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Windows Server 2012 R2 is a server operating system from Microsoft. It was published on May 31st of 2013, and will be 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 31st of 2013. 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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DPM 2012 R2 Error 30231 - Exchange 2013 Protection Group

Hi all I seem to have an issue with DPM since I have changed over to new local disk storage. I have looked on the TechNet wiki here and the error we are getting is not listed - 30231. I have changed local storage before and used DPMSync to…
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GPO isn't applying: Access Denied (Security Filtering)

I am trying to apply a GPO to the entire domain, however it is not applying to one single user. Running gpresult advises that the GPO fails due to ; GPO Access Denied (Security Filtering). The GPO is set to apply to the Authenticated Users group &…
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Reinstallling WSUS After full removal failure

I am running 2 servers on Windows Server 2012 R2. One of them is running a WSUS Server. The server running the WSUS server can search for updates and it Shows it needs to download and install updates. When you click install, it states that it has to…
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Windows Server 2012R2 - Configure to Reboot Itself After Windows Updates

I have a virtual lab where I manage several 2012R2 servers. On each machine windows update is configured to install updates automatically. I am often not on those machines for weeks at a time. When I do log-in, they almost always are telling me I…
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3 Static IPs, 1 Modem, 1 Dual WAN TP-Link Router

Can I place a hub/non-L3 switch between my Router and Cable modem to utilize the other IPs? I'm interested in using one of the IPs for Direct Access. Thanks
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windows-10 How to permit application execution instead of error "This app has been blocked by your system administrator"?

When trying to run an EXE I'm getting the error "This app has been blocked by your system administrator". How can I configure the Software Restriction Policies to allow the user to install the software? CONTEXT User running the…
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How do I properly rejoin all my clients to new domain controllers using the same domain name?

There are many posts about re-establishing lost trust relationships, but I think this situation is different than what I've read. I had 2 2012 R2 DC's in my network and when the primary DC failed, the secondary DC did not hold the domain up. I…
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IIS 8.5 becomes unresponsive until iisreset, no indication of issue

I have a web app which is load balanced across two Windows 2012 R2 servers with IIS 8.5. Sometimes, it seems the IIS process gets "stuck" on one web server but there is no indication of an issue anywhere - not in our app logs or the Windows event…
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Laptop Built-in Fingerprint Logon to Domain Joined Computer

Is this possible: I have a Windows Server 2012 R2 running Active Directory. I have installed Windows Biometric Framework and made the changes in Group Policy to allow Fingerprint Signon The Laptop is domain-joined with a built-in fingerprint scanner…
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Windows network shares still visible (and accessible) with "file and printer sharing" deactivated

I just migrated a windows server VPS to a new one (Windows Server 2012 R2) and realized that even though "Turn off file and printer sharing" is selected for all available network profiles (Public/Guest, Private) within the "Network and Sharing…
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Can't open file on remote 2012 server with SMB2 enabled

I have two 2012 R2 servers. The one acting as the file server has SMB2/3 enabled. The one acting as the client can open files on the server if SMB2 is disabled. If I enable SMB2 though when I try to open the file the System process on the client…
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SSL Cipher Suite Order GPO

Thanks in advance for reading. I'm using Win Server 2012 R2 to dish out group policies. I've created a GPO to define the SSL Cipher Suite Order under Policies > Admin Templates > Network > SSL Confugration Settings and have set it to "Enabled". I'm…
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Log into Read-Only Domain Controller as administrator without connectivity to Primary Domain Controller

OK, I'm in a bit of a pickle. At one of our remote sites, we have a Windows Server 2012 R2 read-only domain controller that does not sync Domain Admin passwords. Anytime a domain admin tries to log in, it forwards the request to the primary domain…
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How can I enable containerization on Windows Server 2012?

I would like to deploy our microservices on a Windows Server 2012 installed machine. How can I enable containerization on that machine? On the Internet, the technical guides generally folds in two favors. One is for container technology on Linux…
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Windows Server 2012 SSTP stops listening to port 443, how do I resume listening without a server restart?

I have a Windows 2012 R2 Standard Server setup with an SSTP VPN that is working for the most part. I have been able to connect to this VPN from an external computer and use everything properly. The issue comes in when the server stops listening on…
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