Questions tagged [windows-server-2012]

Windows Server 2012 was a server operating system from Microsoft. It was released on September 4, 2012, and reached End Of Life on October 10, 2023. Like its predecessor, Server 2008 R2, it is only available in 64 bit versions. It contains many substantial changes over it predecessor, and substantially streamlines the number of available versions, which are down to four: Foundation, Essentials, Standard and Datacenter.

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Cannot install RDS-Web-Access

I'm trying to install the remote desktop web access role in server 2012, a simple task you might think, however whenever I try to do this, I get this error: add-windowsfeature : The request to add or ...
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Windows Evaluation -> Full version- do I have to rebuild the OS? [duplicate]

I have been using a evaluation version of Sever 2012 Standard for the last few months and want to now buy the retail version. Is there a way to retain the same copy of Windows, but turn it into a ...
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AD/DNS/DHCP domain controller in Amazon EC2 or VPC: migrating production environment

I currently have a co-location production environment which I want to migrate to AWS. Our infrastructure relies heavily on Active Directory for access to several platforms hosted within the ...
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Compatibility issue upgrading to Windows Server 2012 (Remote Desktop Roles need uninstalled?)

Windows Server 2012 setup (upgrading from Server 2008) says after compatibility check: "Setup has detected that at least one of Remote Desktop Session Host (RDSH), Remote Desktop Connection Broker (...
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DNS Issue Windows Server 2012

Background: I have a windows server 2012 install with AD, DNS and DHCP. I also have a netopia router/modem providing my WAN access. My router/modem is configured with DHCP off and connected to a 24 ...
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RemoteApp doesn't start second time

I am having an issue with RemoteApp through a Remote Desktop Gateway. The Remote Desktop Server and Gateway services are running on the same server running Windows Server 2012. The client is Windows 7 ...
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Cluster Aware Updating set up - VirtualComputerObjectName ignored

I am trying to set up Cluster Aware Updating, but it always fails with the following error: Add-CauClusterRole : Unable to create the CAU clustered role because a Network Name resource could not be ...
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Slow data transfer between Server 2012 and Windows XP/7 Clients

I've installed a new Dell PowerEdge R720 server at a small company which eight workstations. It is running Windows Server 2012 Standard. I've then installed Hyper-V (role) onto the server and created ...
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RDS, RDWeb, and RemoteApp: How to use public certificate for launching apps on session host?

Question: How do i tell RDWeb to launch apps from remote.domain.com rather then host.internaldomain.local? Environment: Existing org with AD forest. New single Server 2012 running all Remote Desktop ...
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Why can I create objects on my read only domain controller?

I have a Windows Server 2012 Domain Controller. I have configured another Server 2012 machine as a Read-Only Domain Controller. When I log in with domain administrator credential on my RODC I can ...
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Account restrictions are preventing this user from signing in

I have a 2008 R2 DC that has been replicated to a 2012 server. When a user tries to logon a 2012 server connected to the replicated 2012 DC using Remote Desktop, he gets the following error message: "...
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Windows Server 2012 Can't Print

I know this may sound incredibly stupid and there is probably an easy solution but I can't seem to find it. Friends of mine recently upgraded their server for their small business from the POS old one....
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Windows 7 Stuck on "Applying Software Installation policy" for extended period of time

I have four Windows 7 clients that are connecting to a Server 2012 domain controller EC2 isntance. There was also a file server (also Server 2012), but I decided to merge the two together because the ...
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Windows server 2012 sign in issue [closed]

Before installing active directory services and joining a local domain, i created 3 local users for my brothers but after joining the domain i only can see my user(administrator) and a user called ...
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Microsoft Shares, not sharing [closed]

I have a machine called \shares\ There are two drives on it, the "Local Disk (C:)" and the drive I want to put the shared resources on "Shares (S:)" This is a brand-new Server 2012, and I have a ...
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Error 8024401C during the download of the updates on the Server 2012

I've started the updates download on Windows Server 2012. The download process fails with the error message 8024401C. Accoring to the entries in the internet on the support pages, the proxy server ...
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Obtaining scans from HP LaserJet CM2320mf via email

I am trying, since I purchased the laser printer, to use the scan to email functionality, so far to no success and no lack of trying. The printer does not support sending emails via authentication. ...
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rdesktop to windows server 2012 from ubuntu

I have a client machine running ubuntu, and I have a windows server 2012 that I connect to using rdesktop. I need to copy a file from my client machine to the server. I tried sharing a directory like ...
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Only let OpenVPN connected users access FTP server - on Windows Server

Windows server 2008 R2 - I have setup OpenVPN, how do I give users connected to it access to an FTP server on the account (but no other users). I am using a hardware firewall not Windows Firewall. ...
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Make FTP available to VPN users only (Windows Server 2012)

I would like to setup a VPN in Windows Server 2012 (interested in 2008 too) - then setup FTP and only allow access to the FTP server for VPN users. How do I do this - and I presume once a VPN user is ...
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Hyper-V on one machine [closed]

Context: We have one machine Intel Xeon X3440 @ 2.53GHz; 8 GB RAM on which we would like to run windows and linux installations. We have decided to go with Hyper-V since we are mainly focused on ...
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Trying to boot a diskless server to Windows 2012 using iSCSI and Differencing VHDs

We are in the middle of a big VMware to Hyper-V migration at the moment. Part of this process is going to be changing some of our existing ESXi servers to Hyper-V. These ESXi servers don't have hard ...
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Application Request Routing on a hyper-v guest intermittently stops

Short description: I'm having a weird problem configuring ARR on a hyper-v guest. I can load my DotNetNuke/ASPx sites normally, but after some time of inactivity, the pages are not loaded anymore. ...
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Cannot create printer object in Active Directory, even though the printer is on the same server

I'm currently setting up a new printer on my Server 2012 DC (yes I know). I set the printer up via print management, shared it out with all the world, and then tried to add it to Active Directory. ...
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Windows Server 2012 on KVM behaving as if Windows Key is getting hit repeatedly

I've got a brand new install of Windows Server 2012 Essentials running on KVM on OpenSuse 12.2. When I VNC in to the VM (using the VNC server provided by KVM, not one installed on the guest OS), it ...
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Wyse DHCP Option Tag

I have a new Wyse R10L that I am testing, and I have found a tutorial video for configuring it on my network (a test Server 2012 environment). The instructions say to "set a DHCP option tag 161" to a ...
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Do I need to / should I enable “Virtualization Technology” for Hyper-V in Server 2012?

I'm setting up some new servers to be Hyper-V hosts in Server 2012. I noticed on first boot that the task manager shows the following in the CPU section: If I enable "Virtualization Technology" in ...
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DFS linking to a target folder within another target folder

Windows Server 2012 - Attempting to setup a file server using DFS I have the following scenario: Namespace: \\domain\resources Folder without targets: Files > \\domain\resources\files Folders with ...
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How do I disable the Animations in Microsoft Server 2012?

I connect to our Microsoft Server 2012 through remote desktop. There are just too many animations (for example Opening and closing windows) etc. How do I turn off all animations?
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PXE with WDS & Windows Server 2012 - no filename option in DHCP lease?

I'm trying to configure Windows Server 2012 (a virtual box VM) with WDS so I can PXE boot some Windows 7 VMs (also virtual box). All the machines involved are only attached to the "host only network"...
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Windows 2012 RDP daily cold start

I have a Dell 2950 with Esxi 4. On top of that is W2012 installed, which is a bit slow but good enough. It runs a few IIS8 websites without much hassle. The only big problem I have is that when I ...
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Can I install a Windows Server 2012 virtual server using Hyper-V on Windows Server 2012 with the same exact product key?

I've read everything I can find online, but I cannot find a simple answer to this question. I have Windows Server 2012 Standard installed using a volume license product key. The official product ...
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Exchange 2013, Using a User Principle Name to have multiple domains

I currently have a dedicated Exchange Server 2013 running on Windows Server 2012. I currently have a single domain controller. Everything is working on my primary domain xxxxxx.info . I added a ...
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DNS name server IP keeps reverting back to unknown for forward lookup zone

I'll start by saying I have not worked much with DNS and DC's. I'm a programmer who is trying to build out an environment with a domain to simulate a production scenario. My issue is the forward ...
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What is the KMS road warrior user experience?

We provide Office and Exchange and Sharepoint services to our users who are all "permanent road warriors" - by which I mean they don't belong to any domain, they don't even dial in to a VPN, they act ...
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Windows 2012 to HP Procurve redundancy across multiple switches - multi-switch LACP?

We are looking to have our Windows 2012 server(s) connected to two separate switches, so that if one switch goes down the server(s) can still be accessed on the same IP address from the switch that is ...
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Edit Software Distribution Path in Existing GPO

There is an existing GPO to deploy a software package, the path is no longer valid. I need to either edit the UNC path or create a new Package. I would prefer to edit existing package/modification, ...
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Server 2012: System writer is not found in the backup

I recently installed the Windows Server Backup feature on my Windows Server 2012. When I try to create a backup (full) I get the following error: System writer is not found in the backup. I followed ...
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Unable to ping computers via DNS domain name

I have two desktop computers and recently set up a third computer, a Windows Server 2012 box, for which I installed DNS on it and set it up as a domain controller. I was able to successfully set up ...
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Can't authenticate users on Windows Server 2012 shares

I've been meddling for a while with a Windows Server 2012 Datacenter copy my university provided me with (via MSDN Academy Alliance) but I'm having an issue with setting up a share with NTFS ...
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Windows AD: Is loopback processing absolutely necessary in order to apply a user policy to users logging into computers in the OU?

I've had our AD setup running on server 2008r2 and now 2012, and I swear, a user policy applied to an OU containing only computers actually does apply to users logging into those computers, without ...
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can't resolve host (A) but FQDN is fine

I am getting inconsistent name resolution locally with DNS I have 3 2012 Standard servers and some weirdness on 1. It is a standard install with IIS role added. TEST01 is a dev server. 192.119.1....
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BitLocker with Windows DPAPI Encryption Key Management

We have a need to enforce resting encryption on an iSCSI LUN that is accessible from within a Hyper-V virtual machine. We have implementing a working solution using BitLocker, using Windows Server ...
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Reduce Component Store (WinSXS) size on Windows Server 2012

Is there any command line utility in Windows Server 2012 that will reduce the size of C:\Windows\WinSXS. On one of my main production systems that has Hyper-V and Remote Desktop Services, this folder ...
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Windows server 2012, missing WMI ASPNET counters

I've been using the following WMI query to check how many IIS sites are currently running on my Windows 2008 webservers: SELECT ApplicationsRunning FROM Win32_PerfRawData_ASPNET4030319_ASPNETv4030319 ...
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Windows 2012 Webdeploy 3.0 does not allow to deploy to d: drive

I started brand new Windows 2012 with IIS 8 and Webdeploy 3.0 installed. I could connect to it using VS 2012 to publish my application using Webdeploy method (test connection at VS). But, here comes a ...
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Windows Server 2012 vs Windows Server 2008 on 1gb of ram [closed]

I will be purchasing a vps soon and I there are two possible operating system that I can use, Windows Server 2012 Standard and Windows Server 2008. The vps will only have 1gb of ram. Memory wise what ...
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Microsoft Windows DHCP: Steering IPv4 clients into specific scopes based on MAC

We have visitors on our campus who bring their own laptops and devices and use our wireless and wired networks. When we receive a copyright infringement notice (typically BitTorrenting), we are ...
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What's the best way to copy deduplicated files onto a new Server 2012 drive?

We have a deduplicated volume on a Windows Server 2012 machine that is approaching it's limits. It is a 1.3TB drive with ~10TB of duplicated data. We want to copy all of this data onto a larger 4TB ...
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The revocation function was unable to check revocation for the certificate

I need to pass IIS certificate authentication on Windows Server 2012. The root cert haven't got any revocation lists but I'm getting exception: The revocation function was unable to check ...
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