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Category Archives: Server 2008 R2

How to Turn off Printer Redirection for Remote Desktop Sessions on a Hyper-V Server Host

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If you use Remote Desktop Services to connect to your Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Host, one of the best practices tasks that

Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Enterprise Hotfix Rollup (KB 2775511) is released

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It appears that Microsoft are now moving towards a new way of deploying service packs. KB 2775511 is a hotfix rollup for

Using DISKPART to create a Bootable USB of Windows 8

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Windows 8 was released today on MSDN and Technet. It will soon be released publically. With that comes the many GBs of

Goodbye SBS!

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Microsoft announced today the next release of their Windows Server operating systems, and thus ended the branding and name

WSUS dies after installing KB2720211

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Recently, there have been quite a number of cases where WSUS stopped working after a recent patch KB2720211 was

WIM2VHD tool to convert images with support for Windows8 and Server 2012

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A new tool has been released to quickly convert WIM images into VHD and the new VHDX format. The tool is completely written

Windows update cannot currently check for updates because the service is not running

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I've noticed this issue cropping up more often recently. When you go to update Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, the

All About Multipoint

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Windows Multipoint Server is a new server operating system from Microsoft produced along the same server platform as Small

PowerShell Not Your Father’s Command Line

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There is a great 31 part blog post on PowerShell that is in developement (part 23 of 31 at this moment). Everything you

Extend Home Server “Vail” beta installation

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The public beta for Windows Home Server codenamed "Vail" expires today. As a result, current installations will reboot