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Mandrews277
Aug 12, 2022Copper Contributor
Windows Server 2012 SMB shares result in very slow Office files
Hi everyone, I've been working very hard to setup a new file server for an office to replace the old one when it stopped working. I am quite new to this and am therefore looking for help. Th...
Alban1999
Aug 15, 2022Iron Contributor
Hello,
Building a new file server on an almost out-of-support OS (2012 EOL is next year) is a bad idea.
You should check Microsoft best practices for building a new server : N/N-1 OS, Server Core, appropriate sizing using MS tool etc...
Multiple issues can trigger this kind of behavior. I would check network/storage/antivirus client first, as well as Windows Server logs and perfmon.
Building a new file server on an almost out-of-support OS (2012 EOL is next year) is a bad idea.
You should check Microsoft best practices for building a new server : N/N-1 OS, Server Core, appropriate sizing using MS tool etc...
Multiple issues can trigger this kind of behavior. I would check network/storage/antivirus client first, as well as Windows Server logs and perfmon.