How to Install Windows Server 2019 Step by
Step
Welcome to our guide on how to Install Windows Server 2019.
With every release of a Windows Server operating system, Sysadmins are always
excited to setup a testbed or
do the actual installation on a Production environment. Windows Server 2019 was
released for everyone on October 2, 2018. To learn more about its new features,
check the release notes.
This guide will walk you
through the steps of installing Windows Server 2019 on a physical server,
Virtual Environment or in the Cloud. For a physical server installation, you’ll
need to pull the Windows Server ISO image
and burn to a USB device.
Windows Server 2019
installation steps
After creating a
bootable USB or DVD medium, insert it and start your Computer. VirtualBox, KVM
and VMware users only need to attach the ISO file during VM creation and follow
the installation steps shown.
1.On the first screen,
select installation language, Time and keyboard layout the click “Next“.
2.Start the installation
by clicking on “Install Now“.
The setup should start
in a short while.
3.Select the Windows
Server 2019 edition to install and click Next.
4. Read the License
terms and agree to them to start the installation by checking the box “I
accept the license terms“.
5. if this is the
first installation of Windows Server 2019 on the server, select (Custom:
Install Windows only).
6. Select a
partition to install Windows Server, you can optionally create new one from
available or use total available size by clicking “Next“.
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7. The installation
should start, wait for it to finish.
8. The system
should automatically reboot after the installation. Set Administrator password
when prompted on the next screen.
9. Click Finish to
complete the installation. To login with the Administrator user,
use Ctrl + Alt + Del key combination.
10. Provide your
Administrator Password and hit Enter.
You can get Windows
Server details on the settings section.
Access to Server
Manager Local Server section should also give you some details
about Windows Server 2019 installation.
Next is to install
Windows terminal
That’s all. You have
successfully installed Windows Server 2019 on your Physical server or Virtual
Environment. Our next articles will cover configuration of different services
on Windows Server 2019. Stay connected for updates
