Installing Windows Photo Viewer
5.4 Installing Windows Photo Viewer Windows Server 2016 and 2019 doesn’t come with the Windows Photo Viewer enabled by default. Images usually open in Microsoft Paint – which isn’t very convenient when you want...
5.4 Installing Windows Photo Viewer Windows Server 2016 and 2019 doesn’t come with the Windows Photo Viewer enabled by default. Images usually open in Microsoft Paint – which isn’t very convenient when you want...
Automation Converter Guide Automating the majority of the conversion process makes the transition from Server to Workstation a lot easier. Whilst currently there are a few things missing – the automation script carries out...
Automatically Convert Your Server to a Workstation *** This converter has only been tested on Windows Server 2016. A WIP is in place for 2019 as some of the commands are slightly different. The...
5.3 – Installing Missing Application DLLs To be updated as and when issues may arise. If you have any queries or suggestions, please type them below and we’ll see what we can do:
7.1 – Disable DEP For security reasons, Windows Server 2016 by default has enabled Data Execution Prevention (DEP) for all applications and services. This can lead to problems when running certain games and applications. 1) Right click...
6.3 – Disabling Taskbar Grouping For some reason when Microsoft decided to group TaskBar icons, allowing more to fit – I have never personally liked it as it can make navigating numerous opening windows difficult....
6.2 – Enabling Desktop Icons As with most versions of Microsoft Windows, the desktop appears to be quite sparse. By default, the only icon is the Recycle Bin – making navigation slightly more difficult when browsing...
6.1 – Enabling Visual Effects and Thumbnails By default Windows Server 2016 is not really configured for visual glamor. Whilst themes etc. are now installed by default as opposed to previous versions of Windows Server (where they...
5.2 – Enabling Memory Compression Windows 10 introduces a layer between the pagefile and normal paging activity which allows for the compression of all pages moved to the modified list. This means that when MM feels memory...
5.1 – Optimize Performance for Applications Windows Server is built to be used as a serving operating system. Therefore by default, priority is given to background services instead of Windows applications. To increase the responsiveness of applications,...