Windows 8.1 and Server 2012R2

[sepa 1]

This is a funny thing to ask.

 

I have been running a work copy of Server 2012 for a long while now. Before this, I used Windows 8 for a few months before this and something made me switch....

 

Call it old age if you want, but I can not for the life of me, remember why I switched.

 

 

Any reasons why I should stay on Server 2012?

I have a HVR-1250 I was thinking of installing but I do not think that Server editions are friendly with it.

[Logos302 86]

Depending on which version of Server 2012 you may have client back-up (Server 2012 Essentials).  VPN, DHCP, DNS, Active Directory to name a few things not in Windows 8 Directly.  

 

Running Windows 8 would allow access to Windows Media Center, Where Server 2012 would not (Well you can hack it in but I'm not sure how stable it really is).  

 

Not sure if that was what you are looking for but it is a start.

[sepa 1]

All information helps.

It is Standard Edition. 

 

I think I still have windows 8 installed somewhere on the server, I may boot it up this afternoon.

 

I have not found any reason for my switch so far.

[Guest]

Looking here: http://mediabrowser.tv/community/index.php?/topic/9987-win8-or-whs2011-for-server-os/

 

The same informations apply for Server 2012r2...more ore less 

Edited August 27, 2014 by CM000n

[FlyGuyAZ 5]

I switched from 8 to Server 2012 Essentials. Kept getting some weird TCP/IP timeout errors and memory mappings or something in the event log and inconsistent streaming. I found several registry tweaks in the intarwebs that worked fine for 7 but 8 never seemed to be happy about it. 

[sepa 1]

I really think that might have been why, FlyGuyAZ.

 

I remember having time-out issues when I used Plex. One of the biggest reasons I moved to MB3.