[teddyh]

The problem is that all server software written with Windows in mind already assume that their interface is a screen and a mouse, and will try to create a main window, dock icon, and show popups when something happens. How will they work on a headless Windows server?

[laumars]

Not all software will work, but plenty of Windows Server services can be controlled via remote procedure calls. Even Active Directory has supported remote administration via LDAP. These protocols can be wrapped around GUI applications or run via Powershell - either of which would obviously run from your client workstation like PuTTY / xterm would when SSHing into Linux.

[JoeAltmaier]

Confused: remote desktop makes any server not headless.

[teddyh]

So, if I understand you correctly, Windows’ new “headless” servers are not actually headless, they simply have an invisible head – it’s still there, you just can’t see it.

[maxerickson]

It sure doesn't seem like it is there reading the page I linked.

I guess the software you mention that depends on having a desktop will do some combination of not working and working poorly, but they aren't targeting legacy applications with it, they are fleshing out their cloud offering.

[JoeAltmaier]

Ah. No remote login.