Step-By-Step Installation of Windows Server 2016 with Screen shots

Step-By-Step: Installation of Windows Server 2016

Installation options description

Today we are showing you how to install Windows server 2016 on Hyper V manager, before start we will review the basic concepts about the server, there are many new features came with this version of Operating system. In my last blog we have described all new feature and technology about this.

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First we start from software and Hardware requirement to install Window server 2016.

1. System Requirements and Installation

Review system requirements

We need to verify all required software and hardware minimum requirement.

Processor

Minimum:

1.4 GHz 64-bit processor

Compatible with x64 instruction set

Supports NX and DEP

Supports CMPXCHG16b, LAHF/SAHF, and PrefetchW

Supports Second Level Address Translation (EPT or NPT)

RAM

The following are the estimated RAM requirements for this product:

Minimum:

512 MB

ECC (Error Correcting Code) type or similar technology

Storage controller and disk space requirements

The following are the estimated minimum disk space requirements for the system partition.

Minimum: 32 GB

Other requirements

Computers running this release also must have the following:

DVD drive (if you intend to install the operating system from DVD media)

The following items are not strictly required, but are necessary for certain features:

UEFI 2.3.1c-based system and firmware that supports secure boot

Trusted Platform Module

Graphics device and monitor capable of Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher-resolution

Keyboard and Microsoft® mouse (or other compatible pointing device)

Internet access (fees may apply)

Download OS from below Link:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-server-technical-preview

From here we will start step by step Installation with screen shot and description.

2. Open Virtual manager and click on new and select Virtual machine

3. New Virtual machine wizard will open, click on next

4. Assign name and location where you want to save this. Browse and select path and click ok

5. On this page, it will ask about Assign memory. Here enter your amount of memory and click on next

6. On the configure networking page, select your connection if you have created or create and assign

7. On connect virtual disk page, create new disk and assign size then click next

8. Here we will select Download ISO file, by selecting image file (.iso) and browse then next

9. Once click on next, summary wizard screen will come, Verify all and click on finish

10. Now we will go back to Hyper-V manager and we will select virtual machine and we will start this machine, click on start from right side

11. Once you will start the machine status will get change from OFF to start

12. Double click on machine or click on connect button to start installation of server 2016. When the Windows Setup page appears, select your language, time format and keyboard then click on Next button.

13. Now click Install now button to start the installation.

14. Now on the windows setup, enter your key or click on highlighted, it will take you to next page.

15. Here select as given below or select which you want.

Note: Desktop Experience can be installed using the Initial Configuration Tasks Wizard or Server Manager. Installing Desktop Experience does not automatically turn on any of the features it installs, and any features that require configuration changes must be manually enabled.

Desktop Experience includes:

• Windows Media Player
• Windows Defender
• Desktop themes (Windows 2008 only)
• Snipping Tool
• Windows SideShow
• Sync Center
• Character Map
• Sound Recorder
• Disk Cleanup
• Video for Windows (AVI support)
• Support for desktop apps (Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 only)
• Windows Store (Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 only)
• PC settings (Windows Server 2012 R2 only)
• Integrated search (Windows Server 2012 R2 only)
• The ability to play a slide show on the lock screen (Windows Server 2012 R2 only)

16. Put a checkmark in the box next to the I accept license terms and click on the Next button.

17. As we are installing first time select the Custom: Install Windows only (advanced) option for windows installation or you can select the first option if you want to upgrade.

18. Select the hard drive that you want to install the windows server on then click on the new button to do the partitions.

19. Once click on apply it will create new disk with reserve disk, now select disk and click on next.

20. After clicking next the System starts coping all the files from the external drive to internal drive

21. It will take some time so be patient and your system will be restarted several times.

22. It will start installation and below will be the screen shot will look the same while installation start.

23. When the system copied all the files and restarted, now you’ll have to finalize your task by entering the required details. Type complex password (composed of uppercase, lowercase, symbol and numbers) twice in the boxes and click on the Finish button.

24. It will finalizing our setting screen will appear will take some second

25. Press ctrl+alt+del buttons to jump start the screen to a login page and inside the box below the administrator user name, enter the password and press Enter button from the keyboard to sign in

26. Once enter successfully you will be on screen of windows server 2016 home screen page.

27. This will be the server manage Dashboard for Windows server 2016

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