Server Manager Error, Windows Server 2012 Standed

Windows
Server 2012 on my desktop
and I've been in it then
open Server Manager "ServerManager.exe - This application could not be started"
error this time. In it,
the option is YES and
NO. YES is open
to the side of .net.
Please help me as soon as possible.

Hi,
Please check the event viewer to get more detailed error information about this issue.
You can also remotely access it from another server by adding this server in the server manager of the remote server, and try to access the roles and features from the remote server, and tackle the problem from there.
I hope this helps.

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