Enable NTFS long paths GPO in Windows Server 2022, 2019 and Windows Server 2016

With Windows Server 2016 released, we can finally lift the idiotic 260 characters limitation for NTFS paths. In this post I'll show you how to configure the "Enable Win32 long paths" Group Policy, and how to make the "LongPathsEnabled" change in the Windows registry. The NTFS long paths GPO is also still required for Windows Server 2022 and 2019.
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Tips to speed up WordPress, serve gzip compressed static HTML files

Who said WordPress is slow on Windows Server IIS? Gzip compress and serve WP-Super-Cache or Cache Enabler static HTML files, to supercharge your WordPress blog. Here is how to serve gzip compressed HTML files through Windows Server IIS: create smaller, compressed, static HTML files, that are downloaded faster. This works with WP-Super-Cache and Cache Enabler on IIS!
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Optimized WordPress hosting (9+ practical tips)

WordPress optimized hosting is a subject on which a lot is written about. And therefore, this post is not about where to host your WordPress blog, or who offers the best WordPress hosting. This post is for you developers, what you can do to optimize your WordPress hosting. This post is not about setting up high-availability, fail-over, clustering, IIS versus Nginx versus Apache, RAID 1, 5, 6, 10, different types of storage, and so on. It’s about solving performance issues.