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Dave
Dave

Reputation: 253

Accessing Azure Virtual Machine via RDP for the first time, stops at a command prompt

I've created a virtual machine using all the defaults and when once it's up and running, I try to access it via RDP. I connect okay, the initial user setup screens pop up and then disappear as you'd expect, but one of the command prompt boxes stays open at the directory

c:\users\theusername

and nothing else happens. I can type into the box here, with all the DOS commands, but can get no further. Typing exit closes the command prompt and then I'm stuck with a black screen that just sits there.

I've tried restarting the VM via the Azure portal, I've trying deleting and creating new VMs with various settings all with the same result.

I'm wondering if there's something wrong with the account, but can't see anything that's obvious and Google's been no help. Any ideas how to get a VM to start up properly to the desktop?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1294

Answers (1)

Giorgos
Giorgos

Reputation: 344

Windows Server 1709 are based on the Server Core installation option, that's why you get on boot the command prompt box.

Windows Server version 1709

Upvotes: 5

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