Guides tagged “windows server”
Step-by-step MdmHost guides about windows server, sorted A-Z.
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Add and format a new disk in Windows Server Disk Management
Bring a new disk online on your Windows Server VPS: initialise it as GPT, create a volume, format it as NTFS and assign a drive letter, in Disk Management or PowerShell.
Add or remove Windows roles and features
List, install and remove Windows Server roles and Windows 10/11 optional features with PowerShell, and keep the server lean.
Advanced Windows Server: Implementing Group Policy Objects (GPO) for security
Group Policy Objects push the same security settings to every Windows server in a domain. This guide creates a GPO, links it to an OU, filters it and verifies the result.
Allow or block multiple RDP sessions for one user
Understand why a new Remote Desktop login takes over your old session, how the single-session policy works on Windows Server, and which setting suits a team.
Connect to the console session with mstsc /admin
Learn what mstsc /admin really does on Windows Server, how the console session differs from an RDP session, and when the switch helps. It is not a licence bypass.
Event Viewer basics on Windows Server
Use Event Viewer on your Windows Server VPS to find errors, unexpected reboots, failed RDP logins and crashing apps, with filters, custom views and useful event IDs.
First steps on a new Windows VPS
Connect, change the Administrator password, install updates, check the firewall and plan backups in your first session on a new Windows VPS.
Fix the wrong keyboard layout in Remote Desktop
Stop Remote Desktop switching to a US or wrong keyboard layout. Add your layout on the server, remove extras, set a default input method and tame Alt+Shift.
Install a trusted TLS certificate for Remote Desktop
Replace the self-signed Remote Desktop certificate with a CA-issued one, bind it to the RDP listener with PowerShell, connect by hostname on port 3389 and plan renewals.
Install apps on Windows Server safely (winget, MSI and browsers)
Install software on your Windows Server VPS safely: get past IE Enhanced Security, use winget or official installers, run apps as services and keep them updated.
Install IIS and host a website on Windows Server
Install IIS, create a site with a host-name binding, point your domain's DNS at the server and allow HTTP and HTTPS through the firewall.
Install OpenSSH Server on Windows for SSH and SFTP
Install and start OpenSSH Server, connect over SSH, set PowerShell as the default shell, add admin SSH keys and copy files with SFTP.
Install Plesk on Windows Server (2019, 2022, 2025)
Install Plesk Obsidian on a clean Windows Server VPS or dedicated server: requirements, the installer commands, first-login wizard, licence activation, hardening and fixes.
Install SQL Server Express on a Windows VPS
Install SQL Server Express and SSMS, create a database and app login, and allow remote connections only from your own IP address.
Install the.NET Hosting Bundle and run ASP.NET Core on IIS
Install the right.NET Hosting Bundle after IIS, restart IIS, publish your ASP.NET Core app and fix the common 500.x errors.
Manage Windows Defender Firewall on Windows Server with PowerShell
Create, list, restrict and remove Windows Defender Firewall rules on a Windows VPS using the GUI and PowerShell, including limiting RDP to your IP and logging drops.
PowerShell essentials for Windows Server administrators
The PowerShell commands every Windows Server VPS owner should know: services, processes, files, networking, users, updates and events, with safe examples.
Put Remote Desktop behind a WireGuard VPN
Install WireGuard on your Windows server, connect your own computer as a client, then limit the RDP port 3389 rule to the VPN subnet so only VPN users can reach the login screen.
RDP Hardening: Using Local Security Policy to Limit User Rights
Restrict what RDP users can do on a Windows VPS by editing user rights in Local Security Policy — who may log on remotely, who holds admin rights, and which dangerous privileges stay with Administrators only.
Rename your Windows server computer name
Give your Windows VPS or Admin RDP a clear computer name with PowerShell or System Properties, and fix what can break afterwards, such as SQL Server and certificates.
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