The hardware requirements for windows server 2016 with desktop experience is differ from windows server 2016 core.
Windows server 2016 standard evaluation desktop experience.
Windows server 2016 edition evaluation desktop experience initially i thought oh i don t need any of the desktop experience stuff and chose option 1.
Windows server 2019 with desktop experience the classic look e g.
Customers who download the full iso will need to choose an edition and an installation option.
If you do not make a choice in the setup wizard windows server 2016 is installed.
Windows 10 1809 windows server server core is a strapped down version of windows server generally speaking it contains.
I then found out that option 1 is core has no gui and option 2 has a gui.
I have just installed windows server 2016 today for the first time and as its just for testing purposes never really paid much attention to the installation procedure.
Choose an edition and an installation option.
Run it in azure.
32 gb as absolute minimum value 4 gb for core.
For releases of windows server 2016 prior to 14393 0 161119 1705 rs1 refresh you can only perform this conversion from evaluation to retail with windows server 2016 that has been installed by using the desktop experience option not the server core option.
Integrated search windows server 2012 r2 only the ability to play a slide show on the lock screen windows server 2012 r2 only windows multipoint server and the upcoming multipoint services role in windows server 2016 automatically install desktop experience and other necessary roles such as remote desktop session host rd session host.
2 gb 512 for core disk.
The server with desktop experience option is the windows server 2016 equivalent of the full installation option available in windows server 2012 r2 with the desktop experience feature installed.
This is the server core installation option.
1 4 ghz 64 bit processor.
The server with desktop experience option is the windows server 2016 equivalent of the full installation option available in windows server 2012 r2 with the desktop experience feature installed.
Azure provides a great way to test windows server 2016 with pre built images.
Below is the minimum hardware requirements for windows server 2016 with desktop experience.
When you install windows server 2016 using the setup wizard you can choose between windows server 2016 and windows server server with desktop experience.