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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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Is there a way to mount my Google Cloud storage account on Windows Server 2016?

I want to be able to host site images on Google Cloud Storage. One way I am thinking to get it does is by adding a drive on my windows server that point to the cloud. Then my site would read the images from the windows drive. Is there a free way to…
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Docker on Windows Server 2016: The process cannot access the file

I installed Docker 18.09.1 on multiple Windows Server 2016 (1607) and they all fail to pull images. The error is always "The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process." C:\Windows\system32>docker pull…
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Server 2016 downloading updates 0%

I have a Server 2016 (not using WSUS) that is simply refusing to download updates. I've deleted the softwaredistribution folder multiple times and nothing has helped. At one point it briefly showed me the available updates it was going to download…
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How to make computer alias discoverable?

I am replacing an old server 2008r2 system with a new windows 2016 server but am having problems with computer visibility on the local network. My file server has a DNS alias which doesn't appear as a computer in windows explorer - except on the…
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Restrictions for built in domain administrators for windows search?

The built in domain administrator can't find addtional installed programs on all of our Windows 2016 servers. Edit Today I looked around and tested in on 11 Windows 2016 Servers in different domains. At none of them the search for programs works. I…
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How to recognize and repair malformed shortcuts (.lnk files)?

Problem We have lots of not working .lnk files on a Windows Server 2016. Example: Clicking on the shortcut 91205248__Orig.lnk causes the error: Problem with shortcut - the drive or network .... What I found out The .lnk file can be edited in…
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Error when installing remote access role: There may be a version mismatch between this computer and the destination server

I am getting an error when I attempt to select the Remote Access role on a Windows 2016 Server. I have been unable to find this error mentioned anywhere. I am installing the role on the local server, so I don't understand the error.
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Disc write cache on Windows domain controller | always disabled by default?

Is it true that on a Windows 2016 domain controller (bare metall installation), the disc write cache is turned off even if a battery-buffered RAID controller is installed and recognized by the system (by default after every reboot)? (We don't have…
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Cannot manage Remote Desktop Services from Server Manager any more

Below, all error messages etc. are given here as translated by myself from German. The English original may differ We have the following setup Server A: Windows 2016 with RDP Session Broker and RDP Licensing for two RDP farms Server B1, B2, ...:…
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Windows: How to tell where policies listed in auditpol are coming from?

I'll preface this with: I am a Linux admin. Windows to me is like me driving a UK car -- mostly operates the same but the steering wheel, buttons, and levers are in the wrong place and labels are spelled funny. I have a server that is a domain…
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NTFS vhdx On REFS Mirrored Storage Spaces

I've been trying to figure this out now for sometime, but haven't found an answer. I have a Server 2016 VM running on HyperV Server 2016. It has a file storage VHDX formatted as NTFS that is sitting on a mirrored storage spaces virtual disk running…
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Host Affinity / Load balancing Microsoft RDS across VPN

Is there a way to load-balance multiple Microsoft Remote Desktop Services (RDS) session host servers across a VPN? What I mean is the following: 2 departments, geographically separate, connected with VPN. Single Microsoft network domain. RDS…
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How many VMs can I install on Windows Server 2016 standard?

With 1 Windows Server 2016 Standard (WS2016s) license (running Hyper-V) installed as host on a physical machine, how many VMs can I install on that machine? Is there a limit? Could I install 10 Ubuntu Server as VMs or I am limited to 2 VMs per…
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Migrate a Win 2008 R2 Domain - Win 2016 to a new server

I've a server with win 2008 R2 64 Bit and 5 clients win10 pro I bought a new server and i want to install Windows 2016 What are the best steps to migrate the existing domain without having to modify the clients Thanks
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Windows Server 2016 pagefile does not increase

I apologize in advance if this is not clear enough to understand my problem, it's a bit long but I've done my best to make it understandable. I'm running an Exchange 2016 CU6 on a Windows server 2016 VM and I am frequently getting warning in the…
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