Windows 2012 Switch From Server Core to GUI

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Windows 2012 Switch From Server Core to GUI

PRE-REQUISITES

Switching Windows Server 2012 from Server Core to GUI can be quite tricky (read http://technicalsteps123.blogspot.com/2014/01/windows-2012-switching-between-server.html).

It is recommended that you start form this tutorial, http://setup-steps.blogspot.com/2014/02/windows-2012-switch-from-gui-to-server.html .

STEPS

1) In Command Window, Run Windows PowerShell

1.1) In the Command Window, type “powershell” and press Enter.

2) Add Windows Feature

2.1) Type “Add-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Shell” and press Enter.

2.2) Wait for the process to finish.

2.3) Type “shutdown /s”. (If you want to reboot, Type “shutdown /r”)

3) After the server restarted and you logged into the system, you will notice the GUI elements.

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