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tauforlife
PostPosted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 2:13 pm 
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I'm having issues getting the default windows start button back on server 2012 after removing classic shell. See the attached images for further explanation.

Please advise.


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Ivo
PostPosted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 2:46 pm 
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AFAIK server 2012 doesn't have a start button. It is the server version of Windows 8.
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tauforlife
PostPosted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 3:26 pm 
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The attached image on my OP titled "hyper-v" is from a vanilla server 2012 R2 install. That windows icon is default. It launches metro, but more importantly the right click menu launches everything a tech needs (almost).

Maybe they added this with R2? I'm not sure...my shop avoided 2012, with our first deployment of 2012 being R2.

Here's images on google search confirming the presense of this button:
https://www.google.com/search?q=server+ ... B980%3B733
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Ivo
PostPosted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 3:33 pm 
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Server 2012 = Windows 8 = no button
Server 2012 R2 = Windows 8.1 = yes button

Also Server 2008 = Vista, Server 2008 R2 = Windows 7
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tauforlife
PostPosted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 3:36 pm 
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Thanks Ivo..after I replied, I did some checking.

The server I'm having issues with is NOT R2. Now I just have to figure out why..

Did I mention classic shell rocks!
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