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Windows Home Server, code-named Quattro, is a home server operating system from Microsoft. It was announced on 7 January 2007 at the Consumer Electronics Show by Bill Gates, released to manufacturing on 16 July 2007 and officially released on 4 November 2007. Windows Home Server is based on Windows Server 2003 R2 and is intended to be a solution for homes with multiple connected PCs to offer file sharing, automated backups, print server, and remote access. Power Pack 1 for Windows Home Server was released on 20 July 2008.〔 Power Pack 2 was released on 24 March 2009 and Power Pack 3 was released on 24 November 2009. Windows Home Server 2011, the next version of this operating system, was released on 6 April 2011. Microsoft has confirmed that Windows Home Server 2011 will be the last release in the Windows Home Server product line. ==Features== * 10 computers and 10 users: Allows a maximum of ten user accounts to be created on the server console and ten computers to have WHS connector installed, without any client access licenses. * Centralized backup: Allows backup of up to 10 PCs, using Single-instance storage technology to avoid multiple copies of the same file, even if that file exists on multiple PCs. * Health monitoring: Can centrally track the health of all PCs on the network, including antivirus and firewall status.〔 * File sharing: Creates and operates network shares for computers to store the files remotely, acting as a network-attached storage device. Separate categories are provided for common file types like Documents, Music, Pictures and Videos.〔 The files are indexed for fast searching.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Windows Home Server in depth: Remote Access and SDK )〕 * Printer sharing: Allows a print server to handle print jobs for all users.〔 * Shadow Copy: Uses Volume Shadow Copy Service to take point in time snapshots that allow older versions of files to be recovered. * Headless operation: No monitor or keyboard is required to manage the device.〔 Remote administration is performed by using the ''Windows Home Server Console'' client software provided in the bundle. Remote Desktop Services〔 connections to the server are supported while connected to the same LAN. * Remote access gateway: Allows remote access to any connected PC on the network, including the server itself, over the Internet.〔 * Media streaming: Can stream media to an Xbox 360 or other devices supporting Windows Media Connect.〔 * Selective data redundancy: Guards against a single drive failure by duplicating selected data across multiple drives.〔 * Expandable storage: Provides a unified single and easily expandable storage space, removing the need for drive letters.〔 * Extensibility through add-ins: Add-ins allow third-party developers to extend the features and functionality of the server. Add-Ins can be developed using the Windows Home Server SDK, to provide additional services to the client computers or work with the data already on the server. Add-ins can also be ASP.NET applications, hosted in IIS 6 running on WHS.〔 * Server backup: Backs up files which are stored within shared folders on the server to an external hard drive. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Windows Home Server」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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