Windows Server 2012 is new Windows server operational
system, which is designed based on Windows 8. So it is different from previous
server operating system. If you operate Windows server 2012 like before, that
would be difficult. Therefore, now this passage gives some
tips and tricks to use Windows server 2012 effectively.
Tip 1: How to find Windows Server 2012 traditional “Start”
Menu
Windows server 2012 also removes “Start” menu from taskbar. Maybe
there are so many server computer users unhappy about it, but this is truth. Now
let’s see how we can find traditional “Start” menu.
Actually, “Start” menu has not disappeared. It is just removed
to the left bottom side of traditional desktop. But users couldn’t see it only
if move mouse there. Click it, and experience new functions setting in Start
menu, including Server Manager, Task Management, Computer etc common applications.
Double-click the application picture, and it opens. If click it, we can
delete or remove it. If we want to turn back to desktop, just click “Desktop”.
Or move the mouse to the right bottom side of window, and
you would see “Start” menu like in Windows 8, click it and Start screen appears.
Tip 2: How to find software or tools in Windows server 2012
In Windows server 2012 start screen, what we can see is not what
we think of. There are so many tools and software that we don’t know where they
are. In fact, it is simple. We just need to right click in the blank section of
Windows start screen. And then there would be a option “All Apps” pop up in the
bottom side. Click it and we could see the tools page.
In the tools page, we can see effective tools in Windows server 2012. If we use one application usually, we can right click it and add it to desktop,
taskbar or login with administrator etc.
Tip 3: How to shut down Windows server 2012 computer fast
Windows server 2012 shutdown problem also troubles computer
users because of no “Start” menu on traditional desktop. So sometimes we could only shut down server computer
with Task Manager. It is helpless. Now this passage summarizes four ways to shut
down Windows server 2012.
1. Press Windows + I or move mouse to the right bottom side
of desktop, Menu and Toolbars. Click “Power” and "Shut down" Windows server
2012.
2. Press Alt + F4 on traditional desktop to open application close
window. In traditional desktop, Alt + F4 is used to close Metro applications.
3. Press “Ctrl + Alt + Del”, Windows shutdown options would
appear in the right bottom corner of desktop.
4. Press Windows + R to run command “shutdown.exe -s -t 00”.
Run command prompt with administrator, type in “powercfg/H
on”. “Power” option is open. Click “Must type password when wake up” in the
left side, and tick the “Fast Boot”. And you could start and shut down Windows
server computer fast.
Refer to:
How to enable fast boot and shut down Windows server 2012
Tip 4: How to adjust performance to optimize programs
Open Server Manager – Local Server, click computer name and System
Properties window pops up. Select Advanced – Performance, and choose “Turn on
DEP for essential Windows programs and services only” in Data Execution
Prevention. Select “Adjust to optimize performance” – “Programs”. And then click “Change
Button” in virtual memory, don’t tick “Automatic management of all drives
paging file size”. Choose system drive, select “No page file” and click “Settings”
button so as to delete virtual memory files in system volume.
Tip 5: How to disable Enhanced IE security settings
Open Server Manager – Local Server – Enhanced IE security
settings, and then change “Enabled” to “Disabled”.
Tip 6: How to not boot Server Manager when Windows logon
Open Server Manager, and click Manage– Server Management
Properties, and choose “Don't automatically start server manager when logon”.
Tip 7: How to set input method switch shortcut
If you are Chinese people, please pay attention to that English and Chinese input method switch shortcut is not the same
as previous Windows operational system. Now open Control Panel – Language – Change
Language Hotkey, set their switch shortcut as “Ctrl +Shift”.
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