Server Fault Stack Exchange
Server Fault Stack Exchange

Questions tagged [windows-server-2016]

Windows Server 2016 is a server Operating System from Microsoft, released in 2016, and end of life in January 2027.

logo

Whats new in Windows Server 2016

• Windows Server Containers: Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview now includes containers, which are an isolated, resource-controlled, and portable operating environment. They are an isolated place where an application can run without affecting the rest of the system or the system affecting the application.

• Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview includes new features that enable you to configure AD FS to authenticate users stored in Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directories. For more information, see Active Directory Federation Services Overview [Role/Tech Overview].

• A Hyper-V or Scale-out File Server failover cluster can now easily be upgraded without any downtime or need to build a new cluster with nodes that are running Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview.

• Windows Server Antimalware is installed and enabled by default in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview, but the user interface for Windows Server Antimalware is not installed. However, Windows Server Antimalware will update antimalware definitions and protect the computer without the user interface. If you need the user interface for Windows Server Antimalware, you can install it after the operating system installation by using the Add Roles and Features Wizard.

• For the Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview, the Remote Desktop Services team focused on improvements based on customer requests. We added support for OpenGL and OpenCL applications, and added MultiPoint Services as a new role in Windows Server.

• An update in storage quality of service now enables you to create storage QoS policies on a Scale-Out File Server and assign them to one or more virtual disks on Hyper-V virtual machines. Storage Replica is a new feature that enables synchronous replication between servers for disaster recovery, as well as stretching of a failover cluster for high availability..

• The underlying console host (Conhost.exe) has been updated in several ways, adding new and different functionality to the Windows command prompt, the Windows PowerShell prompt, and any other character-mode applications.

• Windows PowerShell 5.0.

◦ This preview release introduces a new feature that enables Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) for the Windows Server Gateway.

◦ Window DNS Client provides enhanced support for computers with more than one network interface.

◦ The DHCP Server role no longer supports Network Access Protection (NAP).

1802 questions
16
votes
4 answers

Windows: How do I log out of a remote desktop that only gives a disconnect option?

The problem with disconnect is it locks my AD account when I change my password. (Do disconnected remote desktop sessions lock accounts?) The remote session only gives me options to "Shutdown", "Restart" and "Disconnect".
Jeff
  • 475
9
votes
3 answers

How to install Application Server role on Windows Server 2016

I'm updating requirements for a software product for Windows Server 2016. In 2012 R2 I always used to install the "Application Server" role. This seems to have vanished in 2016. I've been searching TechNet and Microsoft forums for an answer, but…
MartinSGill
  • 204
6
votes
2 answers

What exactly is the "Data Sharing service" in Windows Server 2016?

Windows Server 2016 (and Windows 10) contain the mysterious "Data Sharing service", which happens to crash every now and then, polluting our service logs. Apparently, even Microsoft employees don't know what it is and just quote the service…
Heinzi
  • 2,249
4
votes
1 answer

Can't create or modify files inside a Junction on a Windows file share

This started off simple enough as an issue where we couldn't save changes to existing GPOs. In digging into it, what i have found is that i cannot create or modify any files within the SYSVOL folder. The error received varies by which application…
localhost
  • 226
3
votes
3 answers

server 2016 unable to add roles or features after making server a domain controller

I am having a problem i cannot install roles or features at all. I installed windows server 2016 standard with desktop as a hardware machine not virtual joined existing domain installed anti-virus software a few tools then i added active directory…
mitch
  • 41
3
votes
0 answers

Windows Server 2016 Essentials vs Standard feature list?

Is there a straightforward comparison of Windows Server 2016 Essentials vs Standard Edition? Most pages that claim to compare actually only show the features of Standard vs DataCentre, including the main Microsoft page here…
userSteve
  • 1,613
2
votes
0 answers

What is the MaxEnvelopeSizekb

I have been googling around to find out what the MaxEnvelopeSizekb is. It seems to be the source of another problem, I cannot tell what it is or what it is for. Windows server 2016 PS C:\Windows\system32> winrm get winrm/config Config …
James Connigan
  • 137
2
votes
0 answers

Network Location Awareness Not Working Correctly

I have 2 domain controllers running Server 2016 and all using Static DNS records. When domain joined computers connect to the network they show as being connected to an Unidentified Network instead of a Domain network. In most cases I have to…
JukEboX
  • 835
  • 4
  • 19
  • 53
2
votes
0 answers

Windows server 2016: Service not restarted

I configured for a service two restart actions and a reset period of 60 seconds: sc failure SPOOLER reset=60 actions=restart/1000/restart/1000//1000 The expectation is, that when the service has been killed twice, there is no more restart performed.…
Gerhard Pauls
  • 21
2
votes
1 answer

Windows server 2016 unable to complete update KB4103723 (roll back on 99%)

i'm on a strange problem for the last 12 hours unable to update the KB4103723, it rolls back every time. I have tried all of these: sfc /scannow: finish 100% but with error for windows protection error. i have looked at the CBS file and the only…
Y.G.J
  • 317
  • 5
  • 14
2
votes
1 answer

Enabling Storage Tiers After Pool Creation in Windows Server Storage Pools

I've been messing around with Windows Server and storage tiers for a little while now. I ended up building an 8 drive RAID6 equivalent storage pool 2 drives as parity and all was for the most part, good, minus the write performance on the pool.…
Mr.Potatinator
  • 21
2
votes
2 answers

Convert Evaluation to Volume

On 2016/10/12 (yesterday), as Microsoft's TechNet article "Evaluation Versions and Upgrade Options for Windows Server 2012" suggested that it's relatively straight-forward to convert from evaluation to production, I downloaded the ISO for the…
mythofechelon
  • 905
2
votes
0 answers

Numerous Programs don't appear in Windows Start/Search

On Windows 2016 Data Center, I click the "Start" or "Search" button in lower left. I type for example "BizTalk" and none of the BizTalk utilities show up. I don't want to limit my question to BizTalk. I have a Dev server and a QA server. On Dev,…
NealWalters
  • 1,333
1
vote
0 answers

Anyway to check what scheduled server reboots are?

The server reboots almost around the same time every day and system event log 1074 says: The process C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe (SERVERNAME) has initiated the shutdown of computer SERVERNAME on behalf of user NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM for the…
rethabile
  • 111
1
vote
1 answer

Domain Admins UAC Permission On Domain Controller

I have 2 Windows Server 2016 servers. Recently when I login with my Domain Administrator account and run an installer I get the 2503 and 2502 errors. I have to run a command prompt as an administrator to launch the installer and the program…
JukEboX
  • 835
  • 4
  • 19
  • 53
1
2 3 4 5