Method # 1. Using launch options

To enable safe mode using the graphical interface, you must press the key combination from: Windows + C to open “Settings”, then click on “Power”. After that, click on Shift and then “Restart”. Click Troubleshoot, then Launch Options. Click “Restart” after “Enable safe mode” is displayed in the displayed list.

Use the arrow keys to enter safe mode. After you press Enter, in safe mode, your Windows Server will boot into unopened mode.

After successful inclusion of safe mode, your background should be black, and in the upper right corner on your desktop will appear the inscription “Safe mode“

Method # 2. Using msconfig

In order to boot into safe mode using the system (msconfig), you must go to Run and run msconfig

On the Download tab, which is located in the Download Options, select Secure Download. Then click “OK”, and the server will automatically restart in safe mode. If you are prompted to “Restart,” click OK.

When loading in safe mode, the background of the desktop will be black, and in the upper right corner of the desktop will appear the inscription “Safe Mode“

Apache installation

You need to download the MSI installer for your Windows, it can be found on the Apache download page(http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi),
filling in all the necessary data. After starting this installer, Apache Monitor will be installed. You cannot monitor the status of all Apache services. This can be done from your Windows » services.msc
Now you can connect to your server http://127.0.0.1 and see the default Apache page.

Also, it is possible to edit, delete and add web files from your web server. To do this, make changes to the htdocs folder in the Apache folder. This location is the default for web files. Alternatively, you can use virtual hosts to use other directories or configure subdomains.

By the way, Apache has two configuration files: 

• .htaccess It is applicable based on all directories in web files
• httpd.conf inside Apache’s conf folder, he makes a request to the main configuration

PHP Installation

PHP has the function of using PHP scripts on your web server and display the results for all users

First of all, download the PHP version for Windows from the PHP download for Windows here: (https://windows.php.net/download).
Then you need to download this version and unzip the zip file to c: \ php.

After successful unpacking zip file need edit apache httpd.conf to enable

LoadModule php5_module "c:/php/php5apache2_2.dll"
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
PHPIniDir "C:/php"

After that, you will need to restart the Apache web server; for testing PHP it is recommended to create test.php, in its htdocs folder, the contents are indicated below:

<?php phpinfo() ?>

Then check the output on

https: //127.0.0.1/test.php

This completes the configuring

Installation

In order to install Ansible, you first need to install the EPEL repository. This can be done using a special command:

yum install epel-release

Then we advise you to update the packages on your CentOS distribution

yum -y update

After updating the packages, install Ansible with the yum extension using a special command:

yum -y install ansible

For correct and competent administration of severs on Windows, you need to install the following packages: python-pip, pywinrm and also pip itself.

The next step is to install the Python packages. This can be done using a special command:

yum -y install python-pip pip

In order to work with Ansible in the future, you need to check the installation. By entering the command:

ansible --version

Setup Ansible

First of all, it is recommended to update the packages on your CentOS:

yum -y update

Then go to the Ansible directory

cd /etc/ansible

Edit the hosts file in your favorite text editor

nano hosts

To configure Windows and its further use, it is necessary to do the following:

[windows]
server1.domain.local
server1.domain.local

Next, you need to create an encrypted vault that will contain access identifiers for the Windows server. To accomplish this, it is recommended that you create a new encrypted yml file. The file name must match the host group to which it will apply. In our case, the created windows group is called, which means that there will be a windows.yml file

mkdir group_vars
cd group_vars
ansible-vault create windows.yml

In the finish, you need to add the following parameters to your yml file

ansible_ssh_user: _your_ssh_user_
ansible_ssh_pass: _your_ssh_pass_
ansible_ssh_port: 5986
ansible_connection: winrm
ansible_winrm_server_cert_validation: ignore

Host file format

This file is very simple; each of its stock contains the host name and IP address, usually separated by one or more spaces. They have entries for LOCALHOST as well as some comments that give a description of the file and how to use it.

Below is an example;

1.2.3.4 example.com
1.2.3.4 www.example.com

1. Next you need to find “Notepad” If you use widows with version 8 or 10, then it is located in the Start menu If you are using Win XP or Vista 7, then find it in: “All Programs -> Accessories -> Notepad”;
2. Right-click on the notepad tool and select “Run as administrator”;
3. In Notepad, you need to click “Open” and select the file C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts;
4. You need to edit the file, then save it.

Check settings

1. Open a cmd;
2. Use the command ping -c2 example.com
3. Ping results will show IP adres. This means that he answers.

RDP surfing
VPN
proxy

To maintain anonymity while working on the Internet, it is advisable to access the Internet through your own server. In this way, the client masks its real IP address and protects the security of the home system. Several options for using the server for anonymization:

On your personal Windows-based server, you will receive administrator rights and will be able to freely and easily configure the system according to your needs and requirements, as well as edit firewall rules. Often servers are used for trading platforms such as MT4. With the help of Windows servers, you will be able to set up an electronic trading platform while working with online traders.

As for the important component of updates. In this process, this OS does not require special technical skills, and the average user does not encounter difficulties, as well as installing the main programs. A fairly small number of programs work only under Linux. As for Windows, this operating system is more acceptable and feature-rich.

It also recommended to view the Feature Page to check the future updates. Here is described that the server with Windows OS will be ready to use to host trading bots.

You can order the Windows VPS here

SUSE is the network driver for Windows, and SUSE – Block Driver for this OS is already installed, and the server will not load normally and you will have a Windows recovery environment. The first thing to do is to open access to the server disk from the restore request

Here you need to check if di C :\ your server disk was detected. If your drive was not detected, you need to download VirtlO drivers from ISO. You can check disk detection as follows:

Go to the Windows command line;

Then run the diskpart command

In DIckPart, you must run list volum and then exit

list volume: this output will show detected volumes. Your C :\ servers are usually located E :\ in the Windows recovery environment. You are looking for a volume, commonly called “OS,” whose size matches the size of the VPS instance. If your drive has been detected, go to the “Uninstall SUSE Driver Violators” section, otherwise continue reading.

Downloading VirtIO drivers

You need to download and mount the VirtIO ISO driver on the virtual machine. You can download drivers to your Vultr account using the following URL. After this, the virtual machine reboots. If successful, you will see a screen asking you to select a keyboard layout. Select “USA”, then click “Troubleshooting” -> “Advanced Options” -> “Command Prompt.”

https://fedorapeople.org/groups/virt/virtio-win/direct-downloads/stable-virtio/virtio-win.iso

Next, open the command line and go to VirtIO ISO (which is most likely D: \). Download the VirtIO storage drivers into the recovery environment with the following commands:

drvload D:\vioscsik12R2\amd64\vioscsi.inf

drvload D:\viostork12R2\amd64\viostor.inf

You must run the diskpart command, then enter list volume, then exit.

Removing abusive SUSE drivers

First, run this command

dism /get-drivers /image:e:\

If the system volume of your VPS instance has a letter other than this E: \, use it instead. You are looking for any drivers where the provider name is “SUSE”. They will have names that match the oemX.inf template. Use this command to remove two problematic drivers:

dism /image:e:\ /remove-driver /driver:oem9.inf /driver:oem10.inf

This step helps to enter from the command line. You must click on “continue” to restart the VPS instance

PowerShell is Microsoft’s expandable open source automation tool. Initially, PowerShell was used as a Windows component called Windows PowerShell on August 2016. Later it became an integral component of the system. All administrative tasks are usually performed using cmdlets [⇨], which are specialized .NET classes. This device combines the speed of a command line with the flexibility of a scripting language, making it a valuable Windows administration tool.

Today, almost all new server products require PowerShell. Therefore, we have prepared for you the 7 most common command lines, which are also among the most important in the work of PowerShell.

• Get-Help

This program line allows you to get help or any information on any other command. She is at the core of PowerShell administration. For example, if you need to find out how any command works (take Get-Process as an example), you should enter:

Get-Help -Name Get-Process

• Get-Service

This command will provide a complete list of all services that were previously installed on the system. In this case, when you are interested in any service or process, you can add the -Name parameter and then the name of the service itself

Get-Service -Name

• Get-EventLog

With this command, you can analyze the event log of your computer. You can try this command, specify the -Log key, followed by the name of the log file. So, to see the log of visits, enter:

Get-EventLog -Log "Application"

• Set-Variable

A command that sets and sets the values ​​of a variable or the creation of a variable. The value of a variable is always changed during the execution of the script and, therefore, the name “variable”. Variables can be set to a value, and values ​​set once can be changed any number of times. Use this command:

Set-Variable

Detailed information will tell you how to manage this program!