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It is possible to change your Windows Server Standard edition to Datacenter edition on the fly. This article will show how to do this.- You can only change the edition "upwards", meaning you can go "up" from standard to datacenter, but not "down" from datacenter to standard- To see where you are/what you have enter Dism /Online /Get-CurrentEdition - To see where you can go enter Dism /Online /Get-TargetEditions - To actually change the Standard into Datacenter edition enter Dism /online /Set-Edition:<edition name> /AcceptEula /ProductKey:XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX - So with a Standard Edition installed the command to change to Datacenter edition is:...

Our AudiophileOptimizer 3.00 offers a handy new feature called the "CustomShell". It is exactly what its name implies, you can create your own shell script which fits your needs for 100%. You can customize it to your own needs and finally set it as shell replacement using the ServiceTool's shell replacement feature. 1. Edit custom_shell.cmd in editor of choice2. Thouroughly test your batch file so it does exactly what you want3. Once verified all is working as expected launch ServiceTool4. Select "Shell Replacement" and then "Custom shell" and reboot or log off and on again  Detailed Step by Step Guide:...

With AudiophileOptimizer 3.00 we decided to create specific installation guide's for each supported operating system. This covers Windows 10, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016 & Windows Server 2019. The OS installation itself is a very easy task, still it made sense to create a general guideline how its done properly. Everything else important for great audio playback is done by our AudiophileOptimizer so you don't have to care for all the litte settings and fine-tunings, it's all done for you by AO within a few minutes. Windows 10 is the most complicated OS to install and configure and...

The AudiophileOptimizer 3.00 brings a completely new module called the AudiophileShell. It is a launcher tool which makes handling of several tasks a lot easier, especially if you are in core mode. You can do simple tasks like starting the command prompt, PowerShell, the AudiophileOptimizer or ServiceTool as well as reboot or shut down your music server. Of course, you can also launch the device manager, the sound control panel or SCONFIG (en-US core only). There are two ways of using it, you can either use it on-demand by typing "as" in a command prompt window or you can set...

A shell in the windows world is what you already know as your desktop environment or GUI (graphical user interface). It is your desktop, your start menu, all the basic functions you can see right after you log in to your windows machine.