Enabling Adobe Flash Player
4.2 – Enabling Adobe Flash Player Support in Internet Explorer One thing to note with Windows Server 2016 is that by default, Adobe Flash Player does not work with Internet Explorer. As with Windows...
4.2 – Enabling Adobe Flash Player Support in Internet Explorer One thing to note with Windows Server 2016 is that by default, Adobe Flash Player does not work with Internet Explorer. As with Windows...
4.1 – Disabling Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration By default, Windows Server 2016 protects against attacks via the browser by greatly limiting the browsers’ possibilities. This is useful for servers, however if you want to use...
3.3 – Disabling the Shutdown Event Tracker When you shut down Windows Server 2016, you have to provide a reason. This logs the reason in the Event Viewer to make diagnosing / tracing reboots easier when...
3.2 – Disabling Strong Password Enforcement By default Microsoft Windows Server 2016 enforces users in the Administrators group to use strong passwords. Home users often just want to create their own passwords or leave even them blank....
3.1 – Disabling Ctrl+Alt+Del Requirements at Logon Another of the default requirements of any Windows Server environment is the need to press Ctrl+Alt+Del at the login screen. This is a security feature to ensure rogue...
2.2 – Enabling Sound Sound is always an important part of any desktop. Whilst Windows Server 2016 has native support for audio, it will be disabled by default as it is seen as an unused resource....
2.1 – Enabling Wireless Networking Wireless networking is becoming a more popular way of connecting devices to a network. Even some desktop PCs have wireless network cards in, so whether you are using a laptop...
1.6 – User Account Name By default, once Windows Server 2016 is installed, you are automatically logged in using the local “Administrator” account. Whilst this is not a problem, some people want their username to...
1.5 – Owner Info By default Windows Server 2016 is installed with “Windows User” as the registered owner and there is an empty Organization name. In many programs you install for example Microsoft Office...
1.4 Computer Name Unlike client versions of Windows (i.e. Win10) you don”t have the option to set a computer name when you install Windows Server 2016. Your computer name is simply set...