Windows Server fills up a VPS disk far faster than most admins expect. A 100 GB system volume on a busy Windows VPS typically loses 20–40 GB per year to component store growth, IIS logs, Windows Update caches, and shadow copies. This guide walks through the exact folders that consume space, how to measure them … Read more
Windows Update on a VPS has one failure mode that matters more than any other: it reboots while you are asleep, and you find out when a customer emails at 9 a.m. This guide covers the exact policy settings, deadlines, and automation that keep a Windows VPS patched without ever interrupting business hours. Why Default … Read more
Every IIS deployment decision starts with one question that has a real answer, not a preference: does this application need .NET Framework, .NET (formerly Core), or both? This guide gives you the decision in a table, the exact installation steps for each runtime, and the compatibility traps that force an unwanted rewrite six months in. … Read more
A Windows VPS without a tested backup strategy is one bad deploy, ransomware event, or corrupted NTFS volume away from total data loss. Windows Server ships a capable, free backup engine — Windows Server Backup (WSB) — plus the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) that makes application-consistent snapshots possible. This guide explains the difference between … Read more
The very first thing you do on a fresh Windows VPS is usually the thing you never revisit: signing in over Remote Desktop for the first time. That first session determines whether the server is manageable for the next two years or a source of recurring friction. This is the practical setup sequence — enabling, … Read more