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Unable to install Windows Server Backup on Windows 2019 Essentials
Trying to install Windows Server Backup feature on a newly installed Windows 2019 Essentials server. When trying to install it comes back with the below error: Install-WindowsFeature : The reques...
I have gotten this to work simply by doing the following in PowerShell.
Get-WindowsFeature *backup*
Dism /Online /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:WindowsServerBackup
Dism /Online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:WindowsServerBackup
Now it opens fine.
You can try this fix
1) Run PowerShell as an Administrator
2) Put the Original Installation ISO for the OS (Windows Server) and mount it
3) Run this command in PowerShell: Dism /get-wiminfo /wimfile:<drive>:\sources\install.wim
"<drive> -> The Drive letter where this OS ISO was mounted to"
4) Take note of the "Index #" of the OS that was install on the PC (Server)
"For Example: -> Index: 4 , Name: Windows Server 2016 SERVERDATACENTER"
5) Run the next command in PowerShell: Install-WindowsFeature <Name of Feature> -Source wim:<Drive Letter>:\sources\install.wim:<Index #>
"For Example: -> Install-WindowsFeature Windows-Server-Backup -Source wim:G:\sources\install.wim:4"
P.S> Do not use the quotation marks "" on PowerShell when running the above commands
WOW, this worked for me. i have had a nightmare as when trying to reinstall i was getting this file cannot be found. and tried so many different ways from looking up on the internet.
Cant thank you enough 🙂
Cant thank you enough 🙂
