For production server environments, it’s recommended that you run the Server Core version of Windows Server 2012 which lacks a GUI. The purpose of that recommendation is that it reduces the ...

GUI-less management of Windows Server 2016 will enable Microsoft's DevOps vision for the server. Without a GUI, the scalability and automation needs of organizations will be better met, Microsoft ...

We have frequently been asked why we removed the option to add and remove the Server GUI package to the Windows Server 2016 Server Core install option like you could in Windows Server 2012 R2. This ...

remove-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Shell -restart. If the server was initially installed as a GUI, you “stiped it” to core only, the command to install the GUI again is this one: Install-WindowsFeature ...

Nano Server will forgo the whole GUI/non-GUI approach of Server Core in favor of a full remote management approach. Don’t think RDP — think PowerShell or, more appropriately, Core PowerShell ...

I'm looking to stand up the first Server 2012 R2 domain controller on the domain. I've messed with Server 2008 Core before and found the hassle of not having a GUI to not be worth the trade off.

We started investing in Server Core with Windows Server 2008. That wasn’t a huge hit, but we now think we’ve achieved critical mass with Windows Server “8” and are recommending it as the preferred ...

Server with Desktop Experience was the default option for Windows Server until Windows Server 2016, when Server Core became the recommended choice. Add your perspective Help others by sharing more ...

Erfahren Sie, wie Sie für Ihre Windows-Server zwischen Server Core und Server mit Desktopdarstellung wählen. Vergleichen Sie die Vor- und Nachteile der einzelnen Optionen.

Server Core is a minimalistic installation option for Windows Server that provides only the essential components necessary to run the system, without the graphical user interface (GUI).