This topic lists the features available in Windows Server 2012 R2. Each feature can be enabled or disabled during Windows installation by using an answer file, or by using Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM). For more information, see How to Enable or Disable Windows Features.

Note
If a package is enabled, its entire parent hierarchy must also be enabled.

Feature Name Display Name Description

ActiveDirectory-PowerShell

Active Directory PowerShell

ADCertificateServicesManagementTools

Active Directory Certificate Services Management Tools

Adds or removes Active Directory Certificate Services Management Tools

ADCertificateServicesRole

Active Directory Certificate Services

Adds or removes Active Directory Certificate Services role

AdminUI

Application-Server

Application-Server-HTTP-Activation

Application-Server-MSMQ-Activation

Application-Server-Pipe-Activation

Application-Server-TCP-Activation

Application-Server-TCP-Port-Sharing

Application-Server-WAS-Support

Application-Server-WebServer-Support

AppServer

Remote Desktop Services Application Server

Adds or removes Remote Desktop Services Application Server.

AS-Dist-Transaction

AS-Ent-Services

AS-Incoming-Trans

AS-NET-Framework

AS-Outgoing-Trans

AS-WS-Atomic

AuthManager

Microsoft Windows AuthManager

BdeAducExtTool

BitLocker Recovery Password Viewer

BitLocker Recovery Password Viewer helps locate BitLocker Drive Encryption recovery passwords for Windows-based computers in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).

BiometricFramework

Windows Biometric Framework

Adds or removes Windows Biometric Framework.

BitLocker

BitLocker Drive Encryption

Provides full volume disk encryption for both boot volumes and data volumes.

BitLocker-NetworkUnlock

BitLocker Network Unlock

BitLocker Network Unlock lets you use a network-based key protector to automatically unlock BitLocker-protected operating system drives in domain-joined computers when the computer is restarted. This is beneficial if you are doing maintenance operations on computers during non-working hours that require the computer to be restarted.

BitLocker-RemoteAdminTool

BitLocker Drive Encryption Remote Administration Tool

BitLocker Drive Encryption Remote Administration Tool

Bitlocker-Utilities

BITS

Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS)

Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) asynchronously transfers files in the foreground or background, controls the flow of the transfers to preserve the responsiveness of other network applications, and automatically resumes file transfers after disconnecting from the network or restarting the computer.

BITSExtensions-AdminPack

Remote Administration pack for Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) Server Extensions

BITSExtensions-Upload

Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) Server Extensions for File Upload

Adds or removes BITS Server Extensions for File Upload from the system.

BusScan-ScanServer

Business Scan Server

Enables Windows Server to act as a Business Scanning Repository.

CCFFilter

CCFFilter

Support component for Continuous Availability.

CertificateEnrollmentPolicyServer

Certificate Services Enrollment Policy Server

Adds or removes Certificate Services Enrollment Policy Server.

CertificateEnrollmentServer

Certificate Services Enrollment Server

Adds or removes Certificate Services Enrollment Server.

CertificateServices

Certificate Service

Adds or removes the Certification Authority Service.

CertificateServicesManagementTools

Certification Authority Management Tools

Adds or removes Certification Authority Management Tools

ClientForNFS-Infrastructure

Client for NFS

Enables a computer to gain access to files on UNIX-based computers.

CoreFileServer

File Server Role

CoreFileServer-RSAT

DamgmtTools

DirectAccess Server Management Tools

DataCenterBridging

Data Center Bridging

IEEE Data Center Bridging

Dedup-Core

Data Deduplication

Reduces the amount of physical storage that is required for data by applying chunk-level de-duplication and compression.

DesktopExperience

Desktop Experience

Includes features of Windows 8, such as Windows Media Player, desktop themes, and photo management. Desktop Experience does not enable any of the Windows 8 features; you must manually enable them.

DfsMgmt

DFS Management

DFSN-Server

DFS Namespace

Integrates disparate file shares into a single, logical namespace and manages these logical volumes.

DFSR-Infrastructure-ServerEdition

Windows DFS Replication Service

Replicates files among multiple computers, keeping them in sync.

DHCPServer

DHCP Server feature

DHCPServer-Tools

DHCP Server Tools

This installs the DHCP Server Management Tools.

DirectoryServices-ADAM

Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services

Installs Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS).

DirectoryServices-ADAM-Tools

Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services Tools

Installs Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) Tools.

DirectoryServices-AdministrativeCenter

Active Directory Administrative Center

DirectoryServices-DomainController

Active Directory Domain Controller

DirectoryServices-DomainController-Tools

Active Directory Domain Controller Tools

DirectoryServices-ISM-Smtp

Active Directory Mail Based Intersite Messaging

DirectPlay

DirectPlay

Enables the installation of DirectPlay on demand.

DNS-Server-Full-Role

DNS Server

Installs the DNS Server.

DNS-Server-Tools

DNS Server Tools

Installs the DNS Server Tools.

DSC-Service

PowerShell Desired State Configuration Service

PowerShell Desired State Configuration Service supports configuration management of multiple nodes from a single repository.

EnhancedStorage

Enhanced Storage

Enhanced Storage enables support for accessing additional functions that are made available by Enhanced Storage devices. Enhanced Storage devices have built-in safety features that let you control who can access the data on the device.

EnterpriseClientSync-Server

Enterprise Client Sync Service

Enables client file synchronization from the file server.

FailoverCluster-AdminPak

Failover Clustering Tools

Provides the Failover Cluster Manager snap-in, the Cluster-Aware Updating interface, and the Failover Cluster module for Windows PowerShell.

FailoverCluster-AutomationServer

Failover Cluster Automation Server

Provides the cluster Component Object Model (COM) programmatic interface, MSClus.

FailoverCluster-CmdInterface

Failover Cluster Command Interface

Provides the deprecated cluster.exe command-line tool for Failover Clustering.

FailoverCluster-FullServer

Failover Cluster FullServer

Provides the full set of components to run and maintain a cluster.

FailoverCluster-Mgmt

Failover Cluster Management Tools

Provides the Failover Cluster Manager snap-in and the Cluster-Aware Updating interface.

FailoverCluster-PowerShell

Failover Cluster Module for Windows PowerShell

Provides Windows PowerShell cmdlets for managing failover clusters. It also includes the Cluster-Aware Updating module for Windows PowerShell, for installing software updates on failover clusters.

FaxServiceConfigRole

Fax Management

Allows you to administer the sending and receiving of faxes.

FaxServiceRole

Fax Server

Allows you to send, receive, and manage faxes, and scan and manage documents.

FileAndStorage-Services

FileServerVSSAgent

File Server VSS Agent Service

Enables Create File Share Shadow Copy on remote file server.

File-Services

File-Services-Search-Service

FRS-Infrastructure

Windows File Replication Service

Allows files to be automatically copied and maintained simultaneously on multiple servers.

FSRM-Infrastructure

FSRM Infrastructure

Provides directory quotas, file screening and storage reports to Windows file servers

FSRM-Infrastructure-Services

FSRM Infrastructure Services

Provides directory quotas, file screening, storage reports and classification to Windows file servers.

FSRM-Management

FSRM Management Tools

Provides directory quotas, file screening and storage reports to Windows file servers.

Gateway

Remote Desktop Services Gateway

Add or remove Remote Desktop Services Gateway

Gateway-UI

Remote Desktop Services Gateway Admin Pack

Add or remove Remote Desktop Services Gateway Admin Pack

HCAP-Server

Microsoft Windows Host Credential Authorization Protocol feature

Microsoft's implementation of an Host Credential Authorization Protocol (HCAP) server. This feature adds HCAP as an ISAPI extension.

HCSRuntime

HCS Runtime

Adds or removes the Health Certificate Enrollment Server - Runtime.

HCSUI

HCS MMC

Adds or removes the Health Certificate Enrollment Server – MMC.

IAS NT Service

Internet Authentication Service (NT Service) feature

Internet Authentication Service is Microsoft's implementation of a Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service (RADIUS) server. IAS performs authentication, authorization, auditing and accounting for dial-up and virtual private network (VPN) remote access, for router-to-router connections, for wireless authentication and for machine health check. This feature adds IAS as a NT Service.

IdentityServer-Proxy

Active Directory Federation Services Proxy

Active Directory Federation Services Proxy Language Pack

IdentityServer-SecurityTokenService

Active Directory Federation Services

Active Directory Federation Services Language Pack

IIS-ApplicationDevelopment

Application Development Features

Installs Web server application development features.

IIS-ApplicationInit

Application Initialization

Application Initialization performs extensive web application initialization tasks before serving web pages.

IIS-ASP

ASP

Enables a web server to host Classic ASP applications.

IIS-ASPNET

ASP.NET 3.5

Enables a web server to host ASP.NET 3.5 applications.

IIS-ASPNET45

ASP.NET 4.5

Enables a web server to host ASP.NET 4.5 applications.

IIS-BasicAuthentication

Basic Authentication

Requires a valid Windows user name and password for connection.

IIS-CertProvider

Centralized SSL Certificate Support

Centralized SSL Certificate Support lets you centrally manage SSL server certificates by using a file share. Maintaining SSL server certificates on a file share simplifies management because there is one place to manage them.

IIS-CGI

CGI

Enables support for CGI executables.

IIS-ClientCertificateMappingAuthentication

Client Certificate Mapping Authentication

Authenticates client certificates with Active Directory accounts.

IIS-CommonHttpFeatures

Common HTTP Features

Installs support for web server content such as HTML and image files.

IIS-CustomLogging

Custom Logging

Enables support for custom logging for web servers, sites, and applications.

IIS-DefaultDocument

Default Document

Lets you specify a default file to load when users do not specify a file in a request URL.

IIS-DigestAuthentication

Digest Authentication

Authenticates clients by sending a password hash to a Windows domain controller.

IIS-DirectoryBrowsing

Directory Browsing

Allow clients to see the contents of a directory on a web server.

IIS-FTPExtensibility

FTP Extensibility

Lets you customize FTP publishing by writing your own software extensions.

IIS-FTPServer

FTP Server

Enables a server to transfer files by using the FTP protocol.

IIS-FTPSvc

FTP Service

Enables FTP publishing on a web server.

IIS-HealthAndDiagnostics

Health and Diagnostics

Lets you monitor and manage server, site, and application health.

IIS-HostableWebCore

Internet Information Services Hostable Web Core

Lets you program your application to serve HTTP requests by using core IIS functionality.

IIS-HttpCompressionDynamic

Dynamic Content Compression

Compresses dynamic content before returning it to a client.

IIS-HttpCompressionStatic

Static Content Compression

Compresses static content before returning it to a client.

IIS-HttpErrors

HTTP Errors

Lets you customize the error messages that are returned to clients.

IIS-HttpLogging

HTTP Logging

Enables logging of web site activity for this server.

IIS-HttpRedirect

HTTP Redirection

Redirects client requests to a specific destination.

IIS-HttpTracing

Tracing

Enables tracing for ASP.NET applications and failed requests.

IIS-IIS6ManagementCompatibility

IIS 6 Management Compatibility

Lets you use existing IIS 6.0 APIs and scripts to manage an IIS 7.0 web server.

IIS-IISCertificateMappingAuthentication

IIS Client Certificate Mapping Authentication

Maps client certificates 1-to-1 or many-to-1 to a Windows security identity.

IIS-IPSecurity

IP Security

Allows or denies content access, based on IP address or domain name.

IIS-ISAPIExtensions

ISAPI Extensions

Enables ISAPI extensions to handle client requests.

IIS-ISAPIFilter

ISAPI Filters

Enables ISAPI filters to modify web server behavior.

IIS-LegacyScripts

IIS 6 Scripting Tools

Installs IIS 6.0 configuration scripts.

IIS-LegacySnapIn

IIS 6 Management Console

Installs the IIS 6.0 Management Console. Provides support for administration of remote IIS 6.0 servers from this computer.

IIS-LoggingLibraries

Logging Tools

Installs IIS 7.0 logging tools and scripts.

IIS-ManagementConsole

IIS Management Console

Installs a web server management console that supports management of local and remote web servers.

IIS-ManagementScriptingTools

IIS Management Scripts and Tools

Manages a local web server by using IIS configuration scripts.

IIS-ManagementService

IIS Management Service

Enables a web server to be managed remotely from another computer by using the Web server Management Console.

IIS-Metabase

IIS Metabase and IIS 6 configuration compatibility

Installs an IIS metabase and compatibility layer to allow metabase calls to interact with an IIS 7.0 configuration store.

IIS-NetFxExtensibility

.NET Extensibility 3.5

Enables a web server to host .NET Framework 3.5 applications.

IIS-NetFxExtensibility45

.NET Extensibility 4.5

Enables a web server to host .NET Framework 4.5 applications.

IIS-ODBCLogging

ODBC Logging

Enables support for logging to an ODBC-compliant database.

IIS-Performance

Performance Features

Installs performance features.

IIS-RequestFiltering

Request Filtering

Configures rules to block selected client requests.

IIS-RequestMonitor

Request Monitor

Monitors server, site, and application health.

IIS-Security

Security

Enables additional security features to secure servers, sites, applications, vdirs, and files.

IIS-ServerSideIncludes

Server-Side Includes

Serves .stm, .shtm, and .shtml files from a web site.

IIS-StaticContent

Static Content

Serves .htm, .html, and image files from a web site.

IIS-URLAuthorization

URL Authorization

Authorizes client access to the URLs that comprise a web application.

IIS-WebDAV

WebDAV Publishing

Publishes and manages files on a web server by using the HTTP protocol.

IIS-WebServer

World Wide Web Services

Installs the IIS 7.0 World Wide Web Services. Provides support for HTML web sites and optional support for Classic ASP, and web server extensions.

IIS-WebServerManagementTools

Web Management Tools

Installs Web management console and tools.

IIS-WebServerRole

Internet Information Services

Provides support for web and FTP servers, together with support for dynamic content such as Classic ASP and CGI, and local management.

IIS-WebSockets

WebSocket Protocol

IIS 8.5 and ASP.NET 4.5 support writing server applications that communicate over the WebSocket Protocol.

IIS-WindowsAuthentication

Windows Authentication

Authenticates clients by using NTLM or Kerberos.

IIS-WMICompatibility

IIS 6 WMI Compatibility

Installs IIS 6.0 WMI scripting interfaces.

InkAndHandwritingServices

Ink and Handwriting Services

Internet-Explorer-Optional-amd64

Internet Explorer 11

Finds and displays information and web sites on the Internet.

IPAMClientFeature

IPAM Management Tools

Adds or removes the IP Address Management Feature management tool.

IPAMServerFeature

IPAM Server Feature

Adds or removes the IP Address Management Feature.

iSCSITargetServer

iSCSI Target Server

Provides component and management tools for an iSCSI Target.

iSCSITargetServer-PowerShell

iSCSI Target Server Powershell

Provides Powershell cmdlets for managing Microsoft iSCSI Target.

iSCSITargetStorageProviders

iSCSI Target Server - Disk Providers

Provides support components for disks supplied by the Microsoft iSCSI Target.

iSNS_Service

iSNS Server service

Installs the iSNS Server service.

KeyDistributionService-PSH-Cmdlets

Key Distribution Service PowerShell Cmdlets

Licensing

Terminal Services Licensing

Adds or removes Terminal Services Licensing.

Licensing-Diagnosis-UI

Remote Desktop Services Licensing Diagnosis Pack

Add or remove Remote Desktop Services Licensing Diagnosis Pack

Licensing-UI

Terminal Services Licensing Admin Pack

Add or remove Terminal Services Licensing Admin Pack

LightweightServer

BITS Compact Server

Adds or removes BITS Compact Server.

ManagementOdata

Management OData IIS Extension

Management OData IIS Extension is a framework for easily exposing Windows PowerShell cmdlets through an ODATA-based web service that runs under IIS. After enabling this feature, you must provide a schema file (which contains definitions of the resources to be exposed) and an implementation of callback interfaces.

MediaPlayback

Media Features

Controls media features such as Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center.

Microsoft-Hyper-V

Hyper-V

Microsoft-Hyper-V-Management-Clients

Hyper-V Management Console

Microsoft-Hyper-V-Management-PowerShell

Hyper-V PowerShell cmdlets

Microsoft-Hyper-V-Offline

Hyper-V Offline

Microsoft-Hyper-V-Online

Hyper-V Online

Microsoft-Windows-Deployment-Services

Microsoft Windows Deployment Services Language Pack

Microsoft-Windows-Deployment-Services-Admin-Pack

Microsoft Windows Deployment Services Admin Pack Language Pack

Microsoft-Windows-Deployment-Services-Legacy-SIS

Legacy SIS Language Pack

icrosoft Windows Deployment Services Legacy Single-Instance Storage Filter Language Pack

Microsoft-Windows-Deployment-Services-Transport-Server

Transport Server Language Pack

Microsoft Windows Deployment Services Transport Server Language Pack

Microsoft-Windows-FCI-Client-Package

Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-ServerAdminTools-Update

MicrosoftWindowsPowerShell

Windows PowerShell

Adds or removes Windows PowerShell.

MicrosoftWindowsPowerShellISE

Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment

Adds or removes the Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment.

MicrosoftWindowsPowerShellRoot

Windows PowerShell

Adds or removes Windows PowerShell.

MicrosoftWindowsPowerShellV2

Windows PowerShell 2.0 Engine

Adds or removes the Windows PowerShell 2.0 Engine.

Microsoft-Windows-Web-Services-for-Management-IIS-Extension

Windows Remote Management (WinRM) IIS Extension

Enables a server to receive a management request from a client by using WS-Management. WinRM is the Microsoft implementation of the WS-Management protocol which provides a secure way to communicate with local and remote computers by using Web services.

MSMQ

Message Queuing

Provides guaranteed message delivery, efficient routing, security, and priority-based messaging between applications. Message Queuing also accommodates message delivery between applications that run on different operating systems, use dissimilar network infrastructures, are temporarily offline, or that are running at different times.

MSMQ-ADIntegration

MSMQ Active Directory Domain Services Integration

Enables the publishing of queue properties to Active Directory Domain Services, out-of-the-box authentication and encryption of messages using certificates registered in Active Directory Domain Services, and routing of messages across Windows sites. This feature becomes operational only when the computer joins a domain.

MSMQ-DCOMProxy

MSMQ DCOM Proxy

Enables MSMQ applications to use MSMQ DCOM API to connect to a remote MSMQ Server.

MSMQ-HTTP

MSMQ HTTP Support

Lets you expose a queue to the Internet so that applications can send messages to the queue by using the HTTP protocol. This feature requires Internet Information Server to be installed.

MSMQ-Multicast

Multicasting Support

Lets you send messages to a Multicast IPAddress. Queues can be associated with a Multicast IPAddress. Messages sent to a Multicast IPAddress are delivered to the queues that are associated with that IPAddress.

MSMQ-RoutingServer

MSMQ routing server

Lets you route messages between different sites and within a site.

MSMQ-Server

Microsoft Message Queue (MSMQ) Server

MSMQ-Services

Message Queuing Services

Provides guaranteed message delivery, efficient routing, security, and priority-based messaging between applications. Message Queuing also accommodates message delivery between applications that run on different operating systems, use dissimilar network infrastructures, are temporarily offline, or that are running at different times.

MSMQ-Triggers

MSMQ Triggers

Enables the invocation of a COM component or an executable depending on the filters that you define for the incoming messages in a given queue.

MSRDC-Infrastructure

Remote Differential Compression API Support

Installs Remote Differential Compression (RDC) support for use in third-party applications.

MultipathIo

Microsoft MultipathIo

Installs the Microsoft MultipathIo platform.

NetFx3

.NET Framework 3.5 (includes .NET 2.0 and 3.0)

NetFx3ServerFeatures

.NET Framework 3.5 Features

NetFx4

.NET Framework 4.5

NetFx4Extended-ASPNET45

ASP.NET 4.5

NetFx4ServerFeatures

.NET Framework 4.5 Features

NetworkDeviceEnrollmentServices

Network Device Enrollment Services

Adds or removes Network Device Enrollment Services.

NetworkLoadBalancingFullServer

Network Load Balancing

Adds or removes all Microsoft Windows Network Load Balancing components.

NetworkLoadBalancingManagementClient

Network Load Balancing Management Client

Adds or removes the management client for Microsoft Windows Network Load Balancing

NFS-Administration

NFS Administrative Tools

Tools for managing Services for NFS on local and remote computers.

NIS

NIS

NPAS-Role

Network Policy and Access Services

Provides Network Policy Server (NPS), Routing and Remote Access, Health Registration Authority (HRA), and Host Credential Authorization Protocol (HCAP), which help safeguard the health and security of a network.

NPSManagementTools

NPS Management Tools

Adds or removes the Network Policy Server - Management Tools

OEM-Appliance-OOBE

OEM-Appliance-OOBE

Provides Out Of Box Experience for OEM Appliance.

OnlineRevocationServices

Online Revocation Services

Adds or removes the Online Revocation Service.

OnlineRevocationServicesManagementTools

Online Revocation Services Management Tools

Adds or removes Online Revocation Services Management Tools.

P2P-PnrpOnly

Peer Name Resolution Protocol (PNRP)

Provides serverless name resolution over the Internet.

PeerDist

PKIClient PowerShell Cmdlets

PKIClient-PSH-Cmdlets

Printing-AdminTools-Collection

Print Management

Provides a single interface that you can use to manage multiple printers and print servers.

Printing-Client

Windows Server Print Client

Printing-Client-Gui

Windows Server Print Client Management UI

Printing-InternetPrinting-Client

Internet Printing Client

Enables clients to use HTTP to connect to printers that are on web print servers.

Printing-InternetPrinting-Server

Internet Printing Server

Enables the Internet Printing Protocol.

Printing-LPDPrintService

LPD Print Service

Enables a Windows computer to work as a Line Printer Daemon (LPD) and Remote Line Printer client.

Printing-LPRPortMonitor

LPR Port Monitor

Enables clients to print to TCP/IP printers connected to a Unix (or VAX) server.

Printing-Server-Foundation-Features

Print and Document Services

Enables print, fax, and scan tasks on this computer.

Printing-Server-Role

Windows Print Server Role Settings

Printing-XPSServices-Features

XPS Services

Enables printing of XPS documents.

PSync

PSync

QWAVE

QWAVE component

Adds or removes the Quality Windows Audio Video Experience.

RasCMAK

RAS Connection Manager Administration Kit (CMAK)

RasRoutingProtocols

Ras Server Routing Protocols

RasServerAdminTools

RAS Server MMC feature

Create profiles to connect to remote servers and networks on computers that run 32-bit versions of Windows.

RemoteAccess

Remote Access

RemoteAccessMgmtTools

Remote Access Management Tools

RemoteAccessPowerShell

Remote Access module for Windows PowerShell

RemoteAccessServer

Remote Access Server

RemoteAssistance

Remote Assistance

Lets you invite a friend to connect to your computer and help you with problems.

Remote-Desktop-Services

Remote Desktop Services

Adds or removes Remote Desktop Services.

ResumeKeyFilter

Resume Key Filter

Insalls a support component for Continuous Availability.

RightsManagementServices

Rights Management Services

Provides information protection technology for the enterprise that works with RMS-enabled applications to help safeguard digital information from unauthorized use.

RightsManagementServices-AdminTools

RightsManagementServicesManagementTools

Active Directory Rights Management Services Tools

Adds or removes Active Directory Rights Management Services Tools

RightsManagementServices-Role

Rights Management Services

Provides information protection technology for the enterprise that works with RMS-enabled applications to help safeguard digital information from unauthorized use.

RMS-Federation

Federation support for Rights Management Services

Provides support for collaboration outside the enterprise boundaries that works with ADFS passive protocol federation and RMS-enabled applications to help safeguard digital information from unauthorized use.

RPC-HTTP_Proxy

RPC over HTTP proxy

Provides a proxy that is used to relay RPC over HTTP traffic.

RSAT

Root node for feature RSAT tools

RSAT-AD-Tools-Feature

RSAT-ADDS-Tools-Feature

RSAT-Hyper-V-Tools-Feature

RSAT-RDS-Tools-Feature

RSAT-NIS

SBMgr-UI

Remote Desktop Services Session Broker Tools Admin Pack

Add or remove the Remote Desktop Services Session Broker Tools Admin Pack.

SearchEngine-Server-Package

Windows Search Service

Provides content indexing, property caching, and search results for files, e-mail, and other content.

Security-SPP-Vmw

Volume Activation Tools

This installs the Volume Activation Tools.

Server-Gui-Mgmt

Server-Manager-RSAT-File-Services

Server-RSAT-SNMP

ServerCore-Drivers-General

Server Core Drivers

Installs a set of drivers that are necessary for Server Core installations.

ServerCore-EA-IME

ServerCore East Asian IME

East Asian IME for Server Core

ServerCore-EA-IME-WOW64

ServerCore East Asian IME WOW64

East Asian IME for Server Core WOW64

ServerCore-FullServer

Microsoft Windows ServerCore-FullServer

ServerCore-WOW64

Microsoft Windows ServerCore WOW64

Server-Drivers-General

Server Drivers

Installs a set of drivers that are necessary for full Server installations.

Server-Drivers-Printers

Server Printer Drivers

Installs a set of server printer drivers.

ServerForNFS-Infrastructure

Server for NFS

Enables a computer to share files with UNIX-based computers.

Server-Gui-Shell

ServerManager-Core-RSAT

ServerManager-Core-RSAT-Feature-Tools

ServerManager-Core-RSAT-Role-Tools

ServerMediaFoundation

Media Foundation

Media Foundation, which includes Windows Media Foundation, the Windows Media Format SDK, and a server subset of DirectShow, provides the infrastructure required for applications and services to transcode, analyze, and generate thumbnails for media files. Media Foundation is required by the Desktop Experience.

ServerMigration

Server Migration Tools

Server-Psh-Cmdlets

Microsoft Windows ServerCore Foundational PowerShell Cmdlets

Server-RSAT-SNMP

Server-Gui-RSAT-Package_SNMP-Gui-Tools-RSAT

ServicesForNFS-ServerAndClient

Services for NFS

Allows you to access and share files by using the Network File System (NFS) protocol.

SessionDirectory

Remote Desktop Services Session Directory Server

Adds or removes Remote Desktop Services Session Directory Server.

SimpleTCP

Simple TCPIP services (i.e. echo, daytime etc)

Installs Simple TCPIP services.

SIS-Limited

Single Instance Store Limited

Provides access to SIS files (for example, in DPM scenarios).

SMB1Protocol

SMB 1.0/CIFS File Sharing Support

Provides support for the SMB 1.0/CIFS file sharing protocol, and the Computer Browser protocol.

SMBBW

SMB Bandwidth Limit

SMB Bandwidth Limit provides a mechanism to track SMB traffic per category (Default, Hyper-V or Live Migration) and allows you to limit the amount of traffic that is allowed for a given category. It is commonly used to limit the bandwidth that is used by Live Migration over SMB.

SmbDirect

Smb Direct

Support component for RDMA.

SMBHashGeneration

SMB Hash Generation

Network file hash generation for branch caching.

SmbWitness

Smb Witness

Support component for Continuous Availability.

Smtpsvc-Admin-Update-Name

SMTP Service Admin Pack

Enables administration of Windows SMTP services on local and remote computers.

Smtpsvc-Service-Update-Name

SMTP Service

Transports electronic mail across the network.

SNMP

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) for Server Core

Includes Simple Network Management Protocol agents that monitor the activity in network devices and report to the network console workstation.

Storage-Services

TelnetClient

Telnet Client

Allows you to connect to other computers remotely.

TelnetServer

Telnet Server

Allows other computers to remotely connect to a computer.

TFTP

TFTP Client

Transfer files by using the Trivial File Transfer Protocol.

TIFFIFilter

Windows TIFF IFilter

Enables the indexing and searching of Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) files using Optical Character Recognition (OCR).

TlsSessionTicketKey-PSH-Cmdlets

TLS Session Ticket Key Commands

UpdateServices

Windows Server Update Services

Windows Server Update Services allows network administrators to specify the Microsoft updates that should be installed, create separate groups of computers for different sets of updates, and get reports on the compliance levels of the computers and the updates that must be installed.

UpdateServices-API

API and PowerShell cmdlets

Installs the .NET API and PowerShell cmdlets for remote management, automated task creation, and managing WSUS from the command line.

UpdateServices-Database

Database

Installs the database that WSUS uses.

UpdateServices-UI

User Interface Management Console

Installs the WSUS Management Console user interface (UI).

UpdateServices-RSAT

Windows Server Update Services Tools

Windows Server Update Services Tools includes graphical and Powershell tools for managing WSUS.

UpdateServices-Services

WSUS Services

Installs the services used by Windows Server Update Services: Update Service, the Reporting Web Service, the API Remoting Web Service, the Client Web Service, the Simple Web Authentication Web Service, the Server Synchronization Service, and the DSS Authentication Web Service.

User-Interfaces-Infra

User Interfaces and Infrastructure

VmHostAgent

VM Host Agent

Adds or remove VM Host Agent.

VolumeActivation-Full-Role

Volume Activation Services

Installs Volume Activation Services.

WAS-ConfigurationAPI

Configuration APIs

Install managed code configuration APIs.

WAS-NetFxEnvironment

.NET Environment 3.5

Installs the .NET Environment for supporting managed code activation.

WAS-ProcessModel

Process Model

Installs Process Model for the Windows Process Activation Service.

WAS-WindowsActivationService

Windows Process Activation Service

Installs Windows Process Activation Service.

WCF-HTTP-Activation

Windows Communication Foundation HTTP Activation

Windows Communication Foundation HTTP Activation

WCF-HTTP-Activation45

HTTP Activation

WCF-MSMQ-Activation45

Message Queuing (MSMQ) Activation

WCF-NonHTTP-Activation

Windows Communication Foundation Non-HTTP Activation

WCF-Pipe-Activation45

Named Pipe Activation

WCF-Services45

WCF Services

WCF-TCP-Activation45

TCP Activation

WCF-TCP-PortSharing45

TCP Port Sharing

WebAccess

Remote Desktop Services Web Access

Adds or removes Remote Desktop Services Web Access.

WebEnrollmentServices

Web Enrollment Services

Adds or removes Web Enrollment Services.

WindowsFeedbackForwarder

Windows Feedback Forwarder

Windows Feedback Forwarder is a service that transmits telemetry data from an organizational unit to Microsoft. Telemetry information is used to fix crashes and hangs in Windows and to create new and better products. Windows Feedback Forwarder does not transmit information until machines in an organizational unit are configured to send data to the forwarder. This configuration is done by using Group Policy.

Windows-Identity-Foundation

Windows Identity Foundation 3.5

Windows Identity Foundation (WIF) 3.5 is a set of .NET Framework classes that can be used to implement claims-based identity in .NET 3.5 and 4.0 applications. WIF 3.5 is superseded by WIF classes that are provided as part of .NET 4.5. We recommend that you use .NET 4.5 to support claims-based identity in your applications.

Windows-Internal-Database

Windows Internal Database

Installs the Windows Internal Database Component.

WindowsMediaPlayer

Windows Media Player

WindowsPowerShellWebAccess

Windows PowerShell Web Access

Adds or Removes Windows PowerShell Web Access.

WindowsServerBackup

Windows Server Backup

Windows Server Backup allows backup and recovery of Windows state, files and folders, and application data on protected servers.

WindowsServerBackupSnapin

Windows Server Backup SnapIn

Windows Server Backup Snap-in allows configuring, monitoring and maintaining Windows Server Backup, inbox backup and recovery application.

WindowsStorageManagementService

Windows Standards-Based Storage Management

Windows Standards-Based Storage Management provides the ability to discover, manage, and monitor storage devices using management interfaces that conform to the SMI-S standard. This functionality is exposed as a set of Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) classes and Windows PowerShell cmdlets.

WINS-Server-Tools

WINS Server Tools

This installs the WINS Server Tools.

WINSRuntime

WINS Runtime

Adds or removes the Windows Internet Name Service – Runtime.

WirelessNetworking

Wireless Networking

WMISnmpProvider

WMI SNMP Provider

Enables WMI clients to consume SNMP information through the CIM model as implemented by WMI (For ServerCore).

WSS-Product-Package

WSS-Product-Package

Windows Server Essentials Package

Xps-Foundation-Xps-Viewer

XPS Viewer

Allows you to read, copy, print, sign, and set permissions for XPS documents.

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