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Microsoft Windows Server Essentials (formerly Windows Small Business Server = SBS) is an integrated server suite from Microsoft. It is designed to run network infrastructures (for small and midsize businesses) having no more than 25 users or 50 devices.

Microsoft Windows Server Essentials (formerly Windows Small Business Server = SBS) is an integrated server suite from Microsoft. It is designed to run network infrastructures (for small and midsize businesses) having no more than 25 users or 50 devices.

More information is available at Microsoft´s Windows Server Essentials page.

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How to enable RDP drive sharing in Server 2012 Essentials Anywhere Access

I have configured my Server 2012 Essentials to perform Anywhere Access (a subset of RAS + IIS + SSL) with secure RDP to internal hosts. This all works very well. However, the predefined RDP connection files that are offered through the web…
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Windows Server 2012 R2: Client computers not showing in server dashboard

We deployed a new Server 2012 Essentials and joined a client computer to the domain using CCW. This PC initially showed up in the Essentials Dashboard. Later we joined a few more PCs to the domain and now found that these do not show up in the…
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Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Upgrade

I have a Windows Server 2012 Essentials installation that has RAID attached storage for all of its shared storage. I'd like to wipe the current install and replace it with Server Essentials 2012 R2. After I do that, I'd like to reattach the RAID…
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Have Windows Server Essentials license, installed standard. Is reinstalling the only option?

tldr; Is there any way to go from Windows Server 2012 Standard to Essentials without reinstalling? I've been setting some stuff up one our new Windows 2012 servers for a few days. I am not a server admin by any means but do any server stuff that I…
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RDS does not issue CALs on Windows Server 2012 Essentials

I'm trying to get RDS services running on a clean install of Windows Server 2012. I followed this example http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2833839?wa=wsignin1.0 The licensing server is activated, and CALs installed OK. Nothing is reporting…
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Windows Essentials 2012 Email

Just a quick question that I can't seem to find any information on. I understand that SBS 2011 included Exchange, and that the SBS model is no longer being made (moved to Windows Server Essentials 2012). Does WSE2012 include Exchange the same way…
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Does Server 2012 Essentials include some version of exchange?

I haven't had the time to install it and find out for myself and Microsoft is extremely vague about it.
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Windows server Essentials fault by not find correctly named server certificate

I have a problem with CA configuration on AD windows server 2012r2. It manifests itself by error with starting "windows server essentials services". I figure out there is something wrong into: hklm>software>microsoft>windows server>identity The…
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Can I deploy Windows Server Essentials 2019 in a larger domain?

I have a Windows Server domain with over 10 servers, 60 desktops and 70 users. The domain controllers are running Windows Server 2012 R2. Now we need to add a few new servers for development purposes, and we are evaluating Windows Server 2019 in…
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Moving Office 365 sync to a new Essentials server

I have decommissioned an old Windows Server 2008 server which was running Azure AD Connect. A new Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials server was promoted as DC on the existing domain. I am trying to setup Office 365 integration using the inbuilt…
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Windows Server 2016 Essentials & RDP/RDS

I have a client that needs to be upgraded to Server 2016 she only has a small office with 5 Users, for this i thought 2016 Server essentials. I want to do my homework before completing this upgrade. My client needs to be able to provide VPN/RDP/RDS…
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Trouble creating SAN certificate with Internal CA

This is on WSE 2016. I've created a Certificate Template called 'SAN Web Server.' Per this advice, on its properties sheet I've specified Supply in the request on the Subject Name tab. However, the template still isn't available on the enrollment…
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Cannot find certain Windows domain users

I see a service runnuing on my Windows Server Essentials 2016 domain controller with user name "MediaAdmin$": However, when I'm searching for this user in my AD, there are no results: I'm looking for this user, because I want to change its…
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Can't stop Base Filtering Engine service on Windows Server 2016 Essentials

According to Quickbooks Help, every time we restart our server (Server 2016 Essentials) we need to restart the Base Filtering Engine service. This procedure has always worked in the past for us. However, after the latest Windows Server updates…
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Where can I check in Windows Server Essential how many devices are connected?

I use Windows Server Essentials which allows up to 50 devices. Where can I check how many devices are connected (without running around in the offices and counting)? If I look in the list of computers in the AD I will see also older PCs which are…
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