Trick: Switch between Server Core and Full Installation in Windows 2012

 

You know that’s impossible in Windows 2008R2 to switch between Server Core and a Full installation. Besides, in Windows 2012 that’s possible. So, if you have a Server Core mode and you want to switch to Full installation you have only to use one of this methods:

• Use Sconfig.cmd
• Powershell:

Import-Module ServerManager

Install-WindowsFeature –IncludeAllSubFeature User-Interfaces-Infra –Source c:\mount

Now, if you have a Full installation of Windows 2012 and you want to switch to a Server Core Mode, you can do the following tasks:

• Remove the “Graphical Management Tools and Infrastructure” feature
• Remove the “Graphical Shell” feature