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Deploying Windows Server 2012 Guide

There are three server interface options for Windows Server: Server Core, Minimal Server Interface, and Server with a GUI. Server Core has no GUI while the other two have varying levels of GUI functionality. Features can be installed or uninstalled using PowerShell commands to switch between these interface options with a single reboot. The document provides details on the characteristics of each interface and PowerShell commands for managing features.

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Deploying Windows Server 2012 Guide

There are three server interface options for Windows Server: Server Core, Minimal Server Interface, and Server with a GUI. Server Core has no GUI while the other two have varying levels of GUI functionality. Features can be installed or uninstalled using PowerShell commands to switch between these interface options with a single reboot. The document provides details on the characteristics of each interface and PowerShell commands for managing features.

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Server with a GUI

Classic Full Server Full Metro-style GUI shell Install Desktop Experience to run Metro-style apps NEW Full Server without Server Graphical Shell No Explorer, Internet Explorer or associated files MMC, Server Manager, and a subset of Control Panel applets are still installed

Minimal Server Interface

Provides many of the benefits of Server Core for those applications or users that havent yet made the transition
Server Core NEW Can move between Server Core and Full Server by simply installing or uninstalling components

Server Core

POWERSHELL

Uninstall-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra -Restart

Single reboot required to restart all services


POWERSHELL

Install-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra,Server-Gui-Shell -Restart

NEW Can

install multiple features with one command by separating with commas

Server with a GUI

POWERSHELL

Uninstall-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Shell -Restart

POWERSHELL

Install-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Shell -Restart

POWERSHELL

Install-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra -Restart

calls to HTML Help API will return NULL!

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Server Core ServerCore = 1 ServerGuiMgmt = 1 ServerGuiShell = 1 Set Not Set Not Set

Minimal Server Interface Set Set Not Set

Server Graphical Shell Set Set Set

Win32_ServerFeature

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Minimal Server Interface a a

Server with a GUI a a

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Server Manager
MMC Control Panel CPL Applets

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a a a

Explorer Shell
Taskbar System Tray Internet Explorer Help Themes Start screen (Metro) Metro-style apps Media Player

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POWERSHELL

Uninstall-WindowsFeature <FeatureName> -Remove

CMD

mkdir c:\mountdir
CMD

Dism /get-wiminfo /wimfile:<drive>:sources\install.wim


CMD

dism /mount-wim /WimFile:<drive>:\sources\install.wim /Index:<#_from_step_2> /MountDir:c:\mountdir /readonly


POWERSHELL with mounted WIM

Install-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra,Server-Gui-Shell Restart Source c:\mountdir\windows\winsxs

CMD

Dism /get-wiminfo /wimfile:<drive>:sources\install.wim

POWERSHELL

Install-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra,Server-Gui-Shell Restart Source wim:<drive>:\sources\install.wim:4

POWERSHELL

Install-WindowsFeature <FeatureName> -Source <Source>

POWERSHELL with mounted WIM

Install-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra,Server-Gui-Shell Restart Source c:\mountdir\windows\winsxs

POWERSHELL

Install-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra,Server-Gui-Shell Restart Source wim:d:\sources\install.wim:4

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