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
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    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
     
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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
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    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.

    Screenshot_2025-04-18-18-44-47-544_com.microsoft.rdc.androidx.jpg
     
  10. Mark Kaye

    Mark Kaye MDL Novice

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    back to 2019 1 more time
    fresh install to SATA HD - entered default essentials key
    ran script
    ran .exe - fails
    not sure what i am missing??
     
  11. Dieter31

    Dieter31 MDL Junior Member

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    @Mark Kaye : Maybe if you explain more detailed what you do and what went wrong, someomeone can help. Your very short message dont help me to understand. Why are you going back to 2019?
     
  12. Mark Kaye

    Mark Kaye MDL Novice

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    i am running server 2016 - corrupted, no updates in 4 yrs, tried a multitude of fixes - nothing helped
    bought new hardware - AMD5700, 64MB RAM, 2TB nvme to replace my 10yr old stuff
    i can do a new install of 2016, but thought that updating for a bit for longer support was a good thing
    i want to keep the essentials experience as that is what i have been using for years - started with WHS, 2008, 2012 etc
    i am a 1 man company and don't want to spend all my time as a system admin, know just enough to be dangerous

    so, new install of 2019 essentials to SATA HD (nvme has new 2016 install, i'll overwrite if i can get 2019 to work)
    run script to install WSE - seems OK
    computer restarts, WSE not completely installed
    run exe
    still broke
     
  13. Dieter31

    Dieter31 MDL Junior Member

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    Tried to run essentialsroleconfigwizard.exe?
     
  14. Mark Kaye

    Mark Kaye MDL Novice

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    that's the exe i run
     
  15. Dieter31

    Dieter31 MDL Junior Member

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    essentialsroleconfigwizard.exe finished or gives an error?
    Its hard to give some support if xou only give few Information.
     
  16. Mark Kaye

    Mark Kaye MDL Novice

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    #138 Mark Kaye, Jul 29, 2025 at 20:13
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    essentialsroleconfigwizard.exe starts
    preparing your server - OK
    next and msg says WSE didn't install correctly, check event viewer etc, etc
     
  17. Dieter31

    Dieter31 MDL Junior Member

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    I tried and succeeded a clean install of Windows server 2025 snd WSEE using the script.
    First I installed Windows server 2025. After this is finished:
    Second I started WSEE Install script.
    This installs some roles, the dashboard and restarts the PC. After this restart essentialsroleconfigwizard.exe starts automatically. You have to set some setting for domain Administrator or time/date. PC restarts automatically BUT although it seems everything is finished, the Installation is NOT completely finished. Dashboard can not be started. You now have to restart essentialsroleconfigwizard.exe. Doing this it will give an error that it can not be finished successfully. Just wait (about 15 Minutes) and restart essentialsroleconfigwizard.exe again. Now it will finish and give notification for succes. Now everything is fine and you can start dashboard.
     
  18. Mark Kaye

    Mark Kaye MDL Novice

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    i left it at the error msg
    it rebooted by itself
    i tried running the exe again, but it said everything was duplicated, i cancelled
    WSE runs now!!

    thanks - now install again on nvme drive...