Unable to install windows features on windows server 2012 core datacenter

Question

If I attempt to install, remove, or get windows features via powershell in windows server 2012 core datacenter I get the following error:
PS C:\Users\BB> Invoke-Command -ComputerName CORE1 {Install-WindowsFeature Web-CertProvider}
The given key was not present in the dictionary.
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Install-WindowsFeature], KeyN
   otFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.Collections.Generic.KeyNotFoundException,
   Microsoft.Windows.ServerManager.Commands.AddWindowsFeatureCommand
    + PSComputerName        : CORE1
I get the same error regardless of weather I use install-windowsfeature, remove-windowsfeature or get-windowsfeature. I've tried it on the server, and remotely.
I've also tried managing the computer remotely using another windows 2012 server using the server manager GUI. That causes the server manager to crash with the following error:
Problem signature:
  Problem Event Name: CLR20r3
  Problem Signature 01: servermanager.exe
  Problem Signature 02: 6.2.9200.16384
  Problem Signature 03: 50107b22
  Problem Signature 04: mscorlib
  Problem Signature 05: 4.0.30319.17929
  Problem Signature 06: 4ffa57ca
  Problem Signature 07: 210b
  Problem Signature 08: c
  Problem Signature 09: N3CTRYE2KN3C34SGL4ZQYRBFTE4M13NB
  OS Version: 6.2.9200.2.0.0.400.8
  Locale ID: 1033
  Additional Information 1: 7a77
  Additional Information 2: 7a77983701ecc7870d72712ffa4c3c88
  Additional Information 3: 0b4b
  Additional Information 4: 0b4b0ba1592ebbc56adc05832bb92aa6
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The server is running all Microsoft updates. Rebooting doesn't help. I've checked the event logs and I don't see anything relevant.
Help!
Thanks
Brad

Answer 1

Hi,
I would like to suggest you first run get-windowsfeature command on the core locally not remotely. And if it works, then try to remote run it.
 Invoke-Command -ComputerName CORE1 {get-WindowsFeature }
Regards,
Yan Li
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