Is there any way to configure TFS or VS to use server workspaces by default?

Question

My organization was quite comfortable using server workspaces before we upgraded to TFS 2012, and the headaches that have been caused by local workspaces have been enormous and innumerable. I would very much like to disable local workspaces, or if that's impossible, to at least change the default to a server workspace so that it's not such a landmine for my users.

Is this possible? My search hasn't turned up much in the way of results.

Answer 1

You can change the default workspace type for a Team Project Collection. In Team Explorer, open the Settings page and select Team Project Collection > Source Control.

In the Source Control Settings dialog, select the Workspace Settings tab. There you can select either server or local workspaces as the default.