Various tips and tricks on CloudShare topics. 

Hello, Is it possible to clone an environment from my environment of three servers to a new team member's environment that is disconnected from mine? I see copy VM but not copy environment. Th...

This article explains how a user of CloudShare TeamLabs or Enterprise can move or copy Blueprints between projects. Prerequisites 1. The user performing this move must be a Project Manager in both ...

I have created a custom VM in CloudShare. How can I save this VM as a template, then use this template to create other VM?

Disabling SMTP Open Relay CloudShare does not permit the use of SMTP open relay.  An SMTP open relay allows anyone on the Internet to send E-mail through it.  This means it is typically used by ...

  If you need files on Cloud Folders to be available on a drive letter, like "Z:", then this article provides instructions for taking advantage of a utility that will handle this for you. Cloud F...

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Machine is missing administrator credentials You may receive this notification if Administrators or Users have been configured in the CloudShare user interface but not in the virtual machine itsel...

Failed to add machine from template You may receive this notification when adding a new machine from our library of templates.   The notification can also appear when accessing a Permalink (su...

Machine is missing essential components (VMware) You may receive this notification if any of the virtual machines in your environment are missing the core virtualization software required to make ...

Machine has crashed since you last used it You may receive this notification when our network was unable to read the data and state of the virtual machine when it was last resumed.  To be able...

Machine is missing an essential component (CIFS) You may receive this notification if any of the virtual machines in your environment are missing the drivers for accessing CIFS (Common Internet Fi...

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If you are unable to login to the CloudShare application… Forgotten Password Web Browser Compatibility If you are STILL unable to login to CloudShare…       If you are unable to login to ...

Issue: When performing task switching <ALT+Tab> while connected through Console connection, the ALT key state does not reset (release) as you leave the guest OS   Symptoms: Upon return, the guest...

ClearType is not enabled This is particularly noticeable when viewing in FireFox and affects all sites rather than CloudShare.com alone.   To improve the visibility of fonts in your browser, enab...

Mysterious error when upgrading Windows Server 2012 to R2 CloudShare provides numerous templates that are updated on a regular basis.  However if you need to upgrade a server you have already worke...

Overview Possible Host Machines Issues Possible Source Network Issues Known Issues and Recommendations Overview To use our technology, we require a minimum bandwidth of 100-150kbps for one RDP sess...

Common tasks on Windows Server, Sharepoint, Windows Azure and other specific platforms and applications.

Overview 1. Add the Virtual Machine to the domain in the virtual operating system 2. Configure the domain in the CloudShare portal Overview The following walkthrough provides a step-by-step guide ...

In this series of articles I will be explaining the most simple and efficient ways to perform common tasks in Windows Server and SharePoint Server environments. Here I will focus on Active Directo...

If you're looking for a an excellent example of SSRS integrated with SharePoint, check out our Blogs.  You'll see a full guide and how-to if all you want to do is install the service.   Or if you'...

I’ve been asked this question many times so I decided to make a quick guide for restarting Windows Server 2012. Open Windows Server 2012   Click on Windows PowerShell   Type the Sco...

Overview 1. Unable to Connect / Web Access Error 2. Viewing the VM via the external IP Overview When trying to access your SharePoint environment with Web Access enabled via an external URL (see We...