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Install the Desktop Experience feature

Installing the Desktop Experience requires the computer to be restarted.
  1. Click 
    Start
    , hover over 
    Administrative Tools
    , and click 
    Server Manager
    .
  2. In the left pane, click 
    Features
    .
  3. In the 
    Features Summary
     section, click 
    Add Features
    .
  4. On the 
    Select Features
     page, select 
    Desktop Experience
    .
  5. Review the required features that need to be installed with the Desktop Experience feature, and then click 
    Add Required Features
    .
  6. Click 
    Next
    .
  7. On the 
    Confirm Installation Selections
     page, confirm that you want to install the Desktop Experience feature.
  8. Click 
    Install
    . The Installation Progress page displays the progress of the installation.
  9. To complete the installation, restart the server. To restart the server, click 
    Close
     and then click 
    Yes
    .
  10. After the server restarts, log on to the computer with the same user account. Wait for the remaining steps of the installation to finish.
  11. When the 
    Installation Results
     page appears, confirm that the installation of Desktop Experience succeeded, and click 
    Close
    .
  12. To confirm that Desktop Experience is installed, complete the following steps:
    1. Start Server Manager.
    2. In the left pane, click 
      Features
      .
    3. In the 
      Features Summary
       section, confirm that Desktop Experience is listed as installed.
      After you install Desktop Experience, the 
      Windows
       7 components and features, such as 
      Windows Media Player
      , appear under All Programs on the Start menu.