By default, Windows Server 2012 comes without a security solution. This is especially important if you use 2012 as a robust workstation OS for your studying needs. So, to protect your time-consuming lab-rat experiments, you might feel left “high and dry”. 'Though not everything is lost, since there are 2 hacks you might wish to implement to provide a minimum form of protection to your lab.

The first hack allows you to install Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE). Microsoft Security Essentials is designed for Windows 7 and is not compatible (nor supported) on Windows Server 2012. But if you insist, you might as well end-up installing it on your Windows Server 2012.