{"id":7947,"date":"2016-10-08T05:53:01","date_gmt":"2016-10-08T05:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=7947"},"modified":"2016-10-08T05:53:01","modified_gmt":"2016-10-08T05:53:01","slug":"add-missing-disk-cleanup-in-windows-server-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/add-missing-disk-cleanup-in-windows-server-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add Missing Disk Cleanup in Windows Server 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the release of Windows Server 2008, the disk cleanup utility is no longer installed by default for Windows Server OS. Microsoft placed disk cleanup within an optional feature called &#8220;Desktop Experience&#8221;. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll walk you through the steps to add missing disk cleanup in Windows Server 2012.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/disk-cleanup.png\" alt=\"disk cleanup\" width=\"377\" height=\"506\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7960\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Add Missing Disk Cleanup in Windows Server 2012?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/5-ways-to-launch-server-manager-in-windows-server-2012\/\" target=\"_blank\">Launch Server Manager<\/a> by clicking its icon on the taskbar. From the Server Manager Dashboard, select <strong>Add roles and features<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/add-roles-and-features.png\" alt=\"add-roles-and-features\" width=\"600\" height=\"369\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7961\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Role-based or features-based installation<\/strong> from the Installation Type screen and click <strong>Next<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/select-installation-type.png\" alt=\"select-installation-type\" width=\"600\" height=\"425\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7962\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>The current server is selected by default. Click <strong>Next<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/select-destination-server.png\" alt=\"select-destination-server\" width=\"600\" height=\"425\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7963\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Ignore the Server Roles page by clicking <strong>Next<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/select-server-roles.png\" alt=\"select-server-roles\" width=\"600\" height=\"425\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7964\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>From the Features page, expand the &#8220;<strong>User Interfaces and Infrastructure<\/strong>&#8221; feature and select the &#8220;<strong>Desktop Experience<\/strong>&#8221; component.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/desktop-experience.png\" alt=\"desktop-experience\" width=\"600\" height=\"425\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7965\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A popup window will appear explaining additional roles services or features are also required to install Desktop Experience, click <strong>Add Features<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/add-required-features.png\" alt=\"add-required-features\" width=\"430\" height=\"448\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7966\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Review the installation and then click <strong>Install<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/confirm-installation.png\" alt=\"confirm-installation\" width=\"600\" height=\"425\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7967\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>After installing, reboot your computer. You can then <a href=\"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/7-ways-to-open-disk-cleanup-in-windows-10\/\">open the disk cleanup utility<\/a> from the Command Prompt or Control Panel.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the release of Windows Server 2008, the disk cleanup utility is no longer installed by default for Windows Server OS. Microsoft placed disk cleanup within an optional feature called &#8220;Desktop Experience&#8221;. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll walk you through the steps to add missing disk cleanup in Windows Server 2012. 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