Windows 8 Apps
After installing the Desktop Experience feature, the Store will appear in the Start screen. However, if you try to open it, it will notify that it is not possible for the Built-in Administrator account...
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Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration
By default, Windows Server 2012 protects against attacks via the browser by greatly limiting the browsers’ possibilities. This is useful for servers, however if you want to use it for normal web browsing, it...
Desktop Experience
To fully get the Windows 8 experience to Windows Server 2012, Microsoft added the possibility to install this as a feature. This will install additional desktop applications and add several GUI improvements. Installing this...
Windows 8 / Server 2012 Essential Knowledge
Compared to all previous Windows versions, many of the working of the GUI has changed. On this page you will learn the essentials of the new Windows Operating System. The actions are similar for...
Disable Shutdown Event Tracker
1. Open the Start screen and enter gpedit.msc to start searching applications. Click the found result to open the Local Group Policy Editor. 2. In the left pane in Computer Configuration expand Administrative Templates...
Disable Strong Password Enforcement and Password Aging
By default Microsoft Windows Server 2012 enforces users in the Administrators group to use strong passwords. Home users often just want to create their own passwords or leave them blank. 1. Open the Start...
Disable Ctrl+Alt+Del Prompt
To disable the Ctrl+Alt+Del prompt at the logon screen, we will disable this security feature in the Local Security Policies. 1. Open the Start screen and click the Administrative Tools icon. 2. In Administrative...
Computer Name
Start the Server Manager via the Start screen or by clicking the icon in the pinned items of the task bar. In the left panel navigate to Local Server, then click the current computer...
Installation
Windows Server 2012 comes into 2 different editions (Datacenter, Standard) on The MSDN/TechNet installation DVD. The evaluation DVD can be downloaded via the TechNet Evaluation Center. You can burn this .iso file using for...
