Guides tagged “windows server”
Step-by-step MdmHost guides about windows server, sorted A-Z.
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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.
Linux vs Windows servers: which should you choose?
Compare Linux and Windows Server for hosting: supported apps (PHP vs ASP.NET), web servers, control panels, licensing, remote access, security and admin skills required.
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.
Server Manager tour for Windows Server beginners
A plain tour of Server Manager on your Windows VPS, covering the dashboard, Local Server properties, roles and features and the Tools menu, plus how to stop it opening at every login.
Set a static IP and add additional IPs on Windows Server
Configure a static IPv4 address, gateway and DNS on a Windows Server VPS and add extra IP addresses with the GUI or PowerShell, without losing RDP.
Set a strong password policy on Windows Server
Set minimum length, complexity, history and password age for local accounts with Local Security Policy or net accounts, follow modern passphrase advice and test the change.
Set the time zone on Windows Server
Find and set the right Windows time zone, keep the clock synced with w32tm, and understand how it relates to broker server time.
Start a program automatically when you connect over RDP
Compare the mstsc Programs tab and.rdp alternate shell with the Startup folder and logon tasks, then pick the right way to open an app when you connect.
Troubleshoot a slow Windows VPS: CPU, RAM, disk and network
Find out why a Windows VPS is slow using Task Manager, Resource Monitor and PowerShell, then fix common causes like Windows Update, Defender scans and memory leaks.
Use sconfig to manage Windows Server quickly
sconfig is a numbered text menu for the core settings of Windows Server. Learn each option and why it is handy inside the browser console when Remote Desktop is not available.
View or control another user's RDP session (shadowing)
Use Remote Desktop shadowing on Windows Server to watch or take control of a colleague's session with mstsc /shadow, find session IDs and set the consent policy.
Which Windows version should you choose for your server?
Compare Windows Server 2019, 2022 and 2025 and desktop-style Windows editions on support lifecycle, app compatibility and typical uses, and pick the right one for your server.
Windows RDP session persistence and roaming profiles
Configure RDP session persistence so disconnected sessions stay alive, and set up roaming profiles or folder redirection so user data follows them between sign-ins.
Windows Remote Desktop licensing explained: admin RDP vs RDS CALs
Understand how many users can RDP into a Windows Server VPS: the two free administrative sessions, when Remote Desktop Services and RDS CALs are needed, per-user vs per-device, and the grace period.
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