Black " administrator" screen when connecting
would anyone know how I can get passed this screen, im fairly new to this and have had other instances connected using RDP work just fine.
That's a Windows Core server.
When you finish installing Server Core on a system and sign in for the first time, you're in for a bit of a surprise. The main difference between the Server with Desktop Experience installation option and Server Core is that Server Core does not include the following GUI shell packages:
- Microsoft-Windows-Server-Shell-Package
- Microsoft-Windows-Server-Gui-Mgmt-Package
- Microsoft-Windows-Server-Gui-RSAT-Package
- Microsoft-Windows-Cortana-PAL-Desktop-Package
In other words, there is no desktop in Server Core, by design.
It doesn't have a desktop, only a command prompt. Usually you manage it remotely with the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT).