Home Forums Discussions IT, Networking, PCs and more When is the last time you tested your backups?

@Tom Duncan,

I would like to correct one thing I said. With Windows Server 2016 Essentials, you can use the Essentials media to install a Hyper-V host - with no other roles - then install full Essentials as a virtual machine. There is no need to purchase Windows Server Standard. That was true with previous versions of Windows Essentials, but MS updated licensing after an outcry from the community. I have updated my above reply to reflect. My apologies.

I don't usually support Windows Essentials. Since 2016, most people moved away from it after MS started deprecating some of the remote access and other features.

Keep in mind that if you decide to do this project on your own, you are taking some serious risk especially if you don't have a test server to try the VM on before wiping your production server. Make certain you have viable backups.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server-essentials/get-started/what-s-new-19

James