Windows Server Essentials Experience On Windows Server 2019/2022/2025

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  1. Dieter31

    Dieter31 MDL Junior Member

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    I made an in place upgrade from Windows Server 2025 26257 to latest Windows Server 2025 26280.

    But unfortunately it seems some WSEE Files or Services had been deleted. Link to dashboard cant find target because it dashboard.exe is gone. But I cant reinstallation of WSEE-Setup.ps1 because it ends up in an error. See pic attached. May Someone help me to modify the script so that it reinstalls WSEE although it has been run before?
    Thank you.

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  2. pm67310

    pm67310 MDL Guru

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    No help.... server 2025 essential need clean install

    Others scenario fails

    And bad idea to use previews build stay on 26100 stable build of server 2025
     
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  3. Dieter31

    Dieter31 MDL Junior Member

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    26100 had too many problems for me. Beginning with shadow copy service to windows update or windows defender...
     
  4. Dieter31

    Dieter31 MDL Junior Member

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    I was able to deactivate the check of past instsll in WSEE-Setup.ps1 Script. After rerun of the script I was able to start dashboard again but some Services or so are missing, no users, no devices anymore. Unfortunately EssentialsRoleConfigWizard.exe did not reinstall everything missing but ends up asap with Information that essentials is already installed.

    I dont know if there is a way to completely rerun EssentialsRoleConfigWizard.exe when it ran before to reinstall everything.

    So I made a clean reinstallation of Windows server 2025 and WSEE-Setup now.
     
  5. Mark Kaye

    Mark Kaye MDL Novice

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    #125 Mark Kaye, Mar 22, 2025
    Last edited: Mar 22, 2025
    trying to install WSEE on 2019 essentials
    new hardware, new install, separate vlan (trying to replace 2016 server, domain name would be the same)
    1st boot run script
    reboots into domain user, run exe
    reboots again into domain user, run exe, windows server did not install msg

    i did manage to install WSEE on 2019 on an SSD 2 weeks ago as i was experimenting before my new hardware arrived
    i connected the SSD to my new hardware, WSEE seems to be working
    doing image backup & restore to nvme drive
    maybe can finally move forward...
     
  6. Mark Kaye

    Mark Kaye MDL Novice

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    no, the version on my SSD looked it was working, but wasn't
    i did a fresh install of 2019 essentials on my new hardware nvme drive (consumer MB x570), windows updates, resolved all unknown hardware issues
    WSEE install goes through reboot (run installer from system32), however, after 2nd boot, not installed, and running install from system32 fails
     
  7. KleineZiege

    KleineZiege MDL Expert

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  8. Mark Kaye

    Mark Kaye MDL Novice

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    i have been using
    17763.737.190906-2324.rs5_release_svc_refresh_SERVERESSENTIALS_OEM_x64FRE_en-us_1.iso
    i have bypassed entering a key, should i enter the 6 month product key?

    drivers for nvme are there, but there are a bunch of AMD PCI devices that i needed to manually find the drivers
     
  9. Dieter31

    Dieter31 MDL Junior Member

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    #131 Dieter31, Apr 18, 2025
    Last edited: Apr 18, 2025
    Someone here using WSEE on latest Windows Server 2025?
    I always get this Update Problem and it seems that this occurs only on WSEE Machine and not standalone Windows Server 2025. Whatever I tried, I am not able to solve this.

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