Issue:
If you remove the Microsoft .NET framework 4.5 feature from a Windows Server 2012 server, once you reboot the server the desktop will not load and you will only get a command prompt.
Environment:
Windows Server 2012
Any Product
Cause:
When removing Windows .NET Framework 4.5 it removes necessary files that the desktop shell requires to function properly. This is why we are left with just the core terminal.
Workaround:
We will need to reinstall .NET Framework 4.5 and PowerShell to reinstall the the shell.