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Connecting to a Hyper-V Server Core in a workgroup with Hyper-V Manager

Have you recently downloaded the free Hyper-V Server Core 2016/2019 to virtualize your environment? Then you probably tried to...
Install SQL Server 2019 (Express) on Windows Server Core and activate remote management

Microsoft recommends Windows Server Core for most infrastructure services and for applications such as Exchange 2019. You can also...
What’s different about Server Core in Windows Server 2019?

Microsoft made two changes to the Server Core installation option in Windows Server 2019: a smaller container image footprint...
Manage Windows Server 2019 with Admin Center, PowerShell Core, and sconfig

Learn how to administer Windows Server 2019 running in the Server Core configuration. We will focus on the new...
Enable Server Manager remote management for Windows Server 2016 Core

The purpose of this post is to document the steps I had to follow to get my Hyper-V Server...
How to install the GUI on Windows Server 2016

At Microsoft Ignite 2015 in Chicago, Microsoft unveiled the next preview of Windows Server. In the latest version, not...
WSUS on Server Core

In the last part of my Server Core Server Role series, I will take a good look at the...
In this part of my Server Core series I explain how to install and mange the FTP Sever Role...
Internet Information Services (IIS) on Server Core

Running Internet Information Services (IIS) on Server Core instead of the regular Windows Server 2012 has some advantages. In...
How to install Hyper-V on Server Core

In part 9 of my Server Core Server Roles series, I’m going to show you how to install Hyper-V...
Server Core Remote Access Services -DirectAccess and Routing

Windows Server 2012 is the first Server Core installation that is capable of running the Remote Access Services Server...
Install and manage a Print Server in Server Core

After you’ve found out you can turn your Server Core installation of Windows Server 2012 into a full-fledged File...
Certificate Server in Server Core

Active Directory Domain Controllers are at the core of every organized Microsoft-oriented networking infrastructure, and Windows-based DNS Servers and...
How to install File Services on Server Core

While you’d think Microsoft is luring organizations into using their cloud services as the main method for sharing files,...
How to install a DHCP Server on Server Core

To make life easier as an admin, several network protocols have been introduced to help manage TCP/IP. One of...
How to install a DNS Server on Server Core

In the previous article in this series, I showed you how to promote a Windows Server 2012-based Server Core...
In the first part of this series, I discussed the benefits of the available Server Roles in Server Core...
Server Roles in Server Core

In this series in seven parts I will cover the Server Roles in Windows Server 2012 Server Core in...
Server Core remote management – Part 2

In my previous article, I showed you how to remotely manage Windows Server 2012–based Server Core installations with the...