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I have just installed Windows Server today for the first time, and as its just for testing purposes, never really paid much attention to the installation procedure. Unfortunatly this time, Windows Server Core thats what it was called in the old days appeared.
No big deal, lets have a quick google and install it. The first article you come to is from petri. Unfortunatly no! It doesnt work. This article was written when W2k16 was in Tech Preview. The install feature isnt supported in the GA version. Unlike some previous releases of Windows Server, you cannot convert between Server Core and Server with Desktop Experience after installation. If you install Server with Desktop Experience and later decide to use Server Core, you should do a fresh installation.
So, the only option was to re-install and select the right option:. Windows Server Datacenter Desktop Experience. Its a bit annoying. Surely Microsoft must realise people may want to change server roles without re-installing Windows everytime. Anyway, hopefully this will help others and save countless google searches. Desktop Experience is a feature that appeared in Windows R2, and R2 and preview editions of Windows Name required. Email will not be published required.
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