Then click on Shares. From the Shares screen, click on the Shares drop-down list and then click on New Share. To get started, as with many things regarding Server 2012, open Server Manager.įrom Server Manager, click on File and Storage Services in the Server Manager sidebar. This means you can create a file share with a very minimal amount of work on a brand new server. As I mentioned in an earlier article, the File and Storage Role is installed by default in Windows Server 2012.