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</style><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary">Windows Admin Center</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image logo"><div class="infobox-caption">Web-based graphical interface to manage <a href="Windows_Server" title="Windows Server">Windows Server</a> infrastructure offered by Microsoft</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="Programmer" title="Programmer">Developer(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Initial release</th><td class="infobox-data">April 12, 2018<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2018-04-12</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="display: none;"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="Software_release_life_cycle" title="Software release life cycle">Stable release</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="margin:0px;">2410

/ December 11, 2024<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2024-12-11</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2">

</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="Operating_system" title="Operating system">Operating system</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Windows_Server_2012" title="Windows Server 2012">Windows Server 2012</a> or later, <a href="Windows_10" title="Windows 10">Windows 10</a> or later</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="Computing_platform" title="Computing platform">Platform</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="X64" class="mw-redirect" title="X64">x64</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="File_size" title="File size">Size</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap">80 MB</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="Software_categories#Categorization_approaches" title="Software categories">Type</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Systems_management" title="Systems management">Systems management</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="Software_license" title="Software license">License</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Freeware" title="Freeware">Freeware</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/manage/windows-admin-center/overview">docs<wbr>.microsoft<wbr>.com<wbr>/en-us<wbr>/windows-server<wbr>/manage<wbr>/windows-admin-center<wbr>/overview</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table>

<p><b>Windows Admin Center</b> (code-named <b>Project Honolulu</b>) is a web program released by <a href="Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a> on April 12, 2018 as an evolution of the <a href="Windows_Server" title="Windows Server">Windows Server</a> <a href="Graphical_user_interface" title="Graphical user interface">graphical user interface</a> (GUI). Officially launched in public preview under the code name Project Honolulu at the <a href="Microsoft_Ignite" title="Microsoft Ignite">Microsoft Ignite</a> 2017 conference in <a href="Orlando%2C_Florida" title="Orlando, Florida">Orlando, Florida</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Windows Admin Center is meant to be a GUI-focused replacement for the management of Windows servers, Windows server clusters, and PCs. The idea behind the project was to simplify the management of <a href="Server_(computing)" title="Server (computing)">servers</a> by placing the majority of frequently referenced tools used by <a href="System_administrator" title="System administrator">system administrators</a> in one place. The project left preview on April 12, 2018 and was named Windows Admin Center.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Features">Features</h2></div>

<p>A list of features that are offered from this web based administration tool are as follows, and expected to grow with the ability for plugins and 3rd party extensions:

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<ul><li>Overview</li>

<li><a href="Microsoft_Azure" title="Microsoft Azure">Azure</a> hybrid services</li>

<li>Azure Backup</li>

<li>Azure File Sync</li>

<li>Azure Monitor</li>

<li>Azure Security Center</li>

<li><a href="Digital_certificate" class="mw-redirect" title="Digital certificate">Certificates</a></li>

<li>Devices</li>

<li>Events</li>

<li>Files</li>

<li><a href="Firewall_(computing)" title="Firewall (computing)">Firewall</a></li>

<li>Installed apps</li>

<li>Local users & groups</li>

<li>Network</li>

<li><a href="PowerShell" title="PowerShell">PowerShell</a></li>

<li>Processes</li>

<li><a href="Windows_Registry" title="Windows Registry">Registry</a></li>

<li><a href="Remote_Desktop_Connection" class="mw-redirect" title="Remote Desktop Connection">Remote Desktop</a></li>

<li>Roles & features</li>

<li><a href="Task_Scheduler" class="mw-redirect" title="Task Scheduler">Scheduled tasks</a></li>

<li><a href="Windows_service" title="Windows service">Services</a></li>

<li>Storage</li>

<li>Storage replica</li>

<li><a href="Windows_Update" title="Windows Update">Updates</a></li>

<li><a href="Virtual_Machine" class="mw-redirect" title="Virtual Machine">Virtual Machines</a></li>

<li>Virtual Switches</li>

<li>Settings<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul>

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<p>In addition, Windows Admin Center also offers Hyper Converged Cluster Management.

</p><p>There are a few features like Storage Replica which do not have any alternative GUI at the moment and are still command line based.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Server_compatibility">Server compatibility</h2></div>

<p>While designed to manage <a href="Windows_Server_2012" title="Windows Server 2012">Windows Server 2012</a> and later, Windows Admin Center can also manage <a href="Windows_10" title="Windows 10">Windows 10</a>, albeit with fewer tools. In order to manage <a href="Windows_Server_2012" title="Windows Server 2012">Windows Server 2012</a> or <a href="Windows_Server_2012_R2" title="Windows Server 2012 R2">2012 R2</a>, the Windows Management Framework (WMF) version 5.1 or higher must be installed. Additionally, <a href="Windows_Server_2008_R2" title="Windows Server 2008 R2">Windows Server 2008 R2</a> can be managed with the installation of Windows Management Framework version 5.1 or higher, albeit with limited functionality.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Client_compatibility_and_installation">Client compatibility and installation</h2></div>

<p>Windows Admin Center can be installed on <a href="Windows_10" title="Windows 10">Windows 10</a>, <a href="Windows_Server_2016" title="Windows Server 2016">Windows Server 2016</a>, or later operating systems.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Installing Windows Admin Center requires an ~80MB Microsoft Installer Package (MSI). The installer will ask for a port to serve the website on, as well as the ability to use or generate a self-signed <a href="Public_key_certificate" title="Public key certificate">SSL certificate</a>.

</p><p>Once installed, Windows Admin Center can be accessible over the web, and servers can be managed upon their addition.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Presently, Windows Admin Center only supports <a href="Microsoft_Edge" title="Microsoft Edge">Microsoft Edge</a> and <a href="Google_Chrome" title="Google Chrome">Google Chrome</a>.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Simplified_management">Simplified management</h2></div>

<p>Windows Admin Center was brought into existence because "IT admins have repeatedly told us that <a href="PowerShell" title="PowerShell">PowerShell</a> is necessary but not sufficient, and that Windows Server ease-of-use is still largely dependent on GUI Tools for core scenarios and new capabilities."<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Windows Admin Center builds off of the <a href="Microsoft_Management_Console" title="Microsoft Management Console">Microsoft Management Console</a> introduced in <a href="Windows_2000" title="Windows 2000">Windows 2000</a>. It takes the most used management utilities (such as the Event Viewer, Roles and Features, Hyper-V management, Windows Firewall, and Registry editor) and puts them into a user-friendly, web-based application.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Footnotes">Footnotes</h2></div>

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<li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Not to be confused another Settings page that pertains Windows Admin Center itself. This Settings page configures the target computer.</span>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div>

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</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-admin-center-blog/windows-admin-center-version-2410-is-now-generally-available/4356534">"Windows Admin Center version 2410 is now generally available!"</a>. <i>Windows Admin Center Blog</i>. 2024-12-11<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2025-01-21</span></span>.</cite></span>

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<li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://redmondmag.com/articles/2017/09/14/project-honolulu-and-windows-server-management.aspx">"Microsoft Brings Back the GUI with 'Project Honolulu' for Windows Server Management -- Redmondmag.com"</a>. <i>Redmondmag</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2017-10-08</span></span>.</cite></span>

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<li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/09/microsoft-building-a-new-graphical-interface-for-managing-windows-servers/">"Microsoft unveils Project Honolulu, a new GUI for server administration"</a>. <i>Ars Technica</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2017-10-08</span></span>.</cite></span>

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