Windows Server 2012

Windows has an unfixable security flaw. That’s the frightening conclusion of this researcher, who says he can inject code—at will—into browsers and other Windows apps. It affects all versions of Windows released in the past 16 years, he says. And it can’t be patched, without breaking legitimate desktop apps. It could be bad for containerized server workloads, too…

Microsoft is making a big bet by changing how it will patch older versions of Windows with a goal of reducing the complexity of the Windows ecosystem but will it pay off?

Microsoft to change how older Windows versions get patches. For better or worse, it’ll be more like the Windows 10 way. Next Patch Tuesday, prepare for a single rollup patch. This means you won’t be able to pick and choose the patches that work for you. And that’s good, because… um, reasons.

Daniel Petri shows us how to create a GPO central store in Windows Server 2012 R2 for easier management of policy settings.

Learn how to enable verbose logging in Windows Server 2012 R2 Routing and Remote Access (RRAS).

Here’s a tip on how to fix a screen lock issue in Windows Server 2012 R2 from Daniel Petri.

Aidan Finn explains how many cluster shared volumes (CSVs) you should have in a Windows Server 2012 R2 Scale-Out File Server.

Russell Smith shares simple steps for configuring event log forwarding in Windows Server 2012 R2.

Learn how to query XML Event Log data using XPath to make your custom views even more valuable.

Russell Smith shows us how to make Event Viewer in Windows Server a more useful tool by creating custom views.

Russell Smith shows us how to configure distributed file system replication in Windows Server 2012 R2 in this step-by-step tutorial.

Learn how to create a Distributed File System Namespace in Windows Server 2012 R2 in this tutorial by Russell Smith.

Increase your Storage Spaces performance with these helpful tips and best practices from Aidan Finn.