Using Icaros to administrate a Windows Hyperv Server machine

[paolone]

Hi. Yesterday I made a funny experiment, while testing a procedure on Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2019.

That peculiar version of Windows is completely GUI-less: no File Explorer, no Computer Management, just plain old CMD prompt and PowerShell. And, of course, the chance to be managed by external tools on clients on the local network, since it is a free hypervisor meant to compete with VMware ESX.

But since I needed a quick way to manage files and programs on that version of Windows, I ended up installing Icaros Desktop and using it as a GUI for the whole system, launching Windows executables with HostBridge and managing files with Magellan.

Some news and info here:
https://vmwaros.blogspot.com/2020/11/serving-gui-to-hyperv-server-2019.html

And other informations here, for italian readers:
https://paolobesser.blogspot.com/2020/11/amministrare-hyper-v-server-come-se.html

Cheers]

[cdimauro]

Kudos, Paolo! Great and interesting work! 

[deadwood]

Nice idea, Paolo!

[aGGreSSor]

Rich idea! I just remembered that there are Windows 10 IOT for Raspberry Pi.
Maybe there is a place for AROS there too?

[paolone]

Rich idea! I just remembered that there are Windows 10 IOT for Raspberry Pi.
Maybe there is a place for AROS there too?

Why not? The only issue is that you'll have to port to ARM everything, from Win32 AROS that must be adapted and recompiled for the ARM version, to all the little/big utilities for AROS which are involved in the process.

[paolone]

And please don't miss this:


https://vmwaros.blogspot.com/2020/11/windows-programs-now-automatically.html

[deadwood]

Another nice usability improvement, thanks!