About forcibly configuring Windows server essentials when login in every time

Franky Fu 20 Reputation points
2023-09-11T07:29:52.2366667+00:00

Dear enginees:

 there is  a  server whose version is Windows  Server 2016  Esentials in our company.We  installed a  software on it  as a  software server.  We don't need its domain controler  function beacause we have  two domain server in out company net and their version is Windows server standard 2012R2.

 Now the problem is  the Esentials server forces  us to configure  the windows server esentials founction when we login in the server everytime.The trouble is  it forbid our lacal administrator accout if we ignore it, and it  shutdown our server  automaticly after some days.

 My  treatment is updating   Windows Server Standard 2016  from  Windows  Server  Esentials  2016. We did it,but

the problem existed.

How to handle this  problem ?

Thanks!
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  1. Dave Patrick 392.6K Reputation points MVP
    2023-09-13T12:34:25.0366667+00:00

    Those two appear unrelated. Second one looks like Siemens PLC software.

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  1. Franky Fu 20 Reputation points
    2023-09-11T07:45:37.9366667+00:00

    How to disable force to configuring windows server essentials when updating windows server standard 2016 from windows server essentials 2016??

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  2. Dave Patrick 392.6K Reputation points MVP
    2023-09-11T13:23:39.8633333+00:00

    Shouldn't be a problem to join as a member server.

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server-essentials/install/add-windows-server-essentials-as-a-member-server#adding-windows-server-essentials-as-a-member-server

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  3. Dave Patrick 392.6K Reputation points MVP
    2023-09-12T14:57:30.06+00:00

    have updated windows server essentials 2016 to windows server standard 2016

    Did you clean install it or convert it? You could check the current edition 

    DISM /online /Get-CurrentEdition

    the system log shows as the image.what's the rease cause it,

    No clue as we cannot read it.

  4. Dave Patrick 392.6K Reputation points MVP
    2023-09-12T15:20:48.4466667+00:00

    Try from Server Manager to remove the essentials experience.

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