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How do I connect to my Windows server via RDP?

This tutorial will show you how to connect to your Windows VPS or dedicated server at Contabo via RDP from different operating systems. The following scenarios will be covered: Connections from desktop operating systems: Establishing a RDP connection from WindowsOS (e.g. Windows 7, 8, 10) Establishing a RDP connection from LinuxOS (e.g. Debian, Ubuntu) Establishing

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No space left on your HDD/SSD? Find big files and remove them!

It does not matter if you do website hosting, provide a gameserver or use other services, if you have no space left on your HDD/SSD problems will occur. Your websites might not be reachable anymore, your players cannot connect to your gameserver or all other services will not start. To avoid this it is necessary

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Being spoilt for choice – Windows or Linux?

The operating system is the centrepiece of a server. You can imagine how important it is to choose a fitting operating system. For servers, two operating systems have established themselves: Windows and Linux. In this short overview, I’d like to present you the main differences between those two operating systems.   You might have heard

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Changing the Windows Administrator password – The easy way

Today we are going to show you how to change your Windows Administrator password the easy way. This tutorial works with almost all Windows versions starting from Windows XP/NT (Windows Server 2003). On Windows 10 or Windows Server 2016 you should make sure that you are using local user accounts – not any online accounts.

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