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Enabling Desktop Experience

You need to enable the Desktop Experience feature if your WebDAV client machine is a Windows 2008 or Windows Server 2012 operating system.

Before you begin

  • On a Windows 2008 R2 system, Desktop Experience requires the Ink Support (InkSupport) package.
  • On a Windows 2012 system, Desktop Experience requires the Ink and Handwriting Services and Media Foundation (ServerMediaFoundation) package. Windows automatically prompts you to install these dependencies.

Procedure

  1. Access your Server Manager.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • In Windows 2008 R2, in the dialog, in the tree on the left navigate to the node Features, then in the content area on the right, select Add Features.
    • In Windows 2012, select Add Roles and Features and step through the wizard until your reach the Features step.
  3. In the list of features that appears, you see an item called Desktop Experience (in Windows 2012, expand the item User Interfaces and Infrastructure to see it).
  4. Ensure that the check box for Desktop Experience is selected.
  5. If you selected the check box, click Next and continue until you can click Install.
    Windows installs the Desktop Experience feature.
  6. Restart your computer as instructed.
  7. After your reboot, access your Windows Services and start the service called WebClient.