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Announcement: 3

Windows Server 2012 Essentials announcement

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    Update Rollup 3 for Windows Server 2012 Essentials is Now Available!
    Guang HU - MSFT Friday, June 14, 2013 8:08 AM

    The Update Rollup 3 for Windows Server 2012 Essentials is now available for download from Windows Update. You can read about the issues this rollup update addresses in Microsoft Support Knowledgebase http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2862551.


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    Windows Server Essentials integration module for Windows Azure Backup upgraded
    Shen_Xu Wednesday, April 10, 2013 5:47 AM

    With the announcement of the new Windows Azure Backup preview, we’re happy to announce the new release of the Windows Server Essentials integration module.

    Windows Azure Backup helps you protect important server data off-site with automated backup and restoration. You can manage cloud backups from Windows Server 2012 Essentials Dashboard by installing the integration module.

    To start using the Windows Azure Backup preview, please create a Windows Azure account. To begin your sign up, go to the Windows Azure free trial webpage. Then visit the Windows Azure Management Portal to New a backup vault, download and install the integration module, and register your server.

    If you had the previous version of the integration module installed, you must retrieve your stored data before May 4. Then you need to uninstall the previous integration module and the Windows Azure Online Backup agent, before trying the new version.

    To uninstall the integration module:

    1. Go to the Essentials Dashboard.
    2. Navigate to Applications page, Add-ins tab.
    3. Remove the online backup add-in.

    To uninstall the Windows Azure Online Backup agent:

    1. Go to Control Panel.
    2. Click Uninstall a program.
    3. Remove the Windows Azure Online Backup agent.

    Data from the earlier preview will be available until May 4, 2013. It will not be transferred to the new Windows Azure Backup preview. Please make sure to retrieve any data that you wish to retrieve before uninstalling the old integration module.

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    Windows Server 2012 Essentials Resources
    Shen_Xu Tuesday, March 19, 2013 3:54 AM

    Download RTM Evaluation copy from here:

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/jj659306.aspx?wt.mc_id=TEC_133_1_14

    See Sinead’s post for details:

    http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs/archive/2012/10/09/windows-server-2012-essentials-released-to-manufacturing-available-for-evaluation-today.aspx

    Read the Overview blog from our engineering team:

    http://blogs.technet.com/b/windowsserver/archive/2012/07/11/download-the-beta-release-of-windows-server-2012-essentials-today.aspx

    TechNet Center:

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sbs/jj159331

    TechNet Library:

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj200119  (Note the Exchange installation, and Transition to Windows Server 2012 Standard instructions are also included)

    More product introduction coming from our official product blog:

    http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs/

    Product data sheet and FAQ

    http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/windows-server-essentials/default.aspx

    Licensing datasheet on price, license, and server roles comparison:

    http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/4/B/04BD0EB1-42FE-488B-919F-3981EF9B2101/WS2012_Licensing-Pricing_Datasheet.pdf

    Additional downloads on TechNet and MSDN, including SDK and Client Restore Disk:

    https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/securedownloads/hh442898#searchTerm=windows%20server%202012%20essentials

    https://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/subscriptions/securedownloads/hh442904#searchTerm=windows%20server%202012%20essentials

    Thank you everyone for your feedbacks and support, please continue to use the Windows Server 2012 Essentials forum for your RTM and evaluation experience.

    http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserveressentials/threads

    Thank You!

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    I've been running Windows Essentials for years.  Sad face they are basically killing it.  I use Remote Web Access all the time to access my machines at home when I'm elsewhere.  ...
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    New Hard Disks added not recognized to create storage space in WSE-2016

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    I just added two new disks to my WSE-2016 setup for backups. I formatted them with Disk Manager and they appear fine with say File Explorer and in the Dashboard under ...
    Answered | 10 Replies | 2372 Views | Created by monahan_z - Tuesday, October 25, 2016 2:56 AM | Last reply by John Portland - Wednesday, April 3, 2019 4:59 PM
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    Client restore fails to download image

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    Hi, I tried restoring 2 clients using WDS, both failed after I selected which restore I wanted to use (x86 and x64) with the following error: Status: ...
    Answered | 5 Replies | 124 Views | Created by Madlec - Tuesday, March 26, 2019 4:58 PM | Last reply by Eve Wang - Wednesday, April 3, 2019 9:30 AM
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    Delete Client Computer Backups And Start From Scratch

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    How can I delete the client computer backups folder and start again from scratch?
    Answered | 5 Replies | 16773 Views | Created by -Diesel2NV- - Monday, February 18, 2013 9:01 PM | Last reply by StapleBench - Wednesday, April 3, 2019 3:45 AM
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    Windows Server 2012 Essentials - windows updates error 80070BC9

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    Hi everyone I'm trying to run Windows Updates on my Server 2012 Essentials and I'm getting an error code 80070BC9 I tried some different solutions from a forum ...
    Proposed | 3 Replies | 204 Views | Created by MichalF-1980 - Tuesday, March 19, 2019 9:52 PM | Last reply by Andy YOU - Sunday, March 31, 2019 10:15 AM
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    Current install of Server 2012 Essentials R1; would like to do a fresh install of 2016 Essentials

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    2016 Essentials as mail server host

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    Restore backup from OLD or DEMOTED server

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    VPN - "Configure and Enable Routing and Remote Access" was disable!!

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    Scan Error: No scanner detected. HP Laserjet 3050

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    Error 0x80070570 deleting a file or directory

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Announcement: 3

Windows Server 2012 Essentials announcement

  • Link
    Update Rollup 3 for Windows Server 2012 Essentials is Now Available!
    Guang HU - MSFT Friday, June 14, 2013 8:08 AM

    The Update Rollup 3 for Windows Server 2012 Essentials is now available for download from Windows Update. You can read about the issues this rollup update addresses in Microsoft Support Knowledgebase http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2862551.


  • Link
    Windows Server Essentials integration module for Windows Azure Backup upgraded
    Shen_Xu Wednesday, April 10, 2013 5:47 AM

    With the announcement of the new Windows Azure Backup preview, we’re happy to announce the new release of the Windows Server Essentials integration module.

    Windows Azure Backup helps you protect important server data off-site with automated backup and restoration. You can manage cloud backups from Windows Server 2012 Essentials Dashboard by installing the integration module.

    To start using the Windows Azure Backup preview, please create a Windows Azure account. To begin your sign up, go to the Windows Azure free trial webpage. Then visit the Windows Azure Management Portal to New a backup vault, download and install the integration module, and register your server.

    If you had the previous version of the integration module installed, you must retrieve your stored data before May 4. Then you need to uninstall the previous integration module and the Windows Azure Online Backup agent, before trying the new version.

    To uninstall the integration module:

    1. Go to the Essentials Dashboard.
    2. Navigate to Applications page, Add-ins tab.
    3. Remove the online backup add-in.

    To uninstall the Windows Azure Online Backup agent:

    1. Go to Control Panel.
    2. Click Uninstall a program.
    3. Remove the Windows Azure Online Backup agent.

    Data from the earlier preview will be available until May 4, 2013. It will not be transferred to the new Windows Azure Backup preview. Please make sure to retrieve any data that you wish to retrieve before uninstalling the old integration module.

  • Link
    Windows Server 2012 Essentials Resources
    Shen_Xu Tuesday, March 19, 2013 3:54 AM

    Download RTM Evaluation copy from here:

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/jj659306.aspx?wt.mc_id=TEC_133_1_14

    See Sinead’s post for details:

    http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs/archive/2012/10/09/windows-server-2012-essentials-released-to-manufacturing-available-for-evaluation-today.aspx

    Read the Overview blog from our engineering team:

    http://blogs.technet.com/b/windowsserver/archive/2012/07/11/download-the-beta-release-of-windows-server-2012-essentials-today.aspx

    TechNet Center:

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sbs/jj159331

    TechNet Library:

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj200119  (Note the Exchange installation, and Transition to Windows Server 2012 Standard instructions are also included)

    More product introduction coming from our official product blog:

    http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs/

    Product data sheet and FAQ

    http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/windows-server-essentials/default.aspx

    Licensing datasheet on price, license, and server roles comparison:

    http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/4/B/04BD0EB1-42FE-488B-919F-3981EF9B2101/WS2012_Licensing-Pricing_Datasheet.pdf

    Additional downloads on TechNet and MSDN, including SDK and Client Restore Disk:

    https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/securedownloads/hh442898#searchTerm=windows%20server%202012%20essentials

    https://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/subscriptions/securedownloads/hh442904#searchTerm=windows%20server%202012%20essentials

    Thank you everyone for your feedbacks and support, please continue to use the Windows Server 2012 Essentials forum for your RTM and evaluation experience.

    http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserveressentials/threads

    Thank You!

 
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