Update Rollup 3 for Server Essentials 2012 has been released. UR 3 includes new solutions to skip DNS auto-detect and configuration on the client, contains new Best Practice Analyzer (BPA) rules and introduces a new Branding name for the Windows Azure Backup integration add-in. The following 12 issues are resolved with this release: Windows Server […]
A few people have asked me where they can download the Windows Server Essentials Connector for Windows Server 2012 R2. This is an easy one. Just head on over here to the Microsoft Download Center where you will find the download.
If you running Windows Server 2012 R2 RTM with the Essentials role added, or are running Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials RTM you may experience an error when trying to run http://server/connect on each workstation. This error is due to an HTTP 404 error and a fix is available from Microsoft. More information on why […]
TechRepublic list their 10 cool features in Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials: Server deployment Client deployment Pre-configured auto-VPN dialing Server storage Health Report BranchCache Office 365 integration Mobile Device Management Client Full System Restore Remote Web Access For a more in depth look at these features, you can check out their article here.
The The Windows Server Essentials and Small Business Server Blog has a nice article on virtualizing Windows Server Essentials: Windows Server Essentials enjoys all the same capabilities and benefits of virtualization as the Standard and Datacenter editions of Windows Server. In addition, there are some capabilities that are specific to Windows Server Essentials You can […]
Another update for StableBit DrivePool , this time for users of Windows Server 2012 Essentials and Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials. Version 2.0.0.240 Release Final has the following change: When saving remote credentials, if you entered the wrong credentials, you would not be able to bring up the credentials dialog again. This release can be […]
StableBit DrivePool for WHS2011 users has been updated to version 1.3.5.7572 with miscellaneous fixes. Here’s the change log: Do not allow folder duplication changes on the entire pool. This is not supported until 2.0. This release can be downloaded from here.
The beta build of StableBit Scanner for Windows Server 2012 Essentials and Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials has been updated to now support remote control.. Version 2.5.0.2954 BETA has the following change log: When saving remote credentials, if you entered the wrong credentials, you would not be able to bring the credential dialog back up. […]
Its nearly an hour and a half this week for episode 238 of the Home Server Show podcast. There’s news of a new add-in, a lot of talk on Synology, then there’s KeepVault and more on episode 238, which you can find here.
The Office Maven (Mike Craven) has released Add-ins Tab Extender, a new add-in that extends and enhances the "Add-ins" ("APPLICATIONS") tab/page of the server Dashboard application. Mike has also resurrected is Add-in Central, an add-in that The Office Maven wrote in conjunction with MVP Alexander Kent for use with Windows Home Server V1/2003. This add-in […]
