Windows Server

Windows Server Overview

Windows Server is Microsoft’s operating system for servers. There have been six product releases under the Windows Server brand name, including Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2012. Microsoft has steadily expanded the feature set and capabilities of the Windows Server family over the years, and introduced virtualization capabilities (via Hyper-V) with the arrival of Windows Server 2008.

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Recent Windows Server Articles

Enable Remote Desktop on Windows Server 2012

By Russell Smith - May 23, 2013

Learn how to enable Remote Desktop in Windows Server 2012 so that you can remotely administer a server.

Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) 2012: Installation

By Russell Smith - May 20, 2013

Become a WSUS wizard! Learn to install and configure Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) 2012.

Top 10 SharePoint 2013 Features

By Flash Denning - May 13, 2013

Is it worth upgrading to SharePoint 2013? We think so. Check out our top 10 new SharePoint 2013 features.

Deploy Update Rollup 2 for Virtual Machine Manager 2012 SP1

By Aidan Finn - April 24, 2013

Check out our advice on how to deal with Microsoft's most recent update rollup for System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 Service Pack 1.

Editor's Picks

Useful Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows Server 2012

By Jeff James - November 29, 2012

Looking for a faster way to navigate the new interface in Windows Server 2012? Check out this helpful list of Windows Server 2012 keyboard commands and

Windows Server 2012: First Five Fixes

By Jeff Hicks - July 12, 2012

What do you do with a brand new Windows Server 2012 install? Let PowerShell MVP, Jeff Hicks, show you his "first five fixes" for a new Windows Server 2012 build

Top 10 Server 2008 Tasks done with PowerShell - Part 1

By Jeff Hicks - November 29, 2011

In this video post, Jeff hicks goes through the first 5 of the top 10 tasks to perform with PowerShell in Windows Server 2008. In part 1 Jeff covers changing

Install Windows Server 2003

By Daniel Petri - January 8, 2009

This Windows Server 2003 installation and setup guide takes you from initial install to final configuration.

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