Windows Server 2012 R2 Update – Notes from the lab

Just wanted to share a few "features" discovered after deploying the Windows Server 2012 R2 Update to a bunch of servers in our lab.

First, the update does spike the CPUs pretty hard during installation so plan your deployments carefully.

Second, if you (like me) have a few demo machines running Windows Server 2012 R2, with Desktop experience feature installed BEFORE installing the update, you will get a shortcut for the Windows Store on the taskbar. It doesn't matter if the machine is in a workgroup or domain. Not so useful on a server maybe 🙂  Adding the Desktop experience feature AFTER installing the R2 update does not add the shortcut.

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Pretty high CPU load for just an update. Virtual machines are more likely to use 80 – 90 percent.

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Desktop Experience installed BEFORE R2 Update = Shortcut to Windows Store on the taskbar.

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