Building and customizing a Nano Server image using Windows PowerShell

First, you need to mount Windows Server 2016 ISO media on any Windows 10 or Windows Server 2016 machine.

Assuming the drive letter for the mounted image is E:

Run the following PowerShell cmdlet:

Copy "E:\NanoServer""C:\NanoServer" -Recurse 

We are copying the NanoServer folder from the mounted ISO image into C:\NanoServer locally.

Import the NanoServerImageGenerator.psd1 PowerShell module by running the following command:

Import-Module "C:\NanoServer\ NanoServerImageGenerator\NanoServerImageGenerator.psd1" -Verbose 

Figure 4: Nano Server. Import PowerShell Module

After importing the new PowerShell module using the -Verbose parameter, you will notice we have in fact imported three commands: New-NanoServerImage, Get-NanoServerPackages, and Edit-NanoServerImage:

• The New-NanoServerImage creates a new Nano Server image.
• The Edit-NanoServerImage makes changes to an existing image that you already built. For example, you have created...