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Change Windows Server 2008 R2 Full to Server Core

Super User Asked on November 16, 2021

Is it possible (unofficially of course) to downgrade a normal Windows Server 2008 R2 installation to Server Core. Which is theoretically speaking just a trimmed down version of the normal interactive version.

Anybody done it? How?

One Answer

This is not possible. You will need to reinstall the OS.

Technically it is possible, but Microsoft never bothered to spend the money or manhours to implement such a niche feature. I, for one, am glad.

Plus, for a Server install, I wouldn't trust the process even if they did implement it. There are just way too many test cases to consider and test, too many for a company even like Microsoft to cover.

Answered by surfasb on November 16, 2021

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