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Provisioning Nano Server on Windows 10

Nano Server can be deployed on Windows 10 machine with Hyper-V installed. Microsoft provides evaluation version of Nano Server image which is valid for 180 days that can be customized as per needs. The ISO for Windows Server 2016 can be downloaded from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-server-2016. Click on Register to continue and login with Windows Live account, fill in the registration form. The portal shows three download options as shown in the following screenshot:

The Nano Server VHD (.exe) is the easiest option to quickly setup Nano Server on Windows 10. This contains ...

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