I’m wanting to establish Microsoft RemoteFX in my lab, and to do so, one needs a dedicated 3d accelerator. Obviously, nVidia didn’t make the drivers with Server 2012 (now 2016 as well, see below) Core in mind. To accomplish this, we need do the following:
1> Download the newest drivers from nVidia. (Note the later half of these points will probably work on ATI cards as well, you just need to unpack the drivers)
2> Execute the driver setup directly on core server the and select a temporary directory.
3> Hit «OK»; the installer will crash because it’s uncomfortable in the lovely world of server core.
4> Navigate to the display.driver directory underneath the extracted files in the temporary directory you selected earlier. You should find the .inf files in this directory. For nVidia it is nv_disp.if. Update 5/3/2015: the .inf file is now nv_dispi.inf, thanks bearkiter.
5> From cmd.exe, execute «pnputil -i -a nv_disp.inf«
6> The screen will blank! Don’t be afraid. After completion, you should see a screen that looks like the shot below. (yes the borders are gone)
7> Assuming it’s OK to do so execute «Shutdown /r /t 0« to reboot the machine.
I’m working on another article to cover VDI/RemoteFX. Stay tuned. Update: Article here.
Update 2/3/2017: Confirmed working on Windows 2016! Consumer grade hardware works in the lab as well.
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Hi,
I am considering to switch Windows Server 2012 to replace Windows 7 Ultimate instead of going the Windows 8 route. I have been testing Windows Server 2012 on my server, and found its Modern UI (aka Metro) doesn’t get in the way as much as it does under Windows 8. This as-well as other reasons I feel that Server 2012 is a better fit than Windows 8 for my workstation/gaming platform. I have a Geforce GTX 560 Ti and have been unable to find drivers specific to Windows Server 2012. Is it possible to use Windows 8 drivers with Server 2012, and or are there any developer drivers?
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You got me curious, I’m downloading the trial now so once installed im gonna see if/what ones work.
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Good luck with it. I found this handy little site you may find useful:
http://www.win2012workstation.com/
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I can’t remember where but I read Server 2012 isn’t very good for things like gaming (performance wise), I will post the article later if I can find it.
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point of view gtx 570 1gb
i using 2008 r1 good performance for games to
2012 is more faster then 2008?
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2008 was a special case where Vista felt really slow and 2008 already had many of the optimizations that later appeared in Windows 7.
PS: did you try Win 8 and http://classicshell.sourceforge.net? The server licences are a bit expensive for a gaming system imo.
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I think you will find the reason for less performance is due to less mature drivers, specifically in relation to individual game optimization within the drivers themselves (and thats assuming drivers even get released). So in reality its the likes of AMD/ATi and Nvidia who if they don’t put the effort in, you can hardly blame Server 2012 itself. I’ve actually found Server 2012 to be considerably faster overall than Windows 8 once the services are tweaked, not to mention Server 2012 also has significantly less Modern UI/Metro bloat by default. While not for everyone; I do also find the extra system tools included in Windows Server a plus.
As I mentioned in my original post, I was looking at Server 2012 as a possible alternative to Windows 7 rather than 8, because for me personally as it stands Windows 8 is not suitable (at-least in its current implementation).
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I have tried some of the alternatives to the start menu. But so far haven’t found one suitable. I don’t mind so much a start screen, since i pin my common stuff to the task-bar. As long as I don’t have to use it for any navigation I’m pretty content. Windows 8 and Server 2012 differ in that there are more traditional tools in Server to make system modifications etc, and thats what I would prefer.
Edit: Forgot to mention, Licences aren’t an issue because I get them free through an organization I do some work for.
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Using Ndvr ver. 310.34 with inf provided by -Tj- (Cheers -Tj-). So far so good, all installed without a hitch. Havent gamed yet but will shortly.
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