Windows Server 2012, codenamed 'Windows Server 8', is the sixth release of Windows Server. It is the server version of Windows 8 and succeeds Windows Server 2008 R2. Two pre-release versions, a developer preview and a beta version, were released during development. The software was generally available to customers starting on September 4, 2012.

Feb 12, 2014 In this case, a new install of Windows Server 2012 R2 is going to be performed so the second option 'Custom: Install Windows only (advanced)' is selected. 11) On the next screen you can create. Feb 06, 2017 I could already install 3 updates one by one, these are also showing up in installed updates. Will continue the procedure this way. Today Jan 21.2017 i tried to install (as single update) Update for Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB2967917) only this one failed, maybe you see this in the log. It fails even if I install it manually.

In this easy step by step guide, we will learn how to install and activate Windows Server 2012.

Before you start make sure you have the minimum requirements to install Windows Server (Windows Server Requirements):

Processor: Minimum: 1.4 GHz 64-bit processor
Ram: Minimum: 512 MB
Disk Space: Minimum: 32 GB
Other requirements:

DVD drive
Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher-resolution monitor
Keyboard and Microsoft® mouse (or other compatible pointing device)
Internet access

You can then download the evalution copy of Windows Server 2012 from here, Download the ISO and burn it to some DVD:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/evalcenter/hh670538.aspx?ocid=&wt.mc_id=TEC_108_1_33

Now that we have everything we need, We can Start:

1- Insert the Windows Server 2012 DVD, and once you get the following message press Enter to boot from the setup

2- Wait for a while till the setup loads all necessary files (Depending on your machine, it will take couple of minutes)

3- Once the setup files are loaded, the setup will start with the following screen. You can change these to meet your needs (the default values should be fine for now)

4- Once you click Next, you can start the installation, click 'Install now'

5- You will see the following screen, wait until it finishes loading

6- In the following setup screen, you will see four options. Select Windows Server 2012 DataCenter Evaluation (Server With GUI).

7- After you click Next from previous screen, Read the License terms, tick the 'I accept the license terms' and click Next

8- Now It will ask you for the drive (or partition) you want to install Windows on. Here I'm installing it on the one partition I have here. NOTE: This will remove the content of the partition. Either you create a partition to install windows on, or you can test this on a testing machine

9- Now once we picked our partition, clicking on next from previous screen will start the setup. This process might take a while.

10- Once the setup is done, it will restart and start your Windows Server 2012 for the first time. It will ask you then to set up a password for the Administrator user

11- The setup will finalize your settings, might take a couple of minutes
12- Once the setup is done, you can log in for the first time to your Windows Server, as the screen says, press Ctrl+Alt+Delete to log in, and use the password you set in the setup process

13 - Once you Log in, Windows Server 2012 will show the Server Manager

Congratulations! you have now Windows server 2012 Installed with Datacenter.

That wasn't hard, Where to go now?
- We have a great free video training (Windows Server 2012 Jump Start: Preparing for the Datacenter Evolution)

- Microsoft Virtual Academy, Great place to get a professional training and compete with other IT Pros from your country and around the world, Did I mention its FREE!

- Windows Server Certifications, Once you get the training you can test yourself by taking Windows Server exams, and gain a professional title, Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA), Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) and Microsoft Certified Solutions Master (MCSM).

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This document describes how to install Internet Information Services (IIS) 8.5 on Windows Server速 2012 R2. IIS is the Web server role in Windows Server 2012 R2. The Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system has all the IIS features needed to support the hosting of Web content in production environments. Windows 8 also includes IIS features, but feature availability depends on the operating system version.

Note

You can use the procedures in this document to install IIS 8.0 or IIS 8.5.

How To Install Windows Server 2012 R2 On Virtualbox

The Web server has a modular design that enables you to customize a server by adding or removing modules to meet your specific needs. The Install IIS 8.5 on Windows Server 2012 R2 section describes how to install modules, and the Modules in IIS 8.5 section below describes the functionality that each module provides and which modules are installed by default.

New in IIS 8.5

IIS 8.5 includes several new features not found in IIS 8.0 or lower:

Enhanced logging. An administrator can enable the logging of additional custom fields from request or response headers, or from server variables.
Logging to event tracing for Windows. An administrator can enable the sending of logging information to Event Tracing for Windows (ETW).
Dynamic Website activation. If there are a large number of configured sites (100 or greater, by default), the service will not activate any of the sites when the service is started.
Idle Worker Process Page-Out. An administrator can enable an idle worker process to be suspended rather than terminated.

For more information on these features, see What's New in IIS 8.5.

For information on new features in IIS 8.0, see What's New in IIS 8.0.

Before You Begin

Ensure that you have administrative user rights on the computer on which you plan to install IIS 8.5. Note that by default, you do not have administrative user rights if you are logged on as a user other than as the built-in administrator, even if you were added to the local Administrators group on the computer.

Log on either to the built-in administrator account, or explicitly invoke applications as the built-in administrator by using the runas command-line tool.

Note

You can run runas /user:administrator cmd.exe so that every application you run from that command line will be elevated, eliminating the need to use the runas syntax from that command line.

If you are logged on to an account other than the built-in local administrator account, you may see the following security alert dialog box.

Install IIS 8.5 on Windows Server 2012 R2

IIS is one of the server roles on Windows Server 2012 R2, named Web Server (IIS). You can use the following to install IIS:

The Server Manager user interface in Windows Server 2012 R2
A command-line installation using DISM (Deployment Image Servicing and Management)
A command-line installation using PowerShell cmdlets

Note

IIS can also be installed on Windows 8 through the Turn Windows features on or off dialog box from the Programs and Features settings of the Control Panel.

Install IIS 8.5 using the Server Manager

Server Manager provides a single dashboard to install or uninstall server roles, role services, and features. Server Manager also gives an overview of all currently installed roles and features.

When you install IIS 8.5 using the Windows Server 2012 R2 Server Manager, the steps you perform are different when you install IIS for the first time, as opposed to when you add roles, services, or features to an existing IIS installation. The two procedures are provided below. Different procedures are also used to add and remove roles, role services, and features. You cannot add and remove from the same UI

For more information o