Step By Step Installation Of Windows Server 2019 Standard
Windows Server 2019 Preview Build 17692 is available for IT personnel to explore.
Today we will install Windows Server 2019 Standard on Hyper-V.
As Microsoft has only issued this for insider preview only, we will use system requirements as per Windows server 2016.
System requirements
- Processor - 1.4 GHz 64-bit processor
- RAM - 512 MB
- Disk Space - 32 GB
- Network - Gigabit (10/100/1000baseT) Ethernet adapter
- Optical Storage - DVD drive (if installing the OS from DVD media)
- Video - Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher-resolution (optional)
- Input Devices - Keyboard and mouse (optional)
- Internet - Broadband access (optional)
We have downloaded server LTSC preview ISO from Microsoft Insider.


Once you select your desired version and language it will start downloading. Each version has a different size. LTSC is 5 GB ISO.
Next step is to prepare Hyper-V to start installation

Naming the Hyper-V so it is easy to identify

Installation Source Path

Start Virtual Machine once everything is ready
Installation of Server starts with selecting language keyboard type and time zone.


Only two architectures are available with the 2019 server -- Standard and Datacenter
Both come with and without GUI:

Next is the user license agreement

Installation type
Upgrade - For the Admin upgrading their windows server 2012 or 2016 to 2019.
Custom - Fresh install

HDD as per default,

Click Next to start Installation,

Installation time varies depending on available memory,

As per standard Microsoft practice system restarts once installation is complete,

First, look,

Creating a password for the administrator,

Finally, the server is ready to use.


Now we can try all the system testing with our new server.
We covered the installation for the 2019 server standard here.
Thank you for reading.

Theo ViditoPosted Sep 18, 2020, 11:39 PM
I am currently setting up my First server which is a dell power edge R710 and i wanna host a game server and host my own website which version would be best for me?
Himanshu GuptaPosted Apr 6, 2020, 1:42 PM
Sir I recently installed windows server 2019 standard and after 3 poweroffs It started and then only screen like cmd with c:/users /administrator is coming and I have no clue what to do to go back to windows .Please Help Me I am Stucked up?
Dan CalvinPosted Jul 8, 2019, 6:18 PM
I just bought windows server 2019 product key from ODosta Store at: http://products.odosta.com Microsoft providing evaluation copy and They did not providing its ful version iso, I searched and found your site but you’ve removed this iso. Can you please give it to me.
Kapil BhudhiaPosted Feb 5, 2019, 10:43 AM
HI Krunal, I want to know if it is ok to install Server 2019 on a simple desktop machine which satisfies the minimum hardware requirement? I am in a situation and I really have to make a decision so your reply would help greatly. Thanks in advance.
Guest UserPosted Aug 9, 2018, 7:10 PM
Good article