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By default, Microsoft now pitch Windows Server as 'GUI-less', with an option to install it with the added 'desktop experience' if you need a GUI. The GUI-less v
by mattowen_uk 5y ago
By default, Microsoft now pitch Windows Server as 'GUI-less', with an option to install it with the added 'desktop experience' if you need a GUI. The GUI-less version used to be 'Server Core' but that name has been dropped now it's the default option.
It's not really text mode though; you get a floating PowerShell window on a plain wallpaper after login. From there it's all PowerShell commands to configure and manage the server (or you do it remotely via the Server Manager GUI). Some limited built in tools work locally with their GUIs, but not many due to missing .NET framework components and Shell (aka desktop) hooks.