interesting, nothing has been changed in the Server addon . it did used to work, i know that you have to install with the GUI enabled (from setup edition) list.
I think they changed the bloody 'DesktopExperience' name again on the module that DISM is calling ? Did you install: In the wizard that opens, select Windows Server (Server with Desktop Experience) (Standard or Datacenter), and then complete the Setup wizard. From M$ website.
Was the Server installed with the (Server with Desktop Experience) as the core (non GUI mode) would fail.
Ok does the theme all work? i can see the background has appeared on the Vmware. I am wondering if the DISM fails is because the Desktop Experience is already installed.
Code: Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.14393] (c) 2016 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. C:\Windows\system32>dism /online /get-features Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool Version: 10.0.14393.0 Image Version: 10.0.14393.0 Features listing for package : Microsoft-Windows-Foundation-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.14393.0 Feature Name : NetFx4ServerFeatures State : Enabled Feature Name : NetFx4 State : Enabled Feature Name : NetFx4Extended-ASPNET45 State : Disabled Feature Name : MicrosoftWindowsPowerShellRoot State : Enabled Feature Name : MicrosoftWindowsPowerShell State : Enabled Feature Name : iSCSITargetServer-PowerShell State : Disabled Feature Name : PKIClient-PSH-Cmdlets State : Disabled Feature Name : KeyDistributionService-PSH-Cmdlets State : Enabled Feature Name : TlsSessionTicketKey-PSH-Cmdlets State : Enabled Feature Name : Tpm-PSH-Cmdlets State : Enabled Feature Name : MicrosoftWindowsPowerShellV2 State : Enabled Feature Name : WindowsPowerShellWebAccess State : Disabled Feature Name : DataCenterBridging-LLDP-Tools State : Disabled Feature Name 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Code: DISM /Online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:DesktopExperience /NoRestart is what is called and the only other DISM call is for DISM /Online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:ServerMediaFoundation /NoRestart on Server 2016.
Hmm it seems on the preview 2016 version you had to enable the Desktop Experience feature, but from what i can read up now it is included already? From Experts Exchange.
So it looks like it all worked! I will remove the DesktopExperience line from the 2016 addon as it looks like as long as you install the GUI version (non preview) it is ok. I know the lock/login screens might not get changed i think i made a note about that in the server-readme.txt file. Cant work a way around that at the moment. but considering a Server is usually booted up and on 24/7 rare you would see those screens?
I only had the preview 2016 server ISO so i guess that why the screw up has happened as m$ included the Desktop Experience as i am sure it said Server 2016 Standard (with GUI) or words to that effect before.