I turned a forgotten laptop into a full media server—no money, no pain.

Smart home SOS.

Got a 64-bit PC sitting around, just waiting for a purpose? Dig the idea of automated backups and media streaming in your home? Microsoft is offering up free downloads of its next Windows Home Server, ...

CNET editor Dong Ngo points you in the general direction of how to access your home network remotely using a Dynamic DNS service. Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since ...

Microsoft thinks it's time to tidy up the house. In a keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show, Bill Gates officially launched Windows Home Server, a domestic digital hub that promises to bring ...

Things don’t always go according to plan when using any networking hardware or software, and Windows Home Server (WHS) is no exception. If you run into trouble installing or using WHS or the Windows ...

It's that time of year, when colder weather and dreary conditions keep us inside more often than not. That also makes it a perfect time to set up a home backup and media server to streamline your ...

Click to viewMicrosoft has a difficult challenge ahead of them in convincing people that they need Windows Home Server. After all, having another computer in the house—especially one that doesn’t have ...

Have an old PC lying around that no one is using? You might want to consider converting it into a media streaming server. There was a time when people had separate devices for everything. The TV was ...

There are solid reasons for having your own file server at home or home office and Microsoft has made a pitch for this market with their Home Server. I’m frequently called on to rebuild clients ...

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Update 18-April: At long last, Microsoft has posted revised installation instructions for Windows Home Server 2011. The document contains a revision date of April 17, 2011 and no longer includes the ...