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When installing a Windows Server 2012 Instance at Hostwinds, you may want to extend the Operating System features. A common feature you may want is to have the ability to send emails from your Windows Instance. Let's go over that in this guide once you have gained access to...
After choosing to install IIS on your Hostwinds Windows 2012 VPS, you will want to configure SMTP. To do this, follow the steps in this guide after you have gained access as the Administrator user to RDP on your VPS. Configure SMTP Step One: Open Server Manager by clicking...
Remote Desktop (RDP) can occasionally have errors when connecting. Before troubleshooting, please review How to Connect to Your Server From a Windows OS via RDP and ensure your login details are correct. If you are still getting an error connecting to your Windows VPS with...
The following steps will demonstrate how to change your Windows VPS password. Please, however, understand that changing your windows password is not stored in our backend . With that said, we encourage you to store the created password in a safe place if it is forgotten. The...
This article describes how Hostwinds VPS and Cloud clients can obtain updates from Windows Update in Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2008. This is highly suggested after any Windows Updates are released to keep your server as fast and secure as...
While configuring and using FTP within a Windows server, FTP is the preferred method for file transfer. An RDP connection does have the ability to transfer files. We strongly recommend only using this for small-size file transfers as the speed at which an RDP file transfer...
Server security is a significant thing to think about nowadays. Some minimal changes can greatly increase the security level of your server. One of these simple changes that can be applied in Windows is changing the default port used to connect to RDP. This is not a...
One of the key parts of using a server for hosting or storage is quickly and easily transferring your data between the server and your local computer. The best way to accomplish this is using File Transfer Protocol (FTP). This guide will show you how to configure FTP for...
When you're facing connection issues with your website or server, one of the most useful ways to troubleshoot the problem is traceroute. What is Traceroute? Traceroute is a command-line tool that lets you track the journey of a data packet as it travels across different...
Hostwinds is proud to offer all three of the currently supported Windows Server operating systems (2008, 2012, and 2016). While all three have similar functionality, there may be reasons you wish to choose one specific version over the others. If you're unfamiliar with the...
Hostwinds offers several Windows licenses. When a client orders a Cloud VPS through Hostwinds, these servers are licensed by default with the Standard Version of the Windows license. Dedicated Servers offer a selection of different versions of Windows to be installed and...
SQL Servers store data and retrieve it upon the request of other software applications. Hostwinds does not sell SQL licenses, but we will help install third-party licenses for you quickly and easily. Please open a ticket providing the task and the correct information in both...
Once you have purchased a new Volume and attached it to your VPS in the Cloud Control Volume Management Area, your server should now recognize the new drive that has been added. The exception to this would be in a Windows server, which needs to have the drive created and...
By default, audio functionality is disabled on a Window Server 2008. However, in this guide, we will cover how to enable this so that you can listen to audio from your server. Please note that this has only been tested using the Remote Desktop Connection application in...
Change Windows Hostname This article will cover how to change a Windows hostname running the following operating systems: Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2016 Please note that you'll need to be logged into your server before proceeding. Windows...
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 is a powerful server operating system capable of many different roles and functions. However, to prevent overloading production servers with features and options that are never used, Windows Server provides a modular approach in which the...