INSTALLATION OF

WINDOWS SERVER
2012 R2
 Step 1.

To install Windows Server 2012 R2,

you need DVD of Windows Server or
Image. You can download an ISO and
make a Bootable USB Flash drive. If
you don’t know how to create a
Bootable USB, read the article about
How to Create a Bootable USB with
Diskpart Command line Tool.
Step 2.

All you have to do now, Boot

the system with DVD or
USB. If the system ask you
Press any key to boot…. just
press enter and let Windows
will boot.
Step 3.

Files will start loading

Step 4.

Wait for a while till the setup

loads all necessary files
(depending on your machine, it
will take a couple of minutes
Step 5.

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)
Step 6.

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). In this page select the
system language and click next.
Step 7.

Once you click Next, you can

start the installation, click
"Install now".
Step 8.

Now, choose which edition you

want to install. Select Data
Center with a GUI. This will
install Windows Server with
graphical interface.
Step 9.

After you click Next from

previous screen, Read the
License terms, tick the "I accept
the license terms" and click
Next
Step 1o.

Select costume: Install Windows only

(Advanced). This will let you to
install a clear Windows instead of
upgrade the old Windows.
Step 11.

Now select the hard disk and click

New to create a partition for System
and Windows drive. Enter the size or
capacity of Windows drive and click
Apply button.
Step 12.

When ask you about to create

a system reserved disk or
additional partition for system
files, click OK to create it.

Note: System partition is

preserve Windows boot files
and help Windows load speedy
and work quickly.
Now, select the you want to
install Windows and click
next.
 Step 13.

Now once we picked our

partition, clicking on next from
previous screen will start the set
up. This process might take a
while.
 Step 14.

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
The setup will finalize your
settings, might take a couple of
minutes
 Step 15.

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
Step 16.

Once you Log in,

Windows Server 2012
will show the Server
Manager
 Step 17.

Note: Installation of Windows Server

2012 R2 with a GUI and Server Core
are the same but when you log in to
Windows Server core, you will see only
a black desktop with a opened
command prompt.
Congratulations! You have now
Windows server 2012 Installed
with Datacenter.