Prepare the installation media (DVD, USB flash, etc) and start the installation process. If you don’t have the Windows Server 2016 installation software, Download the software from Microsoft website.
1. Plug the Windows Server 2016 boot drive
(DVD, USB) to the computer and boot your computer. When the Windows Setup page
appears, select your language, time format and keyboard then click on Next button.
Language, Time, Keyboard
2. Now click on Install now button to start the
installation process.
Install
now
3. Select the appropriate version of the
windows server that meets your organization’s needs then click Next. Make sure that you’ve
chosen an appropriate edition of Windows server.
Select
the operating system you want to istall
4. Put a check mark in the box next to the I
accept license terms and click on the Next button. License term is
about the way you want to buy license for your server from Microsoft.
I accept the license term
5. Select the Custom:
Install Windows only (advanced) option for clean installation. Clean
installation is the term used against upgrade. When you upgrade a Windows
server you can have your settings, apps, etc from previous version of Windows.
When you do the clean installation you can’t have the settings, apps, etc.
Custom
installation
6. Select the hard drive that you want to
install the windows server on, then click on the Newbutton to do the
partitions.
partition
7. After clicking on the New button, some
options appear. Specify the amount of the drive based on MB and click on the Apply button. A warning appears
which wants you to give the permission to system to create a drive for system
files. Click on ok button, if you want to
add more drives do this process again. When finished hit Next.
Drive
size
8. After clicking Next the System starts coping
all the files from the external drive to internal hard drive. It will take a
while so be patient. Be aware that your system will be restarted several times.
Copying
files on machine’s hard drive
9. When the system copied all the files and
restarted, finalize your task by entering the required details. Type
complex password (composed of uppercase, lowercase, symbol and numbers) twice
in the boxes and click on the Finish button. User name is
Administrator by default.
Enter
password
10. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del buttons to jump start the
screen to a login page and inside the box below the administrator user name,
enter the password and press Enter button from the keyboard
to sign in the Windows.
Press
Ctrl+Alt+Del buttons
11. After you logged in the Windows you see the some
thing like the picture below. Welcome to Windows Server 2016.
Windows Server 2016 Evalution
Conclusion
Finally,
we’ve installed the Windows Server 2016 successfully and is ready to work. When
Windows installed you can’t go back and for example change the edition. If so,
do the clean installation again. For any question leave a comment below. I
answer your questions as soon as possible.
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