Windows Server 2012 Essentials

Microsoft | No username on User folder share only the name "My Documents" is displayed

It happens quite often that you see in your windows explorer on the fileserver where you store the roaming / default profiles of users. And you see only “My Documents” instead of a username To change this you have to change the view settings of windows first for all the folders (temporary) Change the settings […]

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Windows 2012 DHCP ivp6 and Cisco IOS Router configuration

How to setup a Net IPv6 DHCP Scope. I start first with the configuration of the Cisco IOS router. Keep the router configuration as simple as possible for enabling ipc6 traffic. Ipv6 is working good you can proceed further with the security on the IOS Router. Router configuration. IPV6 dns servers previder ip name-server 2001:1690:1:A::53

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Exchange 2013 | unable to load Exchange Admin Center ( ECP )

For somedays I was struggling with a server where exchange 2013 was located on. I was unable to access the Exchange Admin Center webpage and found out that several important services didn’t start. Note: This issue produce also slow login to the server it takes a while when you can login. When you login it

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Windows server 2008 R2 | Install Cleanmgr.exe (Disk Cleanup) without enabling Desktop Experience.

How to use cleanmgr.exe on a Windows server 2008 R2. To do this you need to to the following. Go to a server where you have enabled Desktop Experience ( for example Terminal Server (RDS)) Locate the following files. cleanmgr.exe and cleanmgr.exe.mui Cleanmgr.exe you can find in the following folder C:\Windows\system32 Cleanmgr.exe.mui you can find

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Windows 8 & Windows Server 2012 | Changing user interface language

If you having Windows 8 or Windows server 2012 installed and you think you have the wrong language or you want to have a different language than you can change this. You should go to your configuration screen. ( Currently my Windows is running a Dutch version) Go to the option Language. (The word Taal

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Windows Server 2012 with SQL 2012 | Performance issue when you want to to a database from a workstation

Performance issue when using Windows server 2012 and SQL 2012 express and you want to connect to a database from a workstation Go to Start > Control Panel Go to Windows Firewall Click on Allow an app or feature through Windows Firewall Allow an another app. > search for the location where you installed the

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Exchange 2013 | Won't pass the Readines Checks in a Windows server 2012 Essentials environment

When installing exchange 2013 in a Windows server 2012 Essentials environment. And it won’t pass the Readiness Checks. Because the member you use is not a member of the following groups. (I used my Admin acount for installation) – Enterprise Admins (this group is not standard added to the admin user for Windows server 2012

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Windows server 2012 essentials won't finish installation and generates an warning/error when starting the Dashboard.

Windows server 2012 essentials won’t finishes. You get a setupmon.exe error and when you try to start the Dashboard you get the following error. Note: I was installing this on vmware workstation and vmware create an normal user. At the end… =/ You have to open windows explorer ( Windows key + E ) and

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