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Settings, security and tips for your Windows Server 2022 VPS.
- Keyboard layout, local time and date format on Windows ServerIf typing @ gives you something else or the server clock is off, three commands fix it. And why you do not need to change the menu language.Windows Server
- Windows Server updates without restarts in the middle of a gameHow to let Windows download updates but install them when you decide, and a five-minute monthly routine.Windows Server
- Creating another remote desktop user (without sharing Administrator)Give your partner or technician their own user: they can log in at the same time as you, and when they no longer need it you delete it without changing your password.Windows Server
- Changing the remote desktop port (3389) without locking yourself outMoving remote desktop to another port gets rid of most password-guessing bots. Do it in this order and you will not lock yourself out.Windows Server
- Protecting remote desktop from brute-force attacksHow to see who is trying to get into your server, lock the account after repeated failures and let only your IP in.Windows Server
- Installing software on Windows Server: the basics for a game serverA browser, 7-Zip, Notepad++ and the Visual C++ runtimes nearly every game server needs, with commands to install them quickly.Windows Server
- Remote desktop freezes or disconnects: how to fix itA frozen picture for a few seconds, frequent drops or being kicked out with no warning. The most common cause is on your PC and one setting fixes it.Windows Server
- Starting your game server automatically when Windows bootsHave the server come back by itself after a restart or an update, without logging in over remote desktop: with a .bat file and Task Scheduler.Windows Server
- Excluding your game server folder from Windows DefenderSlow starts, stutters while loading resources or server files that disappear: when an exclusion makes sense and how to do it properly.Windows Server
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