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Howto: Enable Automatic Updates in Windows 2008 Server Core

Windows 2008 Server Core uses the SCregEdit.wsf script found in C:\Windows\System32 to configure Automatic Updates behavior.

To view the current Automatic Updates settings, from the command prompt type:

c:\windows\system32\scregedit.wsf /AU /v

The following values correspond to the response generated by the scregedit.wsf script.

1 = Automatic Updates Disabled

4 = Automatic Updates Enabled

To enable […]

Howto: Install VMware Tools on Windows 2008 Server Core

I had just performed my first Windows 2008 Server Core installation on VMware Workstation, and wanted to install the VMware tools to see if the VMs performance would increase.

Logged in as Administator I started installing the tools the normal way – from inside VMware Workstation I selected VM – Install VMware Tools.

Nothing happened. […]

Creating Backups of Windows 2008 Server Core Machines

Windows 2008 Server Core is a minimalist installation of Windows Server 2008. It must be managed from the servers console command line or remotely via Terminal Services.

In previous versions of Windows Server, NTbackup.exe was the program used for creating system backups. NTbackup.exe has been phased out and has been replaced in Windows 2008 by […]

Howto: Configure the Windows 2008 Server Core Screensaver Activation Period

y default the Windows 2008 Server Core screensaver will activate after 600 seconds (10 minutes) of inactivity.

To change the amount of time the screensaver waits to activate, edit the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\ScreenSaveTimeOut

I changed mine from 600 seconds (10 minutes) to 1200 seconds (20 minutes).

Sander has several other you can configure […]

Shut down or reboot a Windows 2008 Server Core System

To shut down a Windows 2008 Server Core System, at the command prompt type:

Shutdown -s -t xx

where

-s = shut down

-t xx = time to wait before shutting down in seconds, where xx =0 to 600

To shut down a Windows 2008 Server Core System immediately, at the command prompt type:

Shutdown […]