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x/build/env/windows: add GUI shell?

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#35,629 opened on Nov 15, 2019

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Description

Now that we have gomote rdp (#26090) for RDP access to our Windows buildlets, I discovered our Windows images are pretty spartan over RDP.

I guess they don't have the Windows GUI enabled?

@johnsonj, is that configurable? I assume, and Google suggests? I don't see anything in https://github.com/golang/build/blob/master/env/windows/startup.ps1 that looks like it's explicitly disabling it, at least.

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Look into the Windows image configuration for gomote RDP, specifically whether GUI is disabled and how to enable it. Check the startup.ps1 and related scripts in the golang/build repository. Also review existing issues like #26090 for context.
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