The
Initial Configuration Tasks Wizard appears immediately after your first
login after your installation. This wizard was designed to assist
administrators in configuring servers postinstallation. In fact, many
of the questions that you might typically answer during a server
installation are handled in Windows Server 2008 in this wizard, after
the server OS has been installed.
The
Initial Configuration Tasks Wizard replaces the Post-Setup Security
Updates feature that was introduced in Windows Server 2003, Service
Pack 1 and goes beyond security and into the full configuration for a
new server.
Note
If
you closed the Initial Configuration Tasks Wizard or selected the
checkbox Do Not Show This Window at Logon, you can reopen the wizard by
typing oobe in the Start menu’s instant search bar.
The Initial Configuration Tasks Wizard has three sections, as shown in Figure 1:
Provide Computer Information:
In this section, you can set the time zone, configure networking and
provide a computer name (the default is a random name you do not want
to keep), and join a domain.
Update This Server: This section is for enabling automatic updates and feedback settings, and for quickly downloading and installing updates.
Customize This Server: This section allows you to add roles and features, enable Remote Desktop, and configure Windows Firewall.
When you close the Initial Configuration Tasks Wizard, Server Manager opens to assist you.
