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Tips & Tricks : How to add .NET Framework 3.51 to Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012

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Posted by on Mar 25, 2013 in Infrastructure, Scripting, SysAdmin, Windows | 0 comments

.Net Framework Feature installation Windows Server 2012

Unfortunately there is a problem when you try to add .Net Framework 3.51 to Windows Server 2012 using Server Manager. In order to fix that issue and get .Net Framework 3.51 installed (which is required by majority of applications and servers) issue following command from Command Prompt:

dism /online /enable-feature /all /featurename:NetFX3 /source:x:\sources\sxs

Please notice that x: in source parameter has to be replaced with appropriate drive letter for DVD with Windows Server 2012 installation files.

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Tips & Tricks : Enabling Wireless Network in Windows Server 2012 Datacenter edition

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Posted by on Mar 15, 2013 in Infrastructure, Network, Scripting, Windows | 16 comments

Windows Server 2012 Wireless

If you want to use Windows Server 2012 Datacenter on workstation/laptop (sometimes it is handy to have mobile workstation with server operating system) you might experience issues with wireless networking. Even if driver for wireless network adapter is installed you might not be able to connect to any wi-fi network.

In order to use wireless in Windows Server 2012 Datacenter additional feature has to be installed: Wireless LAN Service. This can be installed from PowerShell prompt using add-windowsfeature wireless-networking command, as shown on screenshot below:
win2012-wireless-01

Once installed and server rebooted make sure that WLAN AutoConfig service is started, as shown on screenshot below:

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