Install Windows Admin Center — by Microsoft Learn

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Explains how to install the browser-based Windows Admin Center on a PC or server, with the desktop installer or silently from PowerShell on Server Core. A self-signed certificate is fine for testing (valid 60 days) but production should use one from a trusted CA, and Microsoft's installation-options page says installing it on a domain controller is not supported.

Quick steps

Download the installer from the Microsoft Evaluation Center
Run it and choose Express or Custom setup, then select a TLS certificate
Server Core: download with Start-BitsTransfer and run the installer with /VERYSILENT, then Start-Service WindowsAdminCenter

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

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Source: Install Windows Admin Center 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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