Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Configure Audit Policy on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Audit Policy on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Configure Audit Policy on Windows Server 2012 R2 A well-configured audit policy is the foundation of security monitoring and forensic investigation on Windows Server 2012 R2. Audit policies generate security event log entries when specific activities occur — such as logon attempts, privilege use, object access, or policy changes. Windows Server 2012 R2 […]

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

How to Configure Windows Defender on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Configure Windows Defender on Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Defender on Windows Server 2012 R2 provides real-time malware protection as a built-in antivirus and anti-spyware solution. Unlike Windows 8.1 client systems where Defender is always present, on Server 2012 R2 it must be installed as a feature and configured appropriately for the server […]

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

How to Configure AppLocker on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Configure AppLocker on Windows Server 2012 R2 AppLocker is an application whitelisting technology built into Windows Server 2012 R2 that allows administrators to control which applications, scripts, Windows Installer packages, and DLLs are permitted to run in the environment. Unlike Software Restriction Policies, AppLocker offers rule-based control using publisher, path, or file hash […]

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How to Configure BitLocker Drive Encryption on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure BitLocker Drive Encryption on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Configure BitLocker Drive Encryption on Windows Server 2012 R2 BitLocker Drive Encryption provides volume-level encryption to protect data at rest on Windows Server 2012 R2. When a drive is protected with BitLocker, even if the physical disk is removed from the server and installed elsewhere, the data remains unreadable without the correct encryption […]

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How to Configure Group Policy on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Group Policy on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Configure Group Policy on Windows Server 2012 R2 Group Policy is the primary mechanism for centrally managing the configuration of users and computers in an Active Directory environment. Through Group Policy Objects (GPOs), administrators can enforce security settings, deploy software, configure Windows components, map drives, set desktop wallpaper, restrict access to Control Panel, […]

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

How to Configure WSUS on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Configure WSUS on Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) provides centralised management of Microsoft update distribution within an organisation. Rather than each server and workstation downloading updates individually from Microsoft Update servers, WSUS downloads updates once to a central server and then distributes them to managed endpoints on your schedule. […]

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How to Configure an iSCSI Target on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure an iSCSI Target on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Configure an iSCSI Target on Windows Server 2012 R2 iSCSI (Internet Small Computer System Interface) is a storage networking protocol that transports SCSI commands over standard TCP/IP networks, allowing servers to access block-level storage on remote targets as if the storage were a locally attached disk. Windows Server 2012 R2 includes a built-in […]

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How to Set Up Storage Spaces on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Storage Spaces on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Set Up Storage Spaces on Windows Server 2012 R2 Storage Spaces is a software-defined storage technology built into Windows Server 2012 R2 that allows you to pool physical disks of varying sizes and types (SAS, SATA, SSD) into virtual storage pools, then carve those pools into virtual disks with resiliency options such as […]

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How to Configure Live Migration in Hyper-V on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Live Migration in Hyper-V on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Configure Live Migration in Hyper-V on Windows Server 2012 R2 Live Migration allows you to move a running virtual machine from one Hyper-V host to another with zero downtime — the VM continues to run and serve clients throughout the entire migration process. This capability is essential for hardware maintenance (patching, firmware updates, […]

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How to Create a Virtual Machine in Hyper-V on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Create a Virtual Machine in Hyper-V on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Create a Virtual Machine in Hyper-V on Windows Server 2012 R2 Creating virtual machines is the primary day-to-day task of a Hyper-V administrator. Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V introduces Generation 2 VMs — which use UEFI firmware, support Secure Boot, and eliminate legacy hardware emulation — alongside the traditional Generation 1 VMs which […]

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