server has been updated to version 2.14 Build 2 for users of Windows Home Server 2011 and Windows Server 2012 Essentials. Here’s the change log for this release: Change: MKV tools updated Change: The event handler default templates was out of date. Fix: The automatic database backup option was broken […]
PcDoc from The Doc’s World blog explains how to move from WHS2011 to Windows Server 2012 Essentials R2. From your existing WHS201 install to your new WS2012 R2 Essentials install we are told how to backup and migrate to the new OS including how to re-populate your data and the other additional server tasks which […]
4sysops has a series of articles which first takes a look at the HP Gen8 MicroServer. This is followed by looking at the features in WS2012 R2 Essentials. And finally the 3rd part looks at the new cloud features in Essentials too. HP Microserver Generation 8 review: http://4sysops.com/archives/hp-microserver-generation-8-review/ Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials – General […]
If you would like to know how to create a service integration add-in for Windows Server Essentials Experience then the Windows Server Essentials and Small Business Server Blog could have the answer for you. The article explains how to create a get started and a Dashboard tab, and then goes on to explain how to […]
If you wish to change the public domain name linked to the Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials server you can rerun rerun the Access Anywhere Wizard from the HOME tab on the Dashboard or you can rerun the Set Up Your Domain Name wizard from the Settings page. From here you can either release or […]
Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials now allows you to manage more than one user simultaneously by grouping users together into a user group or distribution group by using the dashboard. the The Windows Server Essentials and Small Business Server Blog takes up the story and explains to us how to accomplish this, which you can […]
Protecting data on the server and on the clients is an article available on the Windows Server Essentials and Small Business Server Blog for users of Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials. The article looks at what’s new in both Windows Azure Backup integration, and Client Computer Backup as well as File History too. You can […]
