📄️ Remote Desktop Access
After ordering a VPS from your Hosting Provider, you should obtain an IP address (or a hostname), a username and a password to connect to your VPS server.
📄️ Desktop Background
In order to speed up the Remote Desktop screen refresh, set the background to a unique color.
📄️ Show Desktop Icons
Follow the instructions below to show some useful icons to the Desktop.
📄️ Show files extensions and hidden files
In many cases, it's useful to see the files extensions and the hidden files when configuring a Windows Server.
📄️ Disable automatic restart after Windows Updates
Since we need MetaTrader to run 24/7, we cannot afford the Windows Server to restart automatically during Windows Updates.
📄️ Disable password expiration
By default on Windows Server, the user password usually expires after couple of weeks.
📄️ Set System Properties to Best Performance
Follow the instructions below to improve the performance of the System by changing the Visual Effects settings.
📄️ Set Power Options to High Performance
Follow the instructions below to improve the performance of the System by changing the Power Options.
📄️ Install new Web Browser
The Internet Explorer browser that is installed by default on the Windows Server is outdated and not working very well, so we need to install another web browser.
📄️ Create the "Trading Files" folder on the Desktop
In order to keep things in order, I suggest you create a folder called Trading Files on the Desktop.