CoreConfigurator
Readers of my blogs know how much I dislike the use of the command line, no matter how adept I am at it, hence my affection for VistaBootPRO (Windows Vista BCD Editor), FullArmor Workflow Studio (PowerShell GUI), and now….tada….CoreConfigurator!
This tool puts a (very basic) GUI on top of Server Core to allow for a graphical configuration of Server Core. While that seems like a contradiction, I feel it is a very welcome tool, since it makes configuring server core faster.
CoreConfigurator has the following features:
- Product Activation
- Configuration of display resolution
- Clock and time zone configuration
- Remote Desktop configuration
- Management of local user accounts (creation, deletion, group membership, passwords)
- Firewall configuration
- WinRM configuration
- IP configuration
- Computer name and domain/workgroup membership
- Installation of Server Core features/roles
A detailed walkthrough can be found here on Windowmaker's Blog, the developer's blog.
Developed by Guy Teverovsky, CoreConfigurator is now an indispensible part of my software toolbox. It should be a part of yours as well.
Download it here.