Windows VPS

RDP connection, Windows firewall, updates, disk space and file transfer.

8 guides available

  1. Connecting to your Windows VPS over RDP Retrieve your Windows VPS credentials and connect over Remote Desktop (RDP) from Windows, macOS or Linux.
  2. Securing your Windows VPS — the first steps A hardening checklist for a freshly delivered Windows VPS: password, RDP port, firewall, updates, dedicated user.
  3. Managing the Windows firewall Open an inbound port on the Windows Defender firewall for a service hosted on your VPS, and check the active rules.
  4. Installing Windows updates Check, schedule and install Windows updates on a VPS, and handle the related restarts without interrupting a production service.
  5. Managing disk space on Windows Check the free disk space on a Windows VPS, find out what is taking up the most room, and safely reclaim space.
  6. Restarting or reinstalling your Windows VPS Restart a Windows VPS from the panel or from the interface, and know when a full reinstall is the right answer.
  7. Creating an additional user Create a dedicated Windows user account on your VPS, grant it limited rights and allow it to sign in over RDP.
  8. Transferring files to your Windows VPS Copy files to a Windows VPS through the RDP clipboard, a shared drive, or FTP, depending on the volume and the context.