In this article, we will explore how to install and configure File Server on Windows Server and install the necessary roles, configure shared folders, manage permission, and ensure security. Suppose ...

If you've been working with networks for any length of time, you've no doubt had a server's hard disk fill up, which usually means it's time to have users clear out files they no longer use. You can ...

Microsoft's long-awaited new Windows file system is still a work in progress. Although Microsoft hopes to ship a test version of WinFS in late 2006, it could be several more years before the revamped ...

In this article, we will discuss the features of the Resilient File System and learn how to enable or disable ReFS in the Windows Server and Windows 11 operating systems. We will also attempt to ...

If you want to enable indexing on a Windows file server, you will need to start by installing the Windows Search Service. To do so, open Server Manager and then choose the Add Roles and Features ...

Microsoft has revealed that it will make the move from NTFS to ReFS (Resilient File System) for Windows 8, but only on the server version. Lance Whitney Contributing Writer Lance Whitney is a ...

Before you can change an ACL, you must get the current one. There are two ways to do this with PowerShell. Learn how to get the current ACL and modify it.

On a Windows system, the equivalent operation done using UNC paths is more or less instant, since it recognizes \\winserver\winshare as the same source and target location, so the file is just moved ...

Microsoft's forthcoming Windows Server product looks to be jam-packed with new features. Here are some of the standouts, specific to Hyper-V. As has been the case with every Windows Server release, ...

Russinovich recently announced that Sysmon will be available as a native Windows feature starting next year. The tool is part of the renowned Sysinternals suite of ...

Firm made "mistake" to promise more than it could deliver with new system, top Windows exec tells CNET News.com. During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried changed beats several times, changed genders ...