Windows Server 2012

Is the new UI introduced in Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 R2 ready for the enterprise? Russell gives us his take and offers suggestions for improvement.

Learn how to deploy a non-clustered Hyper-V host running Windows Server 2012 R2 as the management OS.

Our series on Hyper-V DHCP Guard and Router Guard concludes with how to enable those features in existing VMs and with System Center Virtual Machine Manager.

In this new Ask an Admin post, learn how to use the command line in Windows Server Core 2012 R2 to set the time and date.

Aidan Finn explains how Hyper-V Router Guard and DHCP Guard can be used to prevent guest OS administrators from enabling unwanted network services.

Dealing with frozen virtual machines in Hyper-V? Learn how to get the GUID of a VM running on WS2012/WS2012 R2 Hyper-V in order to kill it.

Learn how you to use Hyper-V Integration Services to help management tools interact with otherwise isolated guest OSes running inside virtual machines.

In this overview, find out how to control if/how Hyper-V VMs will automatically stop or start before and after a host shutdown or startup.

Wondering how to recreate a VM in Azure without losing your OS? Learn to recreate a VM in Azure in this Ask an Admin!

In this quick ‘n easy Ask an Admin post, find out how to use PowerShell cmdlets to quickly assign a static IP address in Azure.