I'm running a Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 (Server Core) and Windows 8.1 Pro with RSAT. I have been using Server Manager on the Windows 8.1 client for about a year without any problems. About 1 week ago every time I tried to launch Server Manager it crashes.
I got the monthly Microsoft patches a few days before, but I was using Server Manager afterwards so I don't think any of those patches introduced the problem? I've tried uninstalling and re-installing Server Manager and RSAT, but neither fixed the problems.
I tried running this command and got some error messages. (I don't recall the exact text.)
DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth
But after uninstalling and re-installing RSAT then running the DISM command no longer got any errors, but Server Manager still crashes.
I am running Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 as a VM on Hyper-V Server 2012 R2. The Windows 8.1 account where Server Manager is crashing is the Domain logon account. I found that if I used another Administrative account on the Windows 8.1 client I am able to get Server Manager to run, but I'm sure I'll have other problems since this account is not a Domain Admin account?
So I'd like to restore the ability to use Server Manager from the Domain Admin account on my Windows 8.1 Pro client.
Until recently I've always run my Server and PCs in a workgroup and am not very familiar with using a Domain. I am concerned that if I try and delete the Domain Admin account from my Windows 8.1 client that I may have trouble getting logged back onto the Client? So I'd rather not try that as a solution to fixing Server Manager, but as a last resort.
In searching the web I see a number of other people who've had problems with Server Manager, but none seem to match these symptoms (or none of their solutions worked for me).
Thanks for any insight you can pr