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Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials (formerly Windows Small Business Server = SBS) is an integrated server suite from Microsoft. It is designed to run network infrastructures (for small and midsize businesses) having no more than 25 users or 50 devices. Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials is currently the latest version of Windows Server Essentials.

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials (formerly Windows Small Business Server = SBS) is an integrated server suite from Microsoft. It is designed to run network infrastructures (for small and midsize businesses) having no more than 25 users or 50 devices. Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials is currently the latest version of Windows Server Essentials.

More information is available at Microsoft´s Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials page.

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Server 2012 Essentials not seeing PC after upgrade to Windows 10

I have Server 2012 Essentials R2 configured with a regular old domain, and several Windows 8.1 machines joined to this domain. I created a Windows 10 install USB using the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool and proceeded to upgrade my Windows 8.1…
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Can a cfg.ini answer file be used during set up of Windows Server 2012 "R2" Essentials

Apparently the information in the this link "ONLY" pertains to NON-R2. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2830511 Can "R2" use a cfg.ini answer file in this way? Or does "R2" use a .xml file and NOT a cfg.ini answer file? Thank you.
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Is it possible to Migrate from Windows Server 2003 Standard to Windows Server 2012 Essentials?

I've done a bunch of searching and can't find a definitive answer to whether it's possible to migrate from an existing Windows Server 2003 R2 (standard edition) domain controller, to a Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials domain controller (on new…
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Remote user cannot login to computer - There are currently no logon servers available to service the logon request

So i am having an issue very similar to the issue described On this post A laptop user in the company was joined into the domain and was able to work both locally (with the network cable plugged in) and remotely (from WiFi in different places using…
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Windows Server 2012 R2: Client computers not showing in server dashboard

We deployed a new Server 2012 Essentials and joined a client computer to the domain using CCW. This PC initially showed up in the Essentials Dashboard. Later we joined a few more PCs to the domain and now found that these do not show up in the…
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Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Upgrade

I have a Windows Server 2012 Essentials installation that has RAID attached storage for all of its shared storage. I'd like to wipe the current install and replace it with Server Essentials 2012 R2. After I do that, I'd like to reattach the RAID…
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Start (spare) stand alone Windows 2012 R2 Essentials after long offline period

A stand alone windows 2012 R2 essentials server was used to control a technical installation. Essentials was used (afaik) because of license reasons. The server is its own domain controller (and is an will ever be its own only member). The operator…
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Adding 2012 R2 Server to existing Essentials 2012 R2 Domain

I've been running a Server Essentials 2012 R2 single server for 2 years, it's been reliable so far. Our business is beginning to outgrow, and I have recently added a second production server running Server 2012 R2, (eval version) My first thought…
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Server 2012 Essential Disconnected From Domain Controller(itself)

Running a Health Report on my 2012 Essentials server reports a critical error of: After the password change, the server running Windows Server Essentials has not received a heartbeat from the following domain controllers: my_server my_server…
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When my Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials is down, clients can't go on the internet. Is there a way that they could?

We have a Windows Server 2003 server. We will install a new Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials soon. Right now when the server is down, clients can't go on the internet. Is there a way, for the new setup, to set this up so they still could go on the…
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Essentials Role on Windows Server 2012 Standard R2 - cannot open dashboard on the client

I have a small business network with an existing Server 2008 R2 domain controller. In order to backup all the client machines with an experience something like windows home server I recently purchased a new server with windows server 2012 r2 and…
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Accessing backup before folder reddirection in Windows server 2012R2

We have Windows Server 2012R2 Essentials in a small office. Having stubborn and uneducated users who refuse to place their files anywhere else but on their desktops I've decided to look into folder redirection. After setting it up in Dashboard…
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DirectAccess & VPN on Windows Server 2012 Essentials

This is supposed to be very simple - deploy WS2012E on server, install the DirectAccess and VPN role and that should be about it. But it seems that its not, tried this method with no success, Not just that, it also made something that prevented new…
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