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Windows Server 2012 R2 is a server operating system from Microsoft. It was published on May 31 2013, and reached End Of Life on Oct 10, 2023. 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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Windows Server 2012 R2 is a server operating system from Microsoft. It was published on May 31 2013, and reached End Of Life on Oct 10, 2023. It contains many substantial changes over it predecessor, and substantial streamlines the number of available versions, which are down to four: Foundation, Essentials, Standard and Datacenter.

The editions and their features are laid out in a table at Wikipedia, but substantial new features and changes include:

  • Metro, a new Graphical User Interface (based on Microsoft's Metro design language) which is also present in Windows 8.
  • A new FileSystem, ReFS (Resilient File System)
  • A new role, IP address management (IPAM)
  • A new IIS version (IIS 8.0)
  • Simplified and updated Active Directory functionality
  • A new version of Hyper-V (Microsoft's virtualization technology)
  • Much expanded PowerShell commandlet library: over 2300, compared with approximately 200 in Server 2008.
  • The ability to switch between Server Core and full modes without a full re-installation, and the addition of a new installation option that excludes most of the GUI.

Minimum system requirements for installing and running Server 2012 are:

  • 1.4 GHz 64-bit processor
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 32GB disk space

Maximum hardware scalability in Server 2012 is also improved, currently:

  • 640 logical processors
  • 4 TB RAM
  • 64 fail-over cluster nodes
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Default browser opens to msn.com when logging into Windows Server

I installed a fresh Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard with GUI instance on a VMware VM. The first time I logged in as Administrator, I noticed an Internet Explorer window automatically opened to http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=255141 and…
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Setting environment variable for service

I am running tomcat on a windows 2012 machine. I need to set an environment variable before the service starts such that I can query the variable in Java in the web application like this: String myVar = System.getenv("MY_VAR"); This variable is NOT…
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CleanMgr can nolonger be installed on server 2012 R2

Just tried to get cleanmgr installed and working on a fresh 2012 R2 install. Copies CleanMgr.exe & CleanMgr.exe.mui across like done before but when it is run get error: The Program or feature \?system32\cleanmgr.exe cannot start or run due to…
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Server Manager won't start in Windows Server 2012 R2

I downloaded Windows Server 2012 R2 from microsoft.com as a .vhd file and am using virtualBox to run it. After downloading it, I changed the execution policy to remoteSigned, then changed the name of the computer from the standard WIN-gibberish. I…
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How to close cd tray in Windows Server 2012 r2

I have burned a DVD on our remote server, using external USB DVD burner (Matshita uj8e1). After successful burn the system ejected the tray. Now I have a problem with getting the tray with the burned DVD back to the drive. I searched Google and most…
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Why do I get office updates for server 2012R2

I was looking at updates for a Windows Server 2012R2 and noticed a bunch of office 2010 important updates. We don't have any office version on this server so wondering why these are here? Any insight is appreciated, Thanks!
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Set default Windows Server interface IP with multiple IPs

I've got a Windows Server 2012R2 VM with 3 IP addresses: 4.70, 4.17 and 4.18 4.70 is the 1st IP address entered on the Properties Sheet, 4.17 and 4.18 are entered in the advanced dialog. As you can see in the route print, windows is binding 4.17 as…
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Windows Event Collector Load Balancing to multiple Collectors

My scenario: I want several Windows servers to forward Events either to Collector A or to Collector B and so on. What I tried: Set the GPO: Computer Settings - Policies- Administrative Templates - Windows Components - Event Forwarding - Configure…
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Windows Server 2012 r2 Standard Activation Issue - MAK license

I am trying to activate MS Server 2012 R2 Standard and I'm having issues. I have installed the software from the ISO file I downloaded from the volume licensing site. I have learned that this file installs a KMS client version of the software by…
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DNS on Windows Server 2012 R2

I'm new to Servers and am using Windows Server 2012 R2, after trying to create a AD DC and connect a machine to it, I get the following errors when connecting: "An Active Directory Domain Controller (AD DC) for the domain "wolf01" could not be…
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Windows system colors all wrong

After a recent reboot, our 2012 R2 Remote Desktop server's system colors are all wrong. It almost looks like it is in High Contrast, though it reports that it is using Basic. Here is a screen-shot of the awfulness. This problem exists in both…
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Extend Volume failed, but partition was extended

Our notification system alerted me this morning that one of the virtual servers in a small cluster was running out of space on one of its disks. To head off the same on the other servers and other disks, I hopped into vSphere and expanded the size…
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How to specify Alternate Source Path for Windows Server features

I am attempting to install the Network Policy Server role via the Add Roles and Features wizard, which is being run remotely from a management station (i.e. not on the server itself). It tells me I need to specify an Alternate Source Path for the…
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Server 2012R2 shuts down every Sunday morning

Since the installation of the July Microsoft updates, my server shuts down at 00:58 every Sunday morning, every week. Then fails to restart, stuck at the blue screen Kernel_Data_Inpage_Error. The server had been working fine for months before July.…
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File transfer from client to Hyper-V Host/Guest slow, but fast from Hyper-V Host/Guest to client/my PC

I have Windows Server 2012 R2 running on a regular workstation. I had set up HyperV and created a server2012 VM. My transfer speeds were fast from my PC to the host/VM, but it seems after running windows updates on the host and VM, transfer speeds…
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