Server 2012 File Preview Locks Files

Hi everybody,
I recently reinstalled one of my customers server.
The previous installation was Server 2008 Foundation running RDS and the new installation Server 2012R2 Foundation (RDS).
With the previous installation it was possible to use the file preview for documents like Word and Excel or PDF in the explorer, and while these files were openend it was possible to delete them or move them.
With the new installation on Server 2012 it's not possible to delete or move these files when they are shown in the explorer preview.
Any ideas?
There is also another issue, it should be possible to preview saved e-mail (*.msg) conversations with the Windows Explorer when the 32-bit "Outlook 2013 / Office" version has been installed
This also doesn't work, the preview handler has not been made for x64 but for the x86 it should work. But it doesn't show the messages in the explorer.
Kind regards,
Tim

Hi Tim,
Turns out there is no Windows Server 2012 R2 foundation in our lab, I have tested this on a Windows 8.1 machine.
In my tests, there is no issue to delete Word and Excel files when there are in the Preview Pane, and saved email conversations can be viewed through the Preview Pane, also can be deleted.
As for PDF file, the Preview Pane is unavailable.
The preview of *.msg files still doens't work in the explorer.
I'm thinking that the Kerio plugin for Outlook is creating this issue...
Do you also have the same issue on other machines?
Regarding Outlook related issues, I suggest you also refer to experts from Outlook forums to see if they have more insights.
Outlook IT Pro Discussions
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/office/en-US/home?forum=outlook
Best Regards,
Amy
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Configuring HA File Server on Windows Server 2012 for SMB NAS
http://www.starwindsoftware.com/configuring-ha-file-server-on-windows-server-2012-for-smb-nas
Hope this helped a bit :)
StarWind VSAN [Virtual SAN] clusters Hyper-V without SAS, Fibre Channel, SMB 3.0 or iSCSI, uses Ethernet to mirror internally mounted SATA disks between hosts.

Install Windows server 2012 using powershell

Hi Folks,
How to Install Windows server 2012 using powershell.
Thanks,

Hi,
According to your post, my understanding is that you want to install Windows server 2012 via PowerShell.
Per the previous thread, we could not install Windows server 2012 directly via PowerShell.
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/53f82989-4b9c-4197-9ff1-03e96c852eb7/how-to-install-windows-server-2012-directly-in-vhd-file-using-powershell?forum=winserver8setup
As this is the forum for SharePoint server on-premise, I’m not familiar with the Windows server, for this issue, I recommend you can post a new question in the forum for Windows server.
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?forum=winserver8setup
More experts will assist you, then you will get more information relation to Windows server.
Thank you for your understanding and support.
More reference:
http://vegibit.com/install-and-configure-windows-server-2012-with-windows-powershell/
Thanks & Regards,
Jason
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