

Microsoft didn’t integrate only the desktop version of Windows with IIS- Internet Information Services instead with this even Windows 10 Home can be turned in to a web server with the help of this feature. But for me (and lots of others), it doesn't work.How to Disable IIS web server on Windows 10 Install and configure the webserver (IIS) in Windows 10 To be fair, my research showed that some (most?) users are successfullyĪble to connect to 2012 Essentials simply by the string. Some people may try to tell you that it doesn't matter but I assure you it does. Wrong connector because it's designed for R2 - and not the non-R2 version that I was running. My first mistake was trying to install the Windows 10 connector on my laptop - which gives mixed results but ultimately was the My Microsoft rep gave me a free incident case ($499 value) and I spent 2 hours on the phone with them dealing with this. So it seems to be an issue if the upgraded host had the Essentails connector installed even if the connector was uninstalled before the upgrade.

I was able to install the connector and connect to the server with no issues. After the upgrade the connector was installed, but couldn't connect to the server with the same error as above. The connector was uninstalled before Windows 10 upgrade. I uninstalled the connector, installed the Windows 10 one, but got "cannot connect this commuter to the network. After the upgrade connector was unable to contact the server. It had the connector installed prior to upgrade. In the last few weeks I upgraded three hosts from 8.1 to Windows 10: 1. Installed before the upgrade I can install the connector and connect to server with no problem. If the upgraded computer haven't had connector I am experiencing the same issue: if the computer which is upgraded to Windows 10 had a Server Essentials connector installed prior to upgrade the reinstalled connerctor is unable to connect to the server. I have tried rebooting everything as well, with the same results. My desktop is able to access all other network resources like stand-alone My desktop, back before I upgraded it from Windows 7 to Windows 10, had successfully been connected to another server running Windows Server 2003, using the same router, etc. I have other systems running Windows 7 and Windows 8 connected in OK. Windows Server is running on an HP ProLiant MicroServer. I tried signing on both with my administrator ID and my desktop ID, with the same results. It gives me the sign on page, and after signing on "thinks" for a long time, then gives me a message that says "Cannot connect this computer to the network", I downloaded and ran the latest patch for the Connecter Wizard - several times actually. I am unable to connect my desktop PC which is running Windows 10 to Windows Server 2012 Essentials R2.
