What happens if you install Windows Server 2012 without the GUI features and then realize that you want to turn on the GUI? For those who are used to GUI based Windows Server administration, seeing a command line interface can be daunting. This guide will help you to go from the command line interface, using PowerShell, to installing and turning on the GUI.
Install the GUI on Windows Server 2012
The first step in this is to enter the PowerShell. At the command line prompt, just enter PowerShell and you will see something like the below:
Windows Server 2012 – Turn on GUI – PowerShell
The next step is to type Install-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Shell, Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra in order to get the
Windows Server 2012 – Turn on GUI – Install GUI
You will see a text based installer. This part of the Windows Server 2012 GUI installation is rather easy and there is
Windows Server 2012 – Turn on GUI – Grab a Drink During Install
Once this is complete, you do need to reboot the server before the GUI will be turned on. Unless you have something else going on that you need to shutdown first, you can shutdown and reboot immediately with shutdown -r -t 0 as seen below:
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