<s>
Windows	B-Protocol
Admin	I-Protocol
Center	I-Protocol
(	O
code-named	O
Project	B-Protocol
Honolulu	I-Protocol
)	O
is	O
a	O
web	O
program	O
released	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
on	O
April	O
12	O
,	O
2018	O
as	O
an	O
evolution	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
(	O
GUI	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Officially	O
launched	O
in	O
public	O
preview	O
under	O
the	O
code	O
name	O
Project	B-Protocol
Honolulu	I-Protocol
at	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Ignite	O
2017	O
conference	O
in	O
Orlando	O
,	O
Florida	O
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Admin	I-Protocol
Center	I-Protocol
is	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
GUI-focused	O
replacement	O
for	O
the	O
management	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
servers	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Device
server	I-Device
clusters	O
and	O
PCs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
behind	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
to	O
simplify	O
management	O
of	O
servers	B-Application
by	O
placing	O
a	O
majority	O
of	O
frequently	O
referenced	O
tools	O
that	O
system	B-Application
administrators	I-Application
use	O
in	O
one	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
left	O
preview	O
on	O
April	O
12	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
named	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Admin	I-Protocol
Center	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Admin	I-Protocol
Center	I-Protocol
also	O
offers	O
Hyper	O
Converged	O
Cluster	O
Management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
a	O
few	O
features	O
like	O
Storage	O
Replica	O
which	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
any	O
alternative	O
GUI	B-Application
at	O
the	O
moment	O
and	O
are	O
still	O
command	O
line	O
based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Presently	O
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Admin	I-Protocol
Center	I-Protocol
only	O
supports	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Chrome	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
designed	O
to	O
manage	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2012	I-Device
and	O
later	O
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Admin	I-Protocol
Center	I-Protocol
can	O
also	O
manage	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
albeit	O
with	O
fewer	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
manage	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2012	I-Device
or	O
2012	O
R2	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	O
Management	O
Framework	O
(	O
WMF	O
)	O
version	O
5.1	O
or	O
higher	O
must	O
be	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
R2	I-Device
can	O
be	O
managed	O
with	O
the	O
installation	O
of	O
Windows	O
Management	O
Framework	O
version	O
5.1	O
or	O
higher	O
,	O
albeit	O
with	O
limited	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Protocol
Admin	I-Protocol
Center	I-Protocol
can	O
be	O
installed	O
on	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2016	I-Device
,	O
or	O
later	O
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Installing	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Admin	I-Protocol
Center	I-Protocol
requires	O
an	O
~	O
80MB	O
Microsoft	O
Installer	O
Package	O
(	O
MSI	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
installed	O
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Admin	I-Protocol
Center	I-Protocol
can	O
be	O
accessible	O
over	O
the	O
web	O
,	O
and	O
servers	B-Application
can	O
be	O
managed	O
upon	O
their	O
addition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Protocol
Admin	I-Protocol
Center	I-Protocol
was	O
brought	O
into	O
existence	O
because	O
"	O
IT	O
admins	O
have	O
repeatedly	O
told	O
us	O
that	O
PowerShell	B-Application
is	O
necessary	O
but	O
not	O
sufficient	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
ease-of-use	O
is	O
still	O
largely	O
dependent	O
on	O
GUI	B-Application
Tools	O
for	O
core	O
scenarios	O
and	O
new	O
capabilities.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Protocol
Admin	I-Protocol
Center	I-Protocol
builds	O
off	O
of	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Management	I-Application
Console	I-Application
introduced	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
puts	O
the	O
most	O
used	O
management	O
utilities	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Event	O
Viewer	O
,	O
Roles	O
and	O
Features	O
,	O
Hyper-V	O
management	O
,	O
Windows	O
Firewall	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Registry	B-Protocol
editor	I-Protocol
)	O
and	O
puts	O
them	O
into	O
a	O
more	O
user-friendly	O
web-based	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
