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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Resources, News, and Support Information

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RemoteFX vGPU Setup and Configuration Guide for Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2012 introduces some significant improvements to RemoteFX™. One feature – RemoteFX vGPU - already present in Windows Server 2008 R2 is...

Posted on 4/2/2013 11:39:00 AM

Backing up a Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 virtual machine using VMware vSphere Data Protection 5.1 fails with the error...

· You cannot back up a Windows Server 2008 R2 virtual machine using vSphere Data... Published: 3/27/13-- Delivered by Feed43 service

Posted on 3/29/2013 7:02:00 AM

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RemoteFX vGPU Setup and Configuration Guide for Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 introduces some significant improvements to RemoteFX™. One feature – RemoteFX vGPU - already present in Windows Server 2008 R2 is the ability to use a physical graphic adapter (GPU) in the Hyper-V host to accelerate the host-side rendering of display content. This guide describes the configuration steps to leverage RemoteFX vGPU in Windows Server 2012.
Tuesday, April 02, 2013 11:39:00 AM

Backing up a Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 virtual machine using VMware vSphere Data Protection 5.1 fails with the error...
· You cannot back up a Windows Server 2008 R2 virtual machine using vSphere Data... Published: 3/27/13-- Delivered by Feed43 service
Friday, March 29, 2013 7:02:00 AM

Knowledge Base: IE Enhanced Security Issue on Microsoft RDS 2008 / R2 and Citrix XenApp Servers
In some cases, when you disable IE enhanced security from the server manager it is not disabled for the users.
Thursday, March 28, 2013 8:05:00 AM

Knowledge Base: How to Customize the User Desktop Appearance on Windows RDS 2008 R2
By default, Windows Server 2008 R2 does not provide Group Policy settings to hide all the special user folders appearing by default on the Desktop.
Monday, March 25, 2013 4:55:00 AM

How to Upgrade Windows 2008 R2 editions from the command line
I had always thought you couldn’t update Windows Server editions from one to another without a reinstall as allegedly the base software wasn’t the same even though we all knew it was really just a file or two or registry key or two that needed to be changed.
Thursday, March 21, 2013 11:39:00 AM

Server Performance Advisor (SPA) 3.0
Starting with Windows Server 2008, we have published a server tuning guide each release designed to help system administrators and IT professionals get the best performance out of their server deployments.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 3:11:00 AM

Windows 2008 R2 VMs fail to backup with VMware Data Protection (VDP)
When using VMware Data Protection (VDP) 5.1 and want to backup Windows 2008 R2 VM’s you should disable application-consistent quiescing. On the moment the VADP API doesn’t support Windows 2008 R2 application-consistent quiescing.
Monday, January 21, 2013 1:46:00 AM

Download Windows System Control Center (WSCC) GUI for Nirsoft and Sysinternals Tools Free!
SCC is a free, portable program that allows you to install, update,execute and organize the utilities from various system utility suites. WSCCcan install and update the supported utilities automatically. Alternatively,WSCC can use the http protocol to download and run the programs. WSCCis portable, installation is not required. Extract the content of the downloaded zip archive to any directory on your computer.
Wednesday, January 09, 2013 10:02:00 PM

Tools for Troubleshooting Slow Windows Boots and Slow Logons
This article describes Microsoft Support experiences in troubleshooting boot and logon delays.
Thursday, January 03, 2013 1:38:00 PM

Download Microsoft PerfView: Helps isolate CPU and memory-related performance issues
PerfView is a performance-analysis tool that helps isolate CPU- and memory-related performance issues.
Wednesday, December 26, 2012 1:27:00 PM

VMware View Connection Server with Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 Core
Fellow VMware colleague Jack McMichael posted an interesting article about how to install a VMware View Connection Server using a Windows 2009 R2 Server Core installation.
Wednesday, December 05, 2012 6:32:00 AM

VMware VDP quiesce problems of Windows 2008 R2 Guest OS
Are you having troubles Backing up Windows 2008R2 with VMware vSphere Data Protection (VDP)? Quiesced snapshots don’t work? It’s probably that you’re using the VMware VSS to quiesce the guest OS. It’s a known issue which can be easily avoided by using the VSS providers which are part of your backup tool, if of course the tool provides that.
Tuesday, December 04, 2012 8:19:00 AM

Knowledge Base: AppSense AM Causing 90 Seconds Delay During Logon onto Windows 2008 R2 Server Via RDP
When logging on to a Windows 2008 R2 server via RDP, you experience a 90 seconds delay during the logon phase. No relevant events are logged in the Windows Event Viewer. The issue intermittently affects all users.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 7:42:00 AM

Knowledge Base: 20 Seconds Delay During the "Please Wait for the User Profile Service" Phase
On a Windows 2008 R2 SP1 server with XenApp 6.5 HRP01, when roaming profiles are enabled, the end user experienced a 20 seconds delay during the “Please Wait for the User Profile Service” logon phase. The issue only happens if a roaming profile is being used (this specific issue was seen when the roaming profile folder was hosted on a NetApp appliance).
Monday, October 22, 2012 3:57:00 AM

HP Reference Architecture for Client Virtualization with Citrix XenDesktop and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 White Paper
This HP document will focus on client virtualization using VDI technology with XenDesktop, and the considerations/implications of persistent vs. non-persistent users.
Friday, October 19, 2012 10:37:00 AM

Just Released: "Microsoft Attack Surface Analyzer"
Attack Surface Analyzer is developed by the Trustworthy Computing Security group. It is the same tool used by Microsoft's internal product groups to catalogue changes made to operating system attack surface by the installation of new software.
Friday, August 24, 2012 10:20:00 AM

Download Microsoft Script Explorer for Windows PowerShell (Release Candidate)
Microsoft Script Explorer for Windows PowerShell® (Release Candidate) helps scripters find Windows PowerShell scripts, snippets, modules, and how-to guidance in online repositories such as the TechNet Script Center Repository, PoshCode, local or network file systems and Bing Search Repository. Microsoft® Script Explorer enables:
Friday, August 24, 2012 1:19:00 AM

Windows 2008 R2 Certificate Services Explained
Whenever I teach MCITP: Server Administrator or MCITP: Enterprise Administrator there is always one subject that I can guarantee the majority of delegates won’t have worked with directly. The subject is certificate services; for whatever reason this is an area people are aware of but one that they don’t seem to spend time learning or working with.
Thursday, August 23, 2012 12:39:00 AM

Download Free "Core Configurator for Windows 2008"
Core Configurator by Smart-X is another tool in the sys admin toolbox, helping optimize your everyday work, and help you manage your system efficiently and productively.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 11:09:00 AM

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