I suppose this works differently from what you expect;

The check for the LAN goes by means of checking whether the last file played (actually the track selected in the Playlist Area) can still be found. If not, the LAN is reported not to be there ...


Sadly this is not a build-in feature and merely a kind of bug. I mean, when you don't have the LAN you also won't have an RDC connection, right ? Well, sort of, because when you Keep the LAN "not persistent" it shuts off when playback starts but RDC activity remains.So the bug in this case comprises of shutting off the LAN (in normal OS arranged for) while using RDC overrules that partly (as it seems).
Btw, the sheer fact that you try this (for its working) could imply some kind of pilot error I don't think of.

These should be the crucial settings :
Be in Normal OS
Load a track (or more) in the Playlist Area; select it.
Stop Desktop
Stop Remaining
Stop W10 (just because I use it like that myself)
Use Remote Desktop.
Keep LAN, Not Persist (the latter means it shuts off during playback, the former means it will not be cut off right from the start (the boot).
Boot into MinOS.

No need to test or report about Attended Playback. Only Unattended.

Can you now try this :
Go back to Normal OS again.
Make OSIsW10.tst active (you will understand what I mean) because it should imply the same siuation as with 2.07, regarding this.
Same settings as above.
Go to MinOS.

Now it works ?

I suppose it is totally obvious, but I don't see what "WS" services are ?

Dennis, a quick note : please do not edit posts like you did with this one, because I am waiting for your response (after your initial "working on it"), while you edited it in in the other post. I (or anyone) just won't see that (unless by accident).

Peter

Is this in Minimized OS as well ?
I ask, because Windows 10 has a famous kind of bug of not being able to sustain the RDC connection in Normal OS while it is fine in Minimized OS.

The Explorer error is also know, but actually from Minimzed OS and shutting down / rebooting (and an ealier W10 Build than today's).

Well, I know at least one of the settings implies it. Not sure whether you could touch that but anyway it is a normal "feature". It doesn't do anything in itself (for SQ) but it allows for some OS settings to change.
Anyway it is perfectly normal.

Thanks. So this really looks like some feature missing on the server version, but actually I can't see much.
I don't think I asked already whether you can make a Restore Point yourself in Normal OS (no need to try in MinOS) ? So, can you ? (the answer is not even realy important)
Again thinking further ... the missing feauture can easily be caused by AO (just was never installed). Notice that this feature is not necessarily related to making Restore Points, but merely to a(n API) command set which is more rarely used (by programmers).
If you don't mind really, I prefer to let this be, just because we have no option to attach / debug the problem. What I will do anyway, is put in some log entries in there and if you can remember this, then at the time 2.08 is there you can retry again and we'll have a better log. But then still I am quite confident I won't be able to solve it. One thing though : we then could ask AudioPhil whether is disables the function of concern (this is hard to ask right now because there's quite a few things used in there).

If you switch on Logging (at the bottom in Settings), in your XX folder a subfolder TemporaryData will contain log files;
Could you, with a next attempt to make the Restore Point, attach (to a post) the newest XX- log file (only XX-, no others are needed) ?
I don't recognize any "not found" situation, so it could be a server thing.
Take your time for this - no rush.

I suppose you read this one, right ? Installing and using a RAMDisk (IMDisk)

I wonder why ... This should normally work.
And ctrl-alt-esc works in Normal OS ?
Btw, if you (can ?) start TaskManager in advance of Unattended playback, it will keep on running.

On a side note, don't forget to use XXOSK.Exe and then in the "square" mode. You will see soon how convenient that is. And notice you can resize it by means of dragging the "title bar" corners. Also set "Use Touch Facilities" in Settings (Services and OSD section), when you use the remote for control.

Is it correct that still no Wallpaper shows ?

PS: For 2.08 WS2016 is now formally supported, but so far without special adjustments for it (I just don't know any yet).

It should be possible, but with the notice that your being low on memory (the 8GB) requires a Max SFS which is low (say maxinum 12.00) *and* you need to start playback as fast as possible after a boot (then the sound engine allocates the memory and it will keep on doing that throughout the boot session).

Still I wonder: would RAMdisk work OK in minimized OS mode?

Hmm ... you say before eh ? So if you mean to say that when going from Normal OS to MinOS no Restore Point can be made, then this is not intended - it just should work. If it does not work then this is not an issue really, unless you think yourself it is. But, it should be caused by AO then (as I don't think the server version is special regarding this).

It should be possible, but with the notice that your being low on memory (the 8GB) requires a Max SFS which is low (say maxinum 12.00) *and* you need to start playback as fast as possible after a boot (then the sound engine allocates the memory and it will keep on doing that throughout the boot session).

I can't be sure whether you did that in the right fashion - it looks like not ? Your "music on B:" should be "Playback Drive" is set to B:. This means that your music is elsewhere (could be NAS etc.) but always automatically gets copied to B: before playback starts.
So if you did it like that, it is fine.
Do notice though that with 8GB of memory this is hardly doable. Maybe you can get away with one album in the Playlist Area but certainly not Hires.

I forgot, but you must or set Q3, Q4 and Q5 all to 1, or all to 0 for Taskmanager to work (which means : not freeze). You may not want this to be set differently than you have it at this moment, but to check the processes etc. you can temporarily change it.
Oh, I am just thinking ... You say "can not start it". This seems to tell that you don't know the ctrl-shift-esc sequence. So indeed, without that you can not start Task Manager in Unattended and MinOS (no Taskbar etc.).

But if you have a spare minute, I like you to reinstall the normal Windows Shell because it is one of the key things to work or fail in any W10 Build. And, I am asking because your lacking Wallpaper Coverart and ever starting Explorer when you bring up the GUI. So yes, I realize that you are fine with it, but I just like to know whether the Server version works all the way, or that really something fails here. Especially the ever starting Explorer should be a pain.