How to Install Server 2012

Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2012 R2, code named "Windows Server 8", is the sixth release of Windows Server. It is the server of Windows 8 and succeeds Windows Server 2008 R2. The software was generally available to customers starting on September 4, 2014. In this easy step by step guide, we will learn how to install Windows Server 2012 R2.

Windows Server 2012 R2 System Requirements:

• Processor: Minimum: 1.4 GHz 64-bit Processor
• Ram: Minimum: 512
• Disk Space: Minimum: 32 GB
• Other general Requirements:
• DVD drive
• Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher-resolution monitor
• Keyboard and Mouse (or other compatible pointing device)
• Internet Access

Now that we have everything we need. We can start:

1. Insert the Windows Server 2012 R2 DVD or Bootable USB containing Windows Server 2012 R2, then start your computer 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 you machine). It will take a couple of minutes).
   
3. Once the setup files are loaded, the setup will start with the following screen. You can change theses meet you 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 (Server With GUI). or whatever Server edition you desire to install.
   
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 am installing it on the one partition I have here. Note: This will remove the content of the partition. Either you create partition to install windows on, or you can test this on a testing machine.
   
9. Now once we picked our partition, clocking 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 you Windows Server 2012 or 2012 R2 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. Server Manager is a new tool available with Windows Server 2008 and 2012 that guides I.T administrators through the process of installing, configuring, and managing server roles and features that are part of Windows Servers
    

Congratulations! You have now Windows Server 2012 Installed in you computer.

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