Powershell – How to install Windows PowerShell on a Windows Server 2008 R2 Server core installation

powershellwindows-server-2008-r2

I found pointers to

ocsetup MicrosoftWindowsPowerShell

or 

start ocsetup MicrosoftWindowsPowerShell

but they have no effect.

Best Answer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976736

Title: How to install Windows PowerShell on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 Core.

From the article:

Method 1

  1. Run SCONFIG.
  2. Select option 4 (Configure Remote Management).
  3. Select option 2 (Enable Windows PowerShell).
  4. Click OK.

Method 2

Install the following features:

  • NetFx2-ServerCore
  • NetFx3-ServerCore
  • NetFx2-ServerCore-WOW64
  • NetFx3-ServerCore-WOW64
  • MicrosoftWindowsPowerShell
  • MicrosoftWindowsPowerShell-WOW64

The following are examples of the commands that install these features:

  • DISM.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFx2-ServerCore
  • DISM.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFx3-ServerCore
  • DISM.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFx2-ServerCore-WOW64
  • DISM.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFx3-ServerCore-WOW64
  • DISM.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:MicrosoftWindowsPowerShell
  • DISM.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:MicrosoftWindowsPowerShell-WOW64

Note Because Windows PowerShell is built on Microsoft .NET Framework, Microsoft .Net Framework must be installed correctly first for a successful Windows PowerShell installation.

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