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How to Configure System State Backup and Bare Metal Recovery on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure System State Backup and Bare Metal Recovery on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Configure System State Backup and Bare Metal Recovery on Windows Server 2012 R2 A system state backup captures the critical OS configuration components required to restore a Windows Server 2012 R2 to a functional state without reinstalling the operating system. It includes the registry, the COM+ class registration database, Active Directory (on domain […]

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How to Configure DFS Replication for File Server Redundancy on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure DFS Replication for File Server Redundancy on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Configure DFS Replication for File Server Redundancy on Windows Server 2012 R2 Distributed File System Replication (DFSR) is a built-in Windows Server 2012 R2 technology that provides multi-master, high-efficiency file replication between two or more servers. Unlike earlier FRS-based replication, DFSR uses the Remote Differential Compression (RDC) algorithm to replicate only changed portions […]

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How to Configure System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) Agent on Windows Server 2012 R2 — Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) Agent on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Configure System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) Agent on Windows Server 2012 R2 System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) 2012 R2 provides enterprise-grade monitoring for Windows Server 2012 R2 environments. The SCOM agent, installed on each managed server, collects health state data, performance counters, event log entries, and application-specific metrics, then transmits them to the […]

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How to Configure Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Configure Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) on Windows Server 2012 R2 The Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) is a critical component of the Windows Server 2012 R2 data protection framework. It enables the creation of point-in-time, application-consistent snapshots of volumes without interrupting running services or applications. VSS is used by Windows Server Backup, […]

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How to Configure Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Configure Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit on Windows Server 2012 R2 The Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit (SCT) is a free collection of tools from Microsoft designed to help administrators implement, manage, and validate security baselines for Windows operating systems and Microsoft applications. For Windows Server 2012 R2, the SCT provides pre-built, tested Group Policy […]

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How to Audit File System Access on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Audit File System Access on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Audit File System Access on Windows Server 2012 R2 File system auditing on Windows Server 2012 R2 creates a Security event log entry every time a specified file, folder, or registry key is accessed by a user or process. When properly configured, file system auditing provides forensic evidence for data breach investigations, satisfies […]

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How to Configure WinRM Security on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure WinRM Security on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Configure WinRM Security on Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Remote Management (WinRM) is the Microsoft implementation of the WS-Management protocol and is the foundation of PowerShell remoting, CIM sessions, Server Manager remote management, and many automation frameworks. WinRM is powerful, but an improperly configured WinRM listener exposes the server to credential theft, unauthorized […]

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How to Harden SMB and File Sharing on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Harden SMB and File Sharing on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Harden SMB and File Sharing on Windows Server 2012 R2 Server Message Block (SMB) is the protocol behind Windows file sharing, named pipes, and printer sharing—and it has been a primary target for attackers for decades. From EternalBlue (MS17-010) to NTLM relay attacks, SMB vulnerabilities have enabled some of the most devastating network […]

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How to Configure the Protected Users Security Group on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure the Protected Users Security Group on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Configure the Protected Users Security Group on Windows Server 2012 R2 The Protected Users security group is a new security principal introduced in Windows Server 2012 R2 that provides automatic, non-configurable credential protections for its members. Unlike standard security groups, membership in Protected Users triggers behavioral changes in both the client (Windows 8.1+) […]

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How to Implement Software Restriction Policies on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Implement Software Restriction Policies on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Implement Software Restriction Policies on Windows Server 2012 R2 Software Restriction Policies (SRP) are the predecessor to AppLocker, providing application control capabilities on all editions of Windows Server 2012 R2—including Standard edition, which does not support AppLocker enforcement. SRP uses rules based on file hash, certificate, path, or network zone to allow or […]

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