Windows Server 2012

Check out this post and learn to use Automatic Virtual Machine Activation (AVMA) to auto-activate the guest OS installations of Hyper-V VMs!

Learn how to use Server Manager in Windows Server 2012 R2 to set up a new file share with the help of this awesome Ask an Admin article!

Need to validate a Windows Server failover cluster? Find out what makes a supported cluster and learn to validate a Windows Server cluster configuration.

In today’s Ask an Admin, learn how to wield the /mode:vm switch in sysprep to image Windows Server 2012 faster in a virtual environment.

It’s time to update those legacy apps! Learn about EMET 4.1 and how it can be used to secure legacy applications running on WS2012 R2 and Windows 8.1.

In this Ask an Admin, learn to get back those disk performance counters in Windows Server 2012 R2 Task Manager.

In today’s Ask an Admin, find out how to use helpful Group Managed Service Accounts (gMSA) to improve security in Windows Server 2012 (and later).

In part two of this series, find out how to enable device registration in ADFS and set up Workplace Join in WS 2012 R2.

Building a Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V cluster? Not so fast, friend. Learn about what you need to build that cluster in this article.

In this easy-peasy Ask an Admin, find out how to use Windows Server Backup in WS2012 R2 to restore a file or folder.