Windows 2012: How to use Server Manager on client

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To start Server Manager to manage Windows 2012 on a client computer, please follow these steps.

1. Follow instructions in Deploy Remote Server Administration Tools to install Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 8 Release Preview on a computer that is running Windows 8 Release Preview.

2. On the Start screen, click Administrative Tools.

3. In the Administrative Tools folder, double-click Server Manager.

4. If neither the Administrative Tools nor the Server Manager tiles are displayed on the Start screen after installing Remote Server Administration Tools, and searching for Server Manager on the Start screen does not display results, verify that the Show administrative tools setting is turned on. To view this setting, hover the mouse cursor over the upper right corner of the Start screen, and then click Settings. If Show administrative tools is turned off, turn the setting on to display tools that you have installed as part of Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 8 Release Preview.