Installing Roles and Features on Windows Server 2025 Desktop Experience
In this lab, you will practice and configure the Windows Server 2025 Desktop Experience, gaining hands-on experience with the latest features and enhancements to optimize server performance and usability.
Session duration: 60 minutes· Typical launch: ~3 min
Difficulty
Intermediate
Lab level
Lab VMs
1
1 Windows
XP Reward
300 XP
On completion
Virtual machines
Lab VMs
Windows
Hypervisor
Windows
Username / Password
user / password123
Connection type
In-browser RDP / RDP
CPU / RAM
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Lab instructions
Follow the steps below to complete the lab.
Before you can install the DNS Server Role, you need to access the Server Manager. In this step, you will open the Server Manager and then launch the Add Roles Wizard.
- Click on the
...button on the Remote Desktop screen. - Click
Ctrl+Alt+Delbutton. - Type for the Administrator the password
password123. - In the Server Manager window, click on Manage in the top right corner.
- From the dropdown menu, select Add Roles and Features.
- In the Add Roles and Features Wizard, click Next, then click Next again until you reach the Server Selection page.
- Ensure your server is selected and click Next.
- On the Server Roles page, check the box next to DNS Server.
- A pop-up window will appear; click Add Features to include the necessary features for DNS.
- Click Next, and Next again through the Features page, and then again through the DNS Server page.
- Review the information on the Confirmation page, then click Install to begin the installation process.
- Wait for the installation to complete, then click Close.
- To check if the installation succeeded you should see on Server Manager to the left side that we have a new DNS addition to the options.
- Additionally, if we click on the Tools menu we now have a new DNS tool.
- Click Check Step.