Guides tagged “windows”
Step-by-step MdmHost guides about windows, sorted A-Z.
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Connect to a Windows server from a Mac with Windows App
Use Microsoft's free Windows App on macOS to connect to your Windows server at IP:3389, with saved credentials, display, folder and keyboard settings.
Connect to a Windows VPS with RDP and secure Remote Desktop
Connect to a Windows VPS over Remote Desktop from Windows, macOS or Linux, then secure RDP with NLA, strong passwords, lockout policy and IP restrictions.
Connect to RDP port 3389 from office, hotel or school Wi-Fi
Some office, hotel and campus networks block outbound Remote Desktop traffic on port 3389. Learn how to confirm the block and the safe ways to reach your server anyway.
Connect to Remote Desktop with a domain name instead of an IP
Point a DNS A record such as rdp.example.com at your server and connect as rdp.example.com:3389. Covers TTL, IP changes and testing with the hosts file.
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.
Connect to your Admin RDP from Windows, Mac and phone
Find your login details, then connect to your Admin RDP or Windows VPS with the free Remote Desktop clients for Windows, macOS, iPhone and Android.
Copy and paste through Remote Desktop (and fix the clipboard)
Turn on clipboard redirection, restart rdpclip when copy and paste stops working, and know when to transfer files another way.
Copy large files to a Remote Desktop server without failures
Clipboard copy of big files over RDP is slow and fails without warning. Use drive redirection with robocopy, SFTP or a cloud link instead, and resume transfers that stop.
Create and edit.rdp files: the settings that matter
An.rdp file is a plain text list of Remote Desktop settings. Learn the lines that matter, from the address with port 3389 to screen mode, redirection and reconnect.
Create Windows users with Remote Desktop access
Give each person their own Windows login, add them to Remote Desktop Users, test the account and remove access cleanly later.
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 "Your credentials did not work" in Remote Desktop
Fix rejected RDP logins: username format, the right password, stale saved credentials, account lockout and Remote Desktop permissions.
Fix common Remote Desktop (RDP) errors on a Windows VPS
Fix the Remote Desktop errors you will meet on a Windows VPS: can't connect, internal error, CredSSP, licensing, account locked, black screen and too many sessions.
Fix Mac keyboard shortcuts in Remote Desktop
Make Command, Control and Option behave the way you expect in Windows App on a Mac, and sort out copy and paste, special characters, Fn keys and keyboard layouts.
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.
Flush DNS cache on Windows, macOS, Linux and browsers
Clear cached DNS answers after changing records or moving hosts: commands for Windows, macOS, Linux (systemd-resolved, nscd, dnsmasq), Chrome and Firefox, and when flushing won't help.
Free SSL for IIS with win-acme and Let's Encrypt
Use win-acme to get a free Let's Encrypt certificate for an IIS site, renew it automatically and redirect visitors to HTTPS.
How to install WordPress on OpenLiteSpeed with LSCache
Install WordPress on OpenLiteSpeed with the right LSPHP extensions, a MariaDB database and a dedicated virtual host, then turn on the LiteSpeed Cache plugin and confirm cache hits in the response headers.
How to test whether RDP port 3389 is reachable
Check in under a minute whether your server answers on RDP port 3389, from Windows, Mac or Linux, and learn what each result means and what to do next.
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