http://blogs.msdn.com/b/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2012/07/03/running-hyper-v-on-a-minimal-server-installation.aspxIt has always been our recommendation that Hyper-V be installed on Windows Server Core in production environments (for performance and security reasons).&#160; In Windows Server 2012 we have done a lot of work to make Hyper-V on Windows Server Core anen-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.msdn.com/b/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2012/07/03/running-hyper-v-on-a-minimal-server-installation.aspx#10383631Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:49:42 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:10383631James Stephan<p>Free Windows Server Core 2012 does not have a GUI and nothing you can do from microsoft will give you a GUI, Unless you use the full version 2012. However if you want a GUI and have $119US to spend get vtUtilities from vt technologies. Worth it at 3 times the price. Also check out my blog stephanco.blogspot.com to see how to get a GUI start menu of sorts and to find other creative work arounds to get the most of the Free OS microsoft is just giving away.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=10383631" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2012/07/03/running-hyper-v-on-a-minimal-server-installation.aspx#10347831Mon, 10 Sep 2012 14:17:31 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:10347831ahmet kuru<p>hi ben,</p> <p>i am trying to manage standalone hyper-v 2012 RTM from a guest server 2012 but:</p> <p>i can not select the hyper-v manager gui from the add-remove features wizard of the guest; you select the whole hyper-v which includes gui and ps but since it is already virtualised the hyper-v role raises error (a hypervisor already running...).</p> <p>so is there a way i can install virtmgmt.msc to a guest (full not server core) server 2012 which is running on standalone hyper-v 2012?</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=10347831" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2012/07/03/running-hyper-v-on-a-minimal-server-installation.aspx#10345000Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:58:23 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:10345000OmegaMan<p>Is it possible to manage a minimal 2012 hyper-V from win 7? I get the hyper-v remote manager to work but will get random RPC failures. This is the thread in the HyperV forum (<a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverhyperv/thread/16e65723-7b7f-482e-a8af-08cbb19730dc">social.technet.microsoft.com/.../16e65723-7b7f-482e-a8af-08cbb19730dc</a>)</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=10345000" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2012/07/03/running-hyper-v-on-a-minimal-server-installation.aspx#10327556Fri, 06 Jul 2012 17:41:09 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:10327556Benjamin Armstrong<p>MikeH - </p> <p>You are correct that this mode is not available for the standalone Microsoft Hyper-V Server - it only has a core deployment option.</p> <p>Cheers,</p> <p>Ben</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=10327556" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2012/07/03/running-hyper-v-on-a-minimal-server-installation.aspx#10327541Fri, 06 Jul 2012 16:59:15 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:10327541MikeH<p>Sounds great. But it seems it isn&#39;t supported on standalone Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 (RC)? Or is it?</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=10327541" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2012/07/03/running-hyper-v-on-a-minimal-server-installation.aspx#10326664Wed, 04 Jul 2012 01:03:40 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:10326664Glenn Wilson<p>Thanks for this, handy to know.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=10326664" width="1" height="1">