Build a Killer Customized Arch Linux Installation (and Learn All About Linux in the Process) Zentyal - The Linux Small Business Server. Checking Server Uptime in Windows 2008. By Daniel Petri - June 12, 2009 Knowing how much time your system has been running is a piece of information useful for administrators.
Sometimes you might need it in order to know when the machine has recovered from a possible power failure or any other issue it might have had. While there are plenty of 3rd-party tools that allow one to find the exact uptime of the system, there are several methods that are either built-in Windows Server 2008, or can be easily accomplished. Method #1: By using the Task Manager In Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, the Task Manager has been beefed up to show additional information about the system.