Essentials Server Folders Missing
Windows Server Essentials 2016 sometimes reports that most or all server folders have gone missing, even though they haven’t and all shares are accessible.
Microsoft Kills Key Support Resource Eight Years Early
According to the Microsoft Lifecycle Policy, Server 2016 Essentials should have support through January 12, 2027:
More Essentials Certificate Woes
I wrote in November 2017 about Windows Server Essentials certificates getting renewed every two days. That problem suddenly stopped. The only change I had made was replacing a router. Now, …
The End of Windows Server Essentials
You may have heard that Microsoft has removed the Essentials role from Server 2019 Standard/Datacenter but is still offering a Server 2019 Essentials SKU. But did you know that the …
Essentials 2016 Dashboard Fails with .NET 4.7.1
I blogged in October 2016 and February 2018 about incompatibilities between the Essentials 2012 R2 dashboard and .NET 4.6 and 4.7. I’ve now confirmed that under Server 2016 Standard with …
Essentials 2012 R2 Dashboard Fails with .NET 4.6 and 4.7
On an Essentials 2012 R2 machine, I have a dashboard alert that I need to ignore. But when I try to ignore the alert, the green bar just runs from …
DNS Unresponsive on Essentials VPN
On my new-ish Server 2016 with the Essentials role, I set up the Anywhere Access VPN with a static address pool (described here). When I connected via VPN from a …
Essentials Certificates Re-Issued Every Two Days, VPN Fails
I installed Server 2016 Standard with the Essentials role about three months ago. I set up mydomain.remotewebaccess.com in the Anywhere Access Wizard. It automatically revoked a certificate with the same …
Fix Bad Drivers in Windows 10 1703 ADK
I blogged in 2014 about setting up client restore service on Server 2012 R2 Essentials. I wanted to do the same thing for Server 2016 with the Essentials role. I …
Set a Static IP Address Pool for Your 2016 VPN
I’m in the process of migrating from Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials to Windows Server 2016 Standard with the Essentials role. It is astonishing and somewhat concerning how poorly documented …