Test your knowledge of installing server roles and features

by Mitch Tulloch [Published on 28 Jan. 2015 / Last Updated on 28 Jan. 2015]

A tip that test your understanding of how to use the Install-WindowsFeature Windows PowerShell cmdlet.

Quick check

  • What action does the Windows PowerShell command Install-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra –Restart perform when it is run on a Server Core installation of Windows Server 2012?

Quick check answer

  • It converts the server to a Minimal Server Interface installation by downloading the necessary feature binaries from Windows Update.

The above tip was excerpted from Mitch Tulloch's book Training Guide: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 from Microsoft Press.

Mitch is a nine-time recipient of the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award and a widely recognized expert on Windows administration, deployment and virtualization.  For more information see http://www.mtit.com.

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The Author — Mitch Tulloch

Mitch Tulloch is a well-known expert on Windows Server administration and cloud computing technologies. He has published over a thousand articles on information technology topics and has written, contributed to or been series editor for over 50 books.

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