Summary

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Contoso's IT staff are migrating Contoso on-premises servers to Windows Server 2025. As a server administrator, you evaluate hardware requirements and deployment options to help Contoso achieve its business goals. You use the documented 2-GB Server Core RAM minimum as a baseline, then size each server for its roles and applications. You also distinguish Windows SIM answer-file authoring, DISM image management, and Windows PE deployment environments without relying on MDT. You understand the difference between Server Core and Server with Desktop Experience, and how Features on Demand improve application compatibility.

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You can learn more by reviewing the following documents.

• Roles, Role Services, and Features not in Windows Server - Server Core.
• Roles, Role Services, and Features included in Windows Server - Server Core.
• Windows Server hardware requirements.
• Download and install the Windows ADK.
• Automate Windows Setup.