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MVP

Dec 03, 2020

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[ISSUE - UI] Setup does not show expected fonts in Server Core

this is a pretty old problem but I hope it could be triaged and addressed. If you run setup to upgrade or install Server on Server Core the fonts do not look like expected (Server with Desktop Ex...

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Reza_Ameri
Mar 22, 2021
Thank you Karl-WE for follow up and sharing this issue in the Feedback Hub app . In past I observed similar issue and as we investigate it was something to do with the graphic card driver and as we update it , the issue have been solved. So I believe this is different issue.
Server Core is very basic installation and what you mentioned makes scenes because several services are disabled to make it lighter.
Since you report it, Windows Server team would be able to investigate this issue.

Karl-WE

MVP

Mar 21, 2021

Reza_Ameri thank you for your reply. I don't think this is a GPU issue as it happens in Hyper-V aswell as Nvidia or Intel GPU.

For me it seems like a missing font because it only affects core server installations and with Desktop Experience it's fine even on the same hardware.

Reza_Ameri

Silver Contributor

Mar 22, 2021

Thank you Karl-WE for follow up and sharing this issue in the Feedback Hub app . In past I observed similar issue and as we investigate it was something to do with the graphic card driver and as we update it , the issue have been solved. So I believe this is different issue.

Server Core is very basic installation and what you mentioned makes scenes because several services are disabled to make it lighter.

Since you report it, Windows Server team would be able to investigate this issue.