Increase security and extend the life of older hardware with Server Core, an installation option of Windows Server 2008.

Other options for remotely managing a Server Core installation include using Terminal Services to access the remote desktop, using Windows Remote Management (WinRM) to execute remote commands or using ...

Microsoft is considering adding a command-line utility to control driver signing options for Server Core. Server Core isn't the stripped-down Yugo of the Windows world.

A separate command window will open, with the option to configure network adapters, amongst other configuration settings. Figure 3 – Now it’s much easier to change network settings in Windows Server ...

Windows Server Core is the epitome of Microsoft's shift toward GUI-free. But since you can't beat a good dashboard, here's how to access the GUI remotely.

The following command line will create a Windows Server Core container and execute the shell command, landing you at the command prompt: docker run -it Microsoft/windowsservercore cmd ...

The full Windows Server 2012 install has full GUI access. Windows Server Core is most efficient, and that's what we'll focus on here. To get started open a command prompt and type sconfig (see Fig. 1) ...

For years, command-line enthusiasts of the Unix/Linux persuasion lambasted Windows Server OS for being GUI-based, which opened up a ton of security holes. With the release of Windows Server 2008 ...

Knowing Windows PowerShell is no longer a bonus for IT professionals who work with Windows Server -- it's a requirement. As Windows PowerShell becomes more prominent, the Windows Server GUI is ...