Sometimes you get tired of looking at a server desktop. So, here is a way to spice up Server 2008 R2 and make it look like Windows 7.

1. 1. Start -> Administrative Tools -> Server Manager
   2. On the left menu, select Features
   3. On the right, Click Add Feature
   4. Check Desktop Experience
   5. Click Add Required Features
   6. Click Next
   7. Click Install
   8. Click Close
   9. Click Yes to restart now
   10. After restarting and logging in, it will finish some things, then click close

1. 1. Start -> Administrative Tools -> Services
   2. On the right, locate Themes
   3. Right click themes
   4. Click Properties
   5. For Startup type, Select Automatic
   6. Click Apply
   7. Click Start
   8. Click Ok

1. Click Start
2. Type Personalization and hit enter
3. There should be an Windows 7 Theme listed under Aero Themes, Select it and you are done

All that’s probably missing is the trademark Win 7 background, but that should be easy enough to find and toss on there if you really want it.