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GnVm
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Enthusiast

Issue related to Windows Server installation on VMware Workstation

Hi,

I have seen multiple times.

During Windows Server installation on bare-metal machine or VirtualBox or Azure, by default Administrator account is the user account. It doesn’t ask to create another user account.

Before installing Windows Server in VMware Workstation, it asks for a user account which becomes local-administrator account after installation. So there are two user accounts including built-in administrator.

Can this issue be resolved?

If yes, please let me know, how?

With Regards

GnVm

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a_p_
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Leadership

I assume that you are using the installation wizard!?

To get a "real world" installation experience, select "I will install the OS later" in the new VM wizard, and boot the VM directly from the Windows install media.

André