Microsoft Windows Server 2022 for Dell PowerEdge Servers Installation Guide

Set up preinstalled Microsoft Windows Server 2022 operating system

1. Connect the keyboard, monitor, mouse, network cable, power cable, and other required peripherals to your system.
2. Turn on your system. The system should boot into the preinstalled OS.
3. Select the language in which you want to configure the preinstalled OS, and then click Next.
   NOTE This screen is not displayed for the Simplified or Traditional Chinese operating system.
4. Select country or region, app language, keyboard layout, and then click Next.
5. Read the license terms, and then click Accept if you agree to the license terms.
   NOTE If you do not accept the license agreement, you cannot proceed with OS installation.
6. Enter administrator password that you wish to set for the system, reenter to confirm the password, and then click Finish.
   NOTE The password must conform to the password complexity rules. For more information about password complexity rules, see Password Policy.
7. In the Select OS Partition Size window, move the slider to set an appropriate OS partition size, and then click Ok. This allows you to choose the partition during the installation process.
   The minimum partition size recommended for primary partitions is 40 GB.
8. Log in to the system after it reboots.
9. Type the administrator password, and then press Enter.
   A message is displayed with information about the value added services that are provided with your system.
   NOTE Windows Server 2022 Essentials do not include the Essentials Experience role. Windows Server 2022 Essentials can be configured as a domain controller by installing the Active Directory Domain Services role from the Server Manager. See Get Started with Windows Server 2022.