Configure Server Core with the Server Configuration tool (SConfig) — by Microsoft Learn

intermediatepageLink only (©)Windows Server 2022 and later (earlier versions run SConfig.cmd)

Describes SConfig, the text menu used for first setup of a Server Core machine: networking, domain join, updates, Remote Desktop, restart and an exit to PowerShell. From Windows Server 2022 it launches automatically at sign-in on Server Core, and it cannot be used from a remote PowerShell session.

Quick steps

Menu 5 sets the Windows Update mode, 6 installs updates, 7 configures Remote Desktop
Menu 15 exits to PowerShell; type SConfig to return
Set-SConfig -AutoLaunch $False stops it starting automatically

Paraphrased from the source. Menus can differ by version, so check the original for full details.

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Source: Configure Server Core with the Server Configuration tool (SConfig) by Microsoft Learn. Licence: Link only (©).

Source reviewed: 2026-11-02
Link checked: 2026-11-02
Tested hands-on: Not by Oddbyte.Me

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