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How to Convert Windows Server 2012 R2 Server Core to GUI

Alice AUSTIN

Step by step guide on how to convert a Windows Server 2012 R2 Core Installation to the full Graphical User Interface (GUI)

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

Warning:
Please make sure to backup your Server and all your data first.

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Alice AUSTIN

Alice AUSTIN is studying Cisco Systems Engineering. He has passion with both hardware and software and writes articles and reviews for many IT websites.

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33 thoughts on “How to Convert Windows Server 2012 R2 Server Core to GUI”

  • sir I have try in server 2012 R2 but this is not work,
    This is showing many times command failed.

  • Haha, at first I thought my windows server was faulty 🤣. But this is windows server core style. thk

  • Is there a chane i can go from GUI version to Desktop Experience

  • Install-WindowsFeature argument not valid☹☹

  • why i can't cd into powershell , type powershell Follow like your video

  • do i need to download some files or it is type and play ?
    is it working in virtual ?

  • does this work on any windows server? Because I tried on the 2022 and it doesn't work.

  • The command doesn't work for me in server 2016

  • Got this error:
    Install-WindowsFeature : ArgumentNotValid: The role, role service, or feature name is not valid: 'Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra,Server-Gui-Shell'. The name was not

    found.

    At line:1 char:1

    + Install-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra, Server-Gui-Shell -Resta …

    + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra,Server-Gui-Shell:String) [Install-WindowsFeature], Exception

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : NameDoesNotExist,Microsoft.Windows.ServerManager.Commands.AddWindowsFeatureCommand

  • "Ce qui se conçoit bien s'énonce clairement Et les mots pour le dire arrivent aisément" (Boileau) You did it in less than 3 minutes and you didn't need any background music great job BRAVO!

  • I press CTRL + ALT + Insert because I am using VMware Workstation 15.5 Pro

  • Only cmd and nothing more:ugh I need to fix that problem

    5 Minutes later
    (trying restart)

    Me: It works

  • Thanks so much, I'm using virtualbox and then, it works.

  • Mines gave me a error the request to add or remove features on the specified server failed

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