
{"id":94,"date":"2026-06-08T19:41:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T19:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/?p=94"},"modified":"2026-06-08T21:19:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T21:19:54","slug":"creating-windows-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/?p=94","title":{"rendered":"Creating Windows Server"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I will be using VirtualBox to create a Microsoft Server VM. Similar to creating the Windows machine in the other post, we will download the iso file from Microsoft evaluation center. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-133457-1024x625.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-133457-1024x625.png 1024w, https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-133457-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-133457-768x469.png 768w, https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-133457-1536x937.png 1536w, https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-133457.png 1701w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-133539-1024x478.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-133539-1024x478.png 1024w, https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-133539-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-133539-768x358.png 768w, https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-133539-1536x716.png 1536w, https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-133539.png 1694w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After clicking the link to download the iso file, you will need to fill in some information. After that, you will click next to select the which iso image you need. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once, your image has downloaded, we can open VirtualBox and start making the VM. Select &#8220;New&#8221; in the top left corner. Select the iso file you downloaded and then fill in all required boxes, which are name, password, and hardware settings. Be sure to base your hardware setting on your machine. If you have RAM and CPU cores to spare, the smoother the VM  will run. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"954\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-133945.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-133945.png 954w, https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-133945-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-133945-768x433.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 954px) 100vw, 954px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once you have finished this, you will need to start up your new VM. You can start going through the basic setup once it starts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"890\" src=\"https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-133914-1024x890.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-133914-1024x890.png 1024w, https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-133914-300x261.png 300w, https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-133914-768x668.png 768w, https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-133914.png 1070w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For this lab, we will be using the Desktop Experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1016\" height=\"841\" src=\"https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-134109.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-134109.png 1016w, https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-134109-300x248.png 300w, https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-134109-768x636.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1016px) 100vw, 1016px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Be sure to use the larger space that was allocated for your server. You will receive an error if you select storage that is too small for the OS. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1010\" height=\"845\" src=\"https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-134148.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-134148.png 1010w, https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-134148-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-134148-768x643.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1010px) 100vw, 1010px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Continuing through the installation process, it will start installing the server. This may take some time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1006\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-134212.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-134212.png 1006w, https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-134212-300x252.png 300w, https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-134212-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1006px) 100vw, 1006px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once everything has finished installing, you can log into your new machine. You will have to enter Ctl+Alt+Del to unlock the screen. This can be done on the VM through the input tab. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1013\" height=\"846\" src=\"https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-143514.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-143514.png 1013w, https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-143514-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-143514-768x641.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1013px) 100vw, 1013px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once logged in, Server Manger will automatically load and display. You now have your Windows Server successfully downloaded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1014\" height=\"841\" src=\"https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-143855.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-143855.png 1014w, https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-143855-300x249.png 300w, https:\/\/tylergaytan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-143855-768x637.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1014px) 100vw, 1014px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I will be using VirtualBox to create a Microsoft Server VM. Similar to creating the Windows machine in the other post, we will download the iso file from Microsoft evaluation center. After clicking the link to download the iso file, you will need to fill in some information. 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