Installing Windows Server 2016 on Virtual Box

 

Windows Server 2016 Installation

Notes for using this guide - At each step there is an image of what you should see if you are following the guide correctly - each action will be followed by an image

1.Copy the two files listed below to the C drive of your PC ( it might help creating a sub folder titled ‘ISO files’

2.Open the Oracle Virtual box application from the desktop

3.Click the blue star new 

4.Type Unit 20 Server 2016 in the name field

Leave the machine folder as it is

Ensure type is Microsoft Windows 

Ensure version is Windows 2016 (64Bit)

5.Move the slider to select memory size of (4096MB (4GB) If you are using a laptop with a total memory amount of 8GB drop this down to 3096MB 

6.Ensure create a virtual hard disk now is selected

Ensure VDI ( virtual disk image is selected )

Ensure dynamically allocated disk size is selected

Move the slider to a capacity of 30.41GB

Click the green arrow start 

Click the small yellow folder

Click Add ( the green plus sign )

Select the file listed below from where you copied it to on the C: drive

Once listed select choose

Click start

Change the time and currency format toUnited Kingdom. Click Next

Click install now

Enter the product key as below

Accept the license terms

Select custom install 

Select the drive and click next

The installation will now begin and could take 10-15minutes

Choose a password that you will remember, if you can’t think of anything use Password1

Enter your password at the login screen 

Once you get into the desktop a configuration window should pop up click cancel 

Shut down the server - select Other (unplanned) as your reason

Windows 10 installation

Click the blue star new

Enter Windows 10 Unit 20 as the name 

Leave the machine folder as it is 

Ensure the type is Microsoft Windows 

Change the version to Windows 10 (64Bit)

Change the slider to 2709MB (2.7GB) Memory size ( if you are on a laptop leave it as 2048MB )

Ensure the create a virtual hard disk is selected

Ensure VDI is selected 

Ensure dynamically allocated is selected

Change the File size location slider to 30.41GB

Click the green arrow start 

Click the yellow folder

Click the green plus arrow Add

Select the Windows 10 file from where you saved it on the C drive 

Make sure Windows 10 is highlighted and click choose

Click start ensuring Windows 10 is selected

Ensure time and currency is United Kingdom

Click install now

Click I don’t have a product key

Select Windows 10 Pro 

Accept the license terms 

Select custom installation 

Select the drive and click next

Select United Kingdom

Select Skip to not add a second keyboard

Select set up for personal use 

Select United Kingdom for keyboard layout 

Choose Offline account

Select limited experience

Type the user name as Admin

Type a password you will remember for example Password1

Select security questions and answers

Select yes

Select accept 

Select use online speech recognition 

Select Yes and accept to use location 

Select Yes and accept 

Select Full and accept

Select Yes and accept

Select Yes and accept

Select Yes and accept

Shutdown the Windows 10 machine