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Quickly Convert from Core to GUI Stop the command line madness! Windows Server 2012 R2 on a VMWare vSphere 5.5 Virtual Machine After accidentally installing a Windows Server 2012 R2 Core only version for my new Exchange 2016 server I went searching on the internet for the correct process to convert from Windows Server 2012 R2 Core to GUI. A quick search revealed numerous web sites with the knowledge needed to go from Windows Server 2012 R2 Core to GUI. However, none of them worked for me. I tried this command and that. I found the correct index and used that in the next command however the process always failed with and error. Error Message: Install-WindowsFeature : The request to add or remove features on the specified server failed. Installation of one or more roles, role services, or features failed.  The source files could not be downloaded.  Use the source option to specify the location of the files that are required to restore the feature. Error: