In my previous article, I showed you how to remotely manage Windows Server 2012–based Server Core installations with the...
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Server Core remote management – Part 1
Managing a Server Core installation from the command line may be rewarding when you’re a command line aficionado, but...
Windows Server 2012 Server Core – Part 6: Configuration
I’ve discussed the built-in tools available to you in Server Core in the previous article in this series. Today,...
Windows Server 2012 Server Core – Part 5: Tools
Previously, we looked at installing and in-place upgrading to Server Core installations of Windows Server 2012. Although you’re greeted...
Windows Server 2012 Server Core – Part 4: Upgrade
In this part of my Server Core series, I will show you how to in-place upgrade these Server Core...
Windows Server 2012 Server Core – Part 3: Installation
Part 3 of our Windows Server 2012 Server Core series is a step-by-step guide of how to install Server...
Windows Server 2012 Server Core – Part 2: Fire and forget
As I’ve pointed out in Part 1, Server Core shines in the typical infrastructure “fire and forget” scenarios. In...
Windows Server 2012 Server Core – Part 1: Benefits
In this series about Windows Server 2012 Server Core, I will describe in detail how to install and configure...
Server Core enhancements in Windows Server 2012
In this blog post we investigate the current state of Server Core in Windows Server 2012, the next-generation of...
Uninstall Windows 32-bit on Windows 64-bit (WoW64) on Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core
This article explains why and how to remove Windows 32-bit on Windows 64-bit (WoW64) on Windows Server 2008 R2...
FREE: Core Configurator 2.0 – Powerful GUI for Windows Server R2 Server Core
A few days ago, Microsoft's Open Source tool Core Configurator 2.0 was released. It allows you to manage Server...
Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core – Sconfig and other new features
One of the reasons why Server Core 2008 is not that popular is because basic configurations have to be...
Review: SmartX CoreConfigurator
CoreConfigurator was the first GUI-based management tool for Windows Server 2008 Server Core. It was still a free tool...
FREE: Server Core Configurator – Script-based Windows 2008 Server Core set up
As expected, many Windows admins dislike the idea of configuring a server on the command prompt. Server Core Configurator...
FREE: Core Configuration Console (CCC) – Basic Server Core setup
A while back I reviewed CoreConfigurator, a GUI tool that allows you to configure Windows Server 2008 Server Core...
Is Server Core really a GUI-less operating system? Or how to run Firefox on Server Core
I seriously doubt this now. Inspired by CoreConfigurator, I tried a couple of other tools with a GUI on...
Server Core: How to install the VMware tools and solve the jerky mouse pointer problem
You can take the case I described in this post as an example of what it means to rip...
You might have heard that Windows 2008 Server Core has to be configured on the command prompt because it...
Windows Server 2008 Core screencasts
Keith Comb created some great screencasts about Server Core. If you are wondering how one can configure a Windows...
Apache on Server Core
Mark Wilson installed Apache on Windows Server 2008 Server Core and it seems to work without problems. All you...




