When Server Core originally shipped, a lot of Windows admins avoided it because you could only use the command line, but this changes with Windows Server 2012 which enabled the use of a hybrid mode. Turning the GUI Off In Windows Server 8 the GUI has kept with the modular nature of recent Windows Server Operating Systems and in turn has become a “Feature”. This makes removing the GUI very easy. To get started launch Server Manager. Click on Manage, and then select Remove Roles or Features from the menu. Click next to skip past the before you begin page, then select your server from the server pool and click next. Since the GUI is not a Role, we can just click next again to skip past the Roles section. When you reach the Features page, you need to uncheck the box next to the “User Interfaces and Infrastructure” option, and then click next. Now tick the “Restart Destination Server” box, then click remove. The GUI will now be removed. After the binaries are ...