The posts above answer some of my questions, but lead to others.įor example, it seems that the above are meant to be applied to either the full version of Roon or 'Roon Server' running on the music server that is directly attached to the DAC. I have been following the Roon developments with interest, as I would like to move to that program and have been waiting to see how it would integrate with Audiophile Optimizer and Windows Server 2012 in core mode.

AO cannot change or extend the functionality of a graphic card driver.Ĭonsider using RoonServer instead of Roon or switch to Windows 10 if no OpenGL compatible graphic card driver is available for server 2012/2012 R2. OPENGL WARNING: If your graphic card driver for Server 2012/2012 R2 offers no OpenGL support (and you get OpenGL Errors when you start Roon) there is nothing AO could do against it. Do not disable Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Say no to 'disable network related services' Say yes to 'Install Kernel-Streaming and MediaPlayer support' Run AudiophileOptimizer in advanced or ultimate mode Stay in GUI mode or switch to Minimal-Server Mode (Core Mode is not supported!) Install Windows Server 2012 R2 & all available updates

I focused my testings on RoonServer and these are the needed steps to get a Roon Core working on Windows Server 2012 R2 (no matter if GUI or minimal-server Mode): So i used the last night to get rid of all this inconvenient steps, and yes it does even work in Minimal-Server Mode now.

Add the 'Windows Server Essentials Media Pack' Add the Windows Role 'Essentials Experience' (which actually converts a standard edition into an essentials edition) These steps were needed to get Roon or RoonServer working on Windows Server 2012 R2: Roon & Windows Server have somewhat worked in the past, but the overall experience to get it working was not very convenient. I finally had some time to get myself 'into' Roon last night.

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