Windows Server 2012 R2

This article describes how to create the backup of IIS Web site, application pool and configuraion and restore them on another server. This guide will help you to create your…

In this article, we’ll consider the methods of using File Server Resource Manager (FSRM) features on a file server running Windows Server 2012 R2 to detect and block ransomware. In…

Let’s consider the peculiarities of granting remote access permission to enumerate the list of services running on a remote server to domain users without rights of local administrators. In fact,…

WSUS for Windows Server 2012 or higher supports the installation of both common security patches and large upgrade packages (upgrades in Microsoft terminology) on Windows 10. However, this feature doesn’t…

Here is a step-by-step guide on how to configure the transparent SSO (Single Sign-On) Kerberos domain user authentication on the IIS website running Windows Server 2012 R2. Start IIS Manager…

One of the main disadvantages of FTP for file transfer is the lack of protection and encryption means for the transferred data. When connecting to an FTP server username and…

All Windows Server version support the ability to  run built-in TFTP server. Though there is no dedicated role or service of the TFTP server (don’t look for it in the…

In Windows Task Scheduler, you can run tasks both on the schedule and after the specific event is registered in the log. (It has been described in the article “Event…

Printer pooling allows to unite several physical printers connected to one print server into a single logical printer. From the client point of view, a printer pool looks like one…

Almost 4 months have passed since the official release of Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2, so its time for system administrators to update their IT infrastructure for full…