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Setting Up SFTP or SSH Server on Windows Server 2012 R2

September 13, 2017January 24, 2023 Kent ChenMicrosoft
SFTP what is SFTP - Setting Up SFTP or SSH Server on Windows Server 2012 R2

If you need an SFTP server, you can set it up easily on a Linux box since it’s supported out of the box. But if you’d like to set up one on Windows, you need to do some extra work since SFTP is not natively supported on Windows. Don’t get confused it with the FTPS, short for FTP over SSL, which […]

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How To Unlock BitLocker Encrypted Disks in Windows Server 2012

September 9, 2017January 24, 2023 Kent ChenMicrosoft
Windows Server 2012 BitLocker Unlock - How To Unlock BitLocker Encrypted Disks in Windows Server 2012

I have a BitLocker encrypted external drive that I needed to read from a Windows Server 2012. When I connected it to the server and right-click on the drive I don’t see the Unlock Drive option from the context menu like I usually see on my Windows 10 computer. So, what to do? How to enable BitLocker encryption on Windows […]

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How To Clean Up Windows.old and WinSxS Folders on Windows Server 2012 R2

August 29, 2017January 24, 2023 Kent ChenMicrosoft
Folder Analysis - Windows Server 2012

One of my Windows Server 2012 R2 ran out of space. A quick folder analysis using the free portable tool TreeSize revealed that both Windows.old and WinSxS folders are the ones taking most of the spaces. On Windows desktop systems, both folders are easy to clean up with the built in tool Disk Cleanup Utility. But, it’s not the case in […]

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How To Tell Which User Profile Disk UPD Belongs to Which AD User

July 24, 2017January 24, 2023 Kent ChenMicrosoft
sidder v2 overview - How To Tell Which User Profile Disk UPD Belongs to Which AD User

UPD, short for User Profile Disks, is a new disk type for Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server 2012 R2. It’s an alternative to roaming profiles and folder redirections for RDS to store user profiles as a separate VHDX disk on dedicated file storage. The disk is mounted to the user session as soon as the user logs into the […]

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How To Fix Failed to Install .Net 3.5 on Windows Server 2012

April 4, 2017January 24, 2023 Kent ChenMicrosoft
Server 2012 Install Net 35 failed - How To Fix Failed to Install .Net 3.5 on Windows Server 2012

I was trying to install .Net 3.5 on a Windows Server 2012 machine through “Add or Remove Features” wizard, like I did many times before. But this time, it’s failed with an error message about “the source could not be found.” Turns out, what’s caused this problem is that the server was configured to use WSUS instead of Microsoft Windows […]

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