Windows Server 2012: Installation and setup

We show you how to get up and running with Windows Server 2012.

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Setting up the Remote Desktop means that you can access the server as if you were in front of it.

To enable this, open the Charm Bar by moving the mouse down to the bottom of the screen. Click on the settings button (the cog icon). Click on "Server Info".

The System dialogue box should appear. Click on "Advanced System Settings" when the "Systems Properties" box appears then click on the "Remote" tab. Select "Allow Remote Connections to this Computer". If needed, check "Allow connection only from computers running Remote Desktop with Network Level Authentication (recommended).

Rene Millman
Rene Millman

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