Exchange Server 2016 is not supported on this server platform.

Exchange Server 2016 is not supported on this server platform.

• Windows Server 2012 x64
• Windows Server 2016 x64
• Windows Server 2016 Core
• Windows Server 2012 R2 x64 

 

EXPLANATION

We don't support the installation of Exchange 2016 on a computer that's running Windows Server Core or Nano Server. The Windows Server Desktop Experience feature needs to be installed. To install Exchange 2016, you need to do one of the following to install the Desktop Experience on Windows Server prior to starting Exchange 2016 Setup:
Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2: Run the following command in Windows PowerShell

Install-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra, Server-Gui-Shell -Restart

Windows Server 2016: Install Windows Server 2016 and choose the Desktop Experience installation option. If a computer is running Windows Server 2016 Core mode and you want to install Exchange 2016 on it, you'll need to reinstall the operating system and choose the Desktop Experience installation option.

SOURCE

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/plan-and-deploy/system-requirements?view=exchserver-2016