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

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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).

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What's the PowerShell command to add server to the serverpool of RDS

We have a RDS Serverfarm containing one AD-Server and two RDS-Servers. AD is Server 2012 R2, RDS servers are Server 2016. When I login to the RDS Servers after a server restart via Teamviewer and open the servermanager to manage connections, I…
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Join Active Directory Domain wont create DNS record

I created testing environment with clean Windows Server 2016 active directory (clean install), default options on AD role installation and DNS server (running on the same machine as AD). When i join windows computer to the domain everything works…
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WIndows 2016: How to force time sync after reverting to a snapshot?

Using vmware vsphere server 6.0.0 with a VM running Windows 2016. I have Windows set up to sync time with time.nist.gov. The machine is using UTC time zone. After restoring to a snapshot the time does not update for a while (if ever?). I've tried…
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Is it possible to migrate Hyper-V VMs from Windows 10 to Server 2016 host?

Official MSFT documentation does not answer this question directly so I decided to ask it here. Will VM migration from Windows 10 x64 (latest build/Anniversary update) to Server 2016 be possible? I don't speak about live migration (which is not…
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Is windows docker images the same with windows container images?

I was following this article to learn about Windows Container in Windows Server TP4. Since the article came with both 'Powershell way' and 'docker way', then I thought that both ways are interchangeable. I thought that container and container image…
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How can I add the SMTP Server role in Nano Server?

Using the info on this TechNet page, I've successfully established a remote PowerShell session with a 2016 Preview 2 Nano Server running in a Hyper-V VM. I now want to add the SMTP Server role. I was expecting this to be a trivial matter, as we are…
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DISM unable to repair Server 2016

I've been fighting this for a few days now and could really use some help from the community. This started out as a failure to install windows updates on a Server 2016 Datacenter, which led to indications that there was an issue with CBS store…
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How to ensure server 2016 is getting all the latest patches

I ran a Nessus scan on my Server 2016 server and got the following error: "The remote Windows host is missing security update 4571694." When doing some research on the patch I found this…
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VPN setup behind router windows 2016

I have been trying to follow tutorials to setup VPNs on Windows Server 2016. However, they are not really the case for setting up VPN for a server behind router. Is it possible to do this and how?
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Where can I find the "Create Computer Object" Permission in Windows Server 2016?

I'm trying to prestage the cluster name object for the cluster I'm creating. I'm looking at the steps provided here…
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Windows Server 2016 failed to boot on ESXi

I have 2 similar DELL Poweredge servers (ESXi 6.0 2809209). My servers contain some Windows Server 2008/2012. I can add an Windows Server 2016 Standard Desktop Experience normally on my first ESXi (T430 with 2xSandyBridge Xeon E5-2620). But this…
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Can't apply updates on Windows Server 2016 even as admin

I would just like any user, including non-admin users, to be able to download and install Windows Updates. When I enter the Settings --> Windows Update menu from any Windows Server 2016 computer or Windows 10 Pro computer on my domain, I see a…
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Windows Server 2016 - How to change TCP Timeout settings on open port

In Windows Server 2016: I ran a NodeJS application on port 8080 and made the port available to the public internet. (by allowing inbound TCP connections over the port 8080 in the firewall) GET Request to http://my.public.address:8080/hello, and…
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Windows Server Failover Clustering - cannot choose desired subnet when creating

I'm setting up a new WSFC cluster, intended for SQL HA, but that's not actually important as yet. Node A has: An IP in Subnet 1: this is where the machine's "primary" IP is, set by the hoster. An IP in Subnet 2: this is subnet intended for…
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How to restart or cycle IIS App Pool when it reaches certain CPU percentage?

I would like to automatically stop/start or recycle the app pool when it reaches 80% of CPU usage for a certain period of time. I see that under app pool Advanced Settings, there is a CPU section and it has Limit (percent), Limit Action and Limit…
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