Windows 2012 Minimal Server Interface
If you don’t want to install the whole GUI and still have the comfort to install server features and roles easily, this might be the right option for you.
What can you use?
– Server Manager
– MMC Snap-Ins
– Subset of Control Panel
What is missing?
– Desktop
– No Windows Explorer
– No Internet Explorer etc.
To switch from GUI to Minimal Server Interface run following command in powershell:
#Install-Windowsfeature server-gui-shell –remove –restart
To switch from Core to Minimal Server Interface run following command in powershell:
#Install-Windowsfeature server-gui-shell –restart
admin on January 22nd 2013 in IT, Windows Server