Install Windows Admin Center

To install Windows Admin Center on your machine running the Windows Server desktop experience, follow these steps:

1. Sign in to the machine where you want to install Windows Admin Center.

2. Run the Windows Admin Center installer that you previously downloaded.

   

3. On the Welcome to the Windows Admin Center setup wizard page, select Next.

4. On the License Terms and Privacy Statement page, if you agree to the terms, select I accept these terms and understand the privacy statement. Then select Next to prepare your environment and start the installation process.

   

5. On the Select installation mode page, select either Express setup or Custom setup:

   • Express setup: Determines your network access and port selection based on your operating system. Express setup doesn't allow for configuration of extra features.
   • Custom setup: Allows you to configure network access, port numbers, Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificate type and thumbprint, fully qualified domain name of the endpoint, trusted hosts mode, and WinRM over HTTPS.

6. Select Next.

7. On the Select TLS certificate page, select the option that matches your needs, and then select Next.

   You must select which TLS certificate that Windows Admin Center should use. If you already have a certificate, it must be installed in the LocalMachine\My certificates store. If you install Windows Admin Center for testing purposes only, the installer can generate a self-signed certificate that expires after 60 days.

   

8. On the Automatic updates page, select your preferred update option. The recommended option to install updates automatically is selected by default. Then select Next.

9. On the Send diagnostic data to Microsoft page, select your preference, and then select Next.

10. Review Ready to install, and then select Install to start the installation process.

11. After the installation process finishes, select Start Windows Admin Center checkbox, and then select Finish.

12. Sign in as an administrator to start using Windows Admin Center.

    

To install Windows Admin Center on a machine running the Windows Server Core experience or by using Windows PowerShell, follow these steps:

1. Sign in to your machine. If you're on Server Core, from the SConfig menu, enter option 15, and then select Enter to open a PowerShell session. If you're on the desktop experience, remote desktop into your VM and start PowerShell.

2. Download the Windows Admin Center installer, and copy it to your computer by using the following PowerShell command:

   $parameters = @{
        Source = "https://aka.ms/WACdownload"
        Destination = ".\WindowsAdminCenter.exe"
   }
   Start-BitsTransfer @parameters
   

3. To install Windows Admin Center, run the following command:

   Start-Process -FilePath '.\WindowsAdminCenter.exe' -ArgumentList '/VERYSILENT' -Wait
   

4. You might also need to start Windows Admin Center by using the following command:

   Start-Service -Name WindowsAdminCenter
   

.\WindowsAdminCenter2511.exe /HTTPSPortNumber=1234 /CertificateThumbprint=“1234abcd4567efgh”