Install and Deploy Windows Server 2012

Published: February 29, 2012
Updated: May 31, 2012
Applies To: Windows Server 2012
[This topic is pre-release documentation and is subject to change in future releases. Blank topics are included as placeholders.]Use the articles in this section to learn how to install and deploy Windows Server 2012.

• Installing Windows Server 2012
  This document provides information about installing the Windows Server 2012 operating system, including any known issues that you might need to work around before starting an installation. It also provides information that you can use to troubleshoot problems that may occur during the installation.
  
• Release Notes: Important Issues in Windows Server 2012
  These release notes address the most critical issues and information about the Windows Server 2012 operating system. For information about by-design changes, new features, and fixes in this release, see documentation and announcements from the specific feature teams.
  
• Windows Server Installation Options
  This document summarizes the differences between the installation options available for Windows Server 2012, including the features that are installed with each option, the management options available after installation, and how to switch between the installation options during use.
  
• Features Removed or Deprecated in Windows Server 2012
  This is a list of features and functionalities in Windows Server 2012 that have either been removed from the product in the current release or are planned for potential removal in subsequent releases. The list is intended for IT pros who are updating operating systems in a commercial environment.
  
• Common Management Tasks and Navigation in Windows Server 2012
  Windows 8 Release Preview and Windows Server 2012 feature the new Windows Metro style user interface. This topic helps you find and open common management tools, create shortcuts to frequently used programs, run programs with elevated user rights, and perform common tasks such as signing in and out, restarting, and shutting down computers that are running Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 Release Preview.
  
• Server Core and Full Server Integration Overview
  In Windows Server 2012, the Server Core installation option is no longer an irrevocable selection that is made during setup. An administrator now has the flexibility to change to a Server Core installation or a full, GUI-based installation as needed, after operating system installation is finished.