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How to Download and Install Windows Admin Center

Back at Microsoft Ignite 2017 in Orlando, FL, I attended the session where ‘Project Honolulu’ was announced and demonstrated. This was a fresh, built-from-scratch new server management tool for Windows Servers, Windows 10, and Azure resources. I do recall there being a large number of applause sessions from all the IT Pros in the audience!...

Last Update: Mar 27, 2024

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How to Use Windows Admin Center

In this article, I will demonstrate how to use Windows Admin Center (WAC) to remotely manage your servers. If you haven’t already, check out my article on how to download and install Windows Admin Center before starting with the tutorial below. How to Use Windows Admin Center When you launch Windows Admin Center, you’ll see…

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What Is Windows Admin Center? A Quick Overview

Windows Admin Center (WAC) is the modern evolution of “in-box” management tools, like MMC (Microsoft Management Console) and Server Manager for Windows Server management. WAC provides wizards to guide users through its deployment and deploying Windows Servers and other cluster solutions. Learn more about what Windows Admin Center features and capabilities might be useful to…

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Windows Admin Center 2311 Public Preview: A Deep Dive into Azure Hybrid Services and Tool Advancements

Microsoft has announced that Windows Admin Center version 2311 is available in public preview for commercial customers. The latest update brings new experiences for Azure Arc and Azure Migrate, coupled with enhancements to widely-used tools. “Windows Admin Center provides an Azure Arc for servers onboarding experience through our Azure hybrid center. New in this release,…

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Happy 10th Birthday Hyper-V!

Last Update: Mar 14, 2023

On February 19, 2003, Microsoft announced that the corporation has acquired a privately held virtualization vendor called Connectix. It might not have seemed like it then, but this acquisition was the genesis of something huge in the IT world, and I’m not limiting that to just Hyper-V.

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What’s New with Azure Infrastructure – August 2021 Edition

I think you’ll find that there are quite a few announcements this month. The summer quiet period is over, and we’re into a whole new development/release semester in Microsoft, not to mention the countdown to the usual peak release season for Microsoft Ignite has started – most releases announced at Ignite happen well before Ignite….

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Windows Server Gets Redesigned Event Viewer in Windows Admin Center v2103

The Event Viewer tool in Windows and Windows Server first appeared in 1993. So, Microsoft has decided that it’s time for an update. And as might be expected, rather than update the built-in Windows management console snap-in, Microsoft has opted to bring the new Events tool to Windows Admin Center (WAC). And it is now…

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Improved Containerization Features Coming in Windows Server 2022

Microsoft recently announced the first preview of Windows Server 2022, and some of its new features, at Ignite at the beginning of March. In this article, we will look at new container options in the upcoming version of Windows Server. Microsoft is adding new features to Windows Server 2022 to help organizations accelerate application modernization….

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How to Use Windows Admin Center in the Azure Portal

Microsoft announced at its recent Ignite conference that WAC in the Azure Portal in now available in public preview. Prior to this update, it was only possible to manage VMs at the infrastructure level in the Azure Portal. But WAC in the Azure Portal lets administrators manage Windows Server VM guests at a more granular…

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Windows Admin Center in the Azure Portal is Now in Public Preview

During the first part of Ignite in September 22-24, 2020, Microsoft announced that it was bringing Windows Admin Center (WAC) to the Azure Portal. Windows Admin Center (WAC) is a complete reimagination of the built-in management consoles (MMC) that are used to configure Windows Server. WAC is a web-based administration portal for managing local or…

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