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  • Coming Soon: Buy a Preloaded Windows 10 VPS Starting at $10 Per Month

    Eager to try out the new Windows 10 operating system? Why not try it out on a VPS first? With CheapWindowsVPS, you can spin up a virtual private server featuring Windows 10 for as low as $10 per month. You could call it our “10 for 10 Deal.” CheapWindowsVPS is one of the first providers…

  • Comparing Windows VPS to RDP Hosting: Is there a Difference?

    What’s the difference between Windows VPS and traditional RDP hosting? Are providers playing semantics with terminology in order to gain additional customers? In this article, we’ll take a look at the differences, if any, between RDP hosting and Windows VPS. Don’t Fall Victim to a Marketing Play Welcome to the world of technology: Large players…

  • Build Your Own Server for Gaming with a Windows VPS

    All avid PC gamers have one thing in common. They hate sucky ping times! When you connect to a server to play your online game, the biggest drag on your online gaming experience is lag. If you’re playing on a gaming server that’s a repurposed computer hooked to DSL in your basement, you might want…

  • Important: Whitelist Port 25 to Preserve SMTP Capabilities

    To protect the integrity of our VPS services, CheapWindowsVPS has immediately implemented a change that blocks port 25 by default. You may recognize port 25 as being the port that is commonly used by SMTP. By requiring our users to whitelist port 25, we can provide a higher level of service to our valued clients.…

  • Hardening the Security on your Windows VPS

    Although Windows Server is one of the most secure operating systems out of the box, you may want to implement additional security measures in order to deflect attacks on your virtual private server. Hardening the security on your Windows Server should be one of the first projects you undertake when you buy a VPS. By…

  • Using a VPS as a Proxy Server for your Organization

    Do you have a small to medium sized enterprise that is looking for an affordable content filtering solution? Research suggests that countless hours of office productivity are wasted when employees use their browsers to read the latest pop culture gossip rather than focusing on the work at hand. Recapturing Lost Productivity with a Proxy Server…

  • How to Setup and Fund a Bitcoin Wallet

    Using Bitcoin to pay your CheapWindowsVPS invoice is just one more innovative way that we’ve equipped our platform to better serve the unique needs of our customers. In order to begin using bitcoin as a payment method, you must first setup a bitcoin wallet. If you’re new to bitcoin, getting started can become a little…

  • Cheap Windows VPS Implements Stripe for Credit Card Payments

    Stripe is rapidly becoming one of the leading credit card processors being utilized by online merchants today. We’re proud to announce that we’ve converted our credit card payment gateway to Stripe. After reviewing the features, functionality and overall security of Stripe, it became clear that Stripe was just one more way we could provide our…

  • Windows Dedicated Servers: Why Bare Metal Could Be the Best Option For You

    Organizations choose Windows dedicated servers for a variety of reasons. Bare metal Windows servers could be the best option for your company if you require speed, performance and reliability. Bare metal differs from VPS in the sense that there is no virtualized layer running on top of the server. Removing this barrier allows you to…

  • Announcing Support for Ubuntu, Debian and CentOS – Cheap Linux VPS

    Most modern web applications require the LAMP platform. CheapWindowsVPS is proud to announce that is has included Ubuntu, Debian and CentOS as operating system choices that you can select at checkout. Using one of these three Linux distributions, you can begin to build, install or host apps in a native Linux environment. LAMP is an…