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 How to add another user account on a Windows VPS

Adding a separate Windows user is useful when more than one person needs access to the VPS. Do...

 How to change your Windows VPS Administrator password

You can change the main Windows VPS login password from the VPS control panel. This is useful if...

 How to check disk space on a Windows VPS

Low disk space can stop Windows updates, game server updates, saves, logs, and backups from...

 How to check listening ports on a Windows VPS

Checking listening ports tells you whether software is actually waiting for connections on your...

 How to connect to a Windows VPS with Remote Desktop

Remote Desktop is the normal way to manage a Windows VPS. It opens a desktop session so you can...

 How to create a scheduled task on a Windows VPS

Windows Task Scheduler lets you run a script, program, backup job, cleanup command, or restart...

 How to download files on a Windows VPS

Windows VPS servers include a desktop, so you can download installers, zip files, tools, and...

 How to find what is using a port on a Windows VPS

If a game server says a port is already in use, another process is already listening on that...

 How to install Chocolatey, Visual C++ Redistributables, and DirectX on a Windows VPS

Some Windows game servers need supporting runtime packages before they start correctly. Common...

 How to load VirtIO drivers in Windows VPS recovery

Windows recovery media may not always see the VPS disk straight away. If Command Prompt, Windows...

 How to manage Windows updates on a Windows VPS

Windows updates keep the VPS secure, but they can also require a restart. For game servers, plan...

 How to open Windows Firewall ports on your VPS

Windows Firewall controls which inbound connections are allowed into your Windows VPS. If you...

 How to open and use PowerShell on a Windows VPS

PowerShell is the main command-line tool for managing a Windows VPS. You can use it to install...

 How to organise game server files on a Windows VPS

Keeping game server files organised makes updates, backups, troubleshooting, and migrations much...

 How to restart a Windows service on your VPS

Windows services run in the background and are often used by databases, web servers, monitoring...

 How to share a folder on a Windows VPS

Windows file sharing lets another computer connect to a folder on your VPS using SMB. Use it when...

 How to use Task Manager on a Windows VPS

Task Manager helps you find what is using CPU, RAM, disk, and network on a Windows VPS. Use it...

 Installing SteamCMD on your Windows VPS

SteamCMD is Valve's command-line tool for downloading and updating dedicated server files...