Windows Server
Microsoft
Windows Server
Microsoft
Windows Server
Microsoft
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| Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition Hotpatch | Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition Hotpatch includes all the innovation of Windows Server 2022 Datacenter, plus additional new functionality such as SMB over QUIC, Azure Extended Networking, and hotpatching on Server enabled with Azure Automanage for Server. Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition is only available on Azure. Learn more about Azure Edition Legal Terms By clicking the Create button, I acknowledge that I am getting this software from Microsoft and that the legal terms of Microsoft apply to it. Microsoft does not provide rights for third-party software. Also see the privacy statement from Microsoft. |
| [smalldisk] Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition Hotpatch | Note: This image comes with a 30GB OS Disk. Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition Hotpatch includes all the innovation of Windows Server 2022 Datacenter, plus additional new functionality such as SMB over QUIC, Azure Extended Networking, and hotpatching on Server enabled with Azure Automanage for Server. Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition is only available on Azure. Learn more about Azure Edition Legal Terms By clicking the Create button, I acknowledge that I am getting this software from Microsoft and that the legal terms of Microsoft apply to it. Microsoft does not provide rights for third-party software. Also see the privacy statement from Microsoft. |
| Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition Core | Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition Core includes all the innovation of Windows Server 2022 Datacenter Core, plus additional new functionality such as SMB over QUIC, Azure Extended Networking, and hotpatching on Server Core enabled with Azure Automanage for Server. Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition is only available on Azure. Learn more about Azure Edition Legal Terms By clicking the Create button, I acknowledge that I am getting this software from Microsoft and that the legal terms of Microsoft apply to it. Microsoft does not provide rights for third-party software. Also see the privacy statement from Microsoft. |
| [smalldisk] Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition Core | Note: This image comes with a 30GB OS Disk. Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition Core includes all the innovation of Windows Server 2022 Datacenter Core, plus additional new functionality such as SMB over QUIC, Azure Extended Networking, and hotpatching on Server Core enabled with Azure Automanage for Server. Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition is only available on Azure. Learn more about Azure Edition Legal Terms By clicking the Create button, I acknowledge that I am getting this software from Microsoft and that the legal terms of Microsoft apply to it. Microsoft does not provide rights for third-party software. Also see the privacy statement from Microsoft. |
| Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition | Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition includes all the innovation of Windows Server 2022 Datacenter, plus additional new functionality such as SMB over QUIC and Azure Extended Networking (this image does not support hotpatching enabled with Azure Automanage for Server). Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition is only available on Azure. Learn more about Azure Edition. Legal Terms By clicking the Create button, I acknowledge that I am getting this software from Microsoft and that the legal terms of Microsoft apply to it. Microsoft does not provide rights for third-party software. Also see the privacy statement from Microsoft. |
| [smalldisk] Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition | Note: This image comes with a 30GB OS Disk. Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition includes all the innovation of Windows Server 2022 Datacenter, plus additional new functionality such as SMB over QUIC and Azure Extended Networking (this image does not support hotpatching enabled with Azure Automanage for Server). Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition is only available on Azure. Learn more about Azure Edition. Legal Terms By clicking the Create button, I acknowledge that I am getting this software from Microsoft and that the legal terms of Microsoft apply to it. Microsoft does not provide rights for third-party software. Also see the privacy statement from Microsoft. |
| Windows Server 2022 Datacenter | Windows Server 2022 Datacenter brings innovation to Windows Server that enables customers to run their existing and new business critical applications with confidence on Azure, on-premises and at the edge. Windows Server 2022 Datacenter brings the latest in security innovation, unique hybrid capabilities, and enhancements for modern applications. As a part of the release, we are bringing Secured-core to Windows Server to secure systems running applications and services on Windows Server 2022. Secured-core builds on technologies such as System Guard and Windows Server Virtualization-based Security to minimize risk from firmware vulnerabilities and advanced malware. Windows Server 2022 includes updates to Storage Migration Service that allow customers to seamlessly migrate file servers from NetApp FAS to Windows Server. The new release also provides increased file server security and performance with SMB AES-256 encryption and SMB on-the-fly compression. Furthermore, this release packs in significant improvements to Windows container runtime such as cross-version compatibility and containerization tools for .NET, ASP.NET and IIS applications. Legal Terms By clicking the Create button, I acknowledge that I am getting this software from Microsoft and that the legal terms of Microsoft apply to it. Microsoft does not provide rights for third-party software. Also see the privacy statement from Microsoft. |
| [smalldisk] Windows Server 2022 Datacenter | Note: This image comes with a 30GB OS Disk Windows Server 2022 Datacenter brings innovation to Windows Server that enables customers to run their existing and new business critical applications with confidence on Azure, on-premises and at the edge. Windows Server 2022 Datacenter brings the latest in security innovation, unique hybrid capabilities, and enhancements for modern applications. As a part of the release, we are bringing Secured-core to Windows Server to secure systems running applications and services on Windows Server 2022. Secured-core builds on technologies such as System Guard and Windows Server Virtualization-based Security to minimize risk from firmware vulnerabilities and advanced malware. Windows Server 2022 includes updates to Storage Migration Service that allow customers to seamlessly migrate file servers from NetApp FAS to Windows Server. The new release also provides increased file server security and performance with SMB AES-256 encryption and SMB on-the-fly compression. Furthermore, this release packs in significant improvements to Windows container runtime such as cross-version compatibility and containerization tools for .NET, ASP.NET and IIS applications.Legal Terms By clicking the Create button, I acknowledge that I am getting this software from Microsoft and that the legal terms of Microsoft apply to it. Microsoft does not provide rights for third-party software. Also see the privacy statement from Microsoft. |
| Windows Server 2022 Datacenter Server Core | Windows Server 2022 Datacenter brings innovation to Windows Server that enables customers to run their existing and new business critical applications with confidence on Azure, on-premises and at the edge. Windows Server 2022 Datacenter brings the latest in security innovation, unique hybrid capabilities, and enhancements for modern applications. As a part of the release, we are bringing Secured-core to Windows Server to secure systems running applications and services on Windows Server 2022. Secured-core builds on technologies such as System Guard and Windows Server Virtualization-based Security to minimize risk from firmware vulnerabilities and advanced malware. Windows Server 2022 includes updates to Storage Migration Service that allow customers to seamlessly migrate file servers from NetApp FAS to Windows Server. The new release also provides increased file server security and performance with SMB AES-256 encryption and SMB on-the-fly compression. Furthermore, this release packs in significant improvements to Windows container runtime such as cross-version compatibility and containerization tools for .NET, ASP.NET and IIS applications. Legal Terms By clicking the Create button, I acknowledge that I am getting this software from Microsoft and that the legal terms of Microsoft apply to it. Microsoft does not provide rights for third-party software. Also see the privacy statement from Microsoft. |
| [smalldisk] Windows Server 2022 Datacenter Server Core | Note: This image comes with a 30GB OS Disk Windows Server 2022 Datacenter brings innovation to Windows Server that enables customers to run their existing and new business critical applications with confidence on Azure, on-premises and at the edge. Windows Server 2022 Datacenter brings the latest in security innovation, unique hybrid capabilities, and enhancements for modern applications. As a part of the release, we are bringing Secured-core to Windows Server to secure systems running applications and services on Windows Server 2022. Secured-core builds on technologies such as System Guard and Windows Server Virtualization-based Security to minimize risk from firmware vulnerabilities and advanced malware. Windows Server 2022 includes updates to Storage Migration Service that allow customers to seamlessly migrate file servers from NetApp FAS to Windows Server. The new release also provides increased file server security and performance with SMB AES-256 encryption and SMB on-the-fly compression. Furthermore, this release packs in significant improvements to Windows container runtime such as cross-version compatibility and containerization tools for .NET, ASP.NET and IIS applications.Legal Terms By clicking the Create button, I acknowledge that I am getting this software from Microsoft and that the legal terms of Microsoft apply to it. Microsoft does not provide rights for third-party software. Also see the privacy statement from Microsoft. |
| Windows Server 2019 Datacenter | Windows Server 2019 Datacenter is the operating system that bridges on-premises environments with Azure services enabling hybrid scenarios and maximizing existing investments. Increase security and reduce business risk with multiple layers of protection built into the operating system. Evolve your datacenter infrastructure to achieve greater efficiency and scale with Hyper-converged Infrastructure. Enable Developers and IT Pros to create cloud native and modernize their traditional apps using containers and micro-services. |
| [smalldisk] Windows Server 2019 Datacenter | Windows Server 2019 Datacenter is the operating system that bridges on-premises environments with Azure services enabling hybrid scenarios and maximizing existing investments. Increase security and reduce business risk with multiple layers of protection built into the operating system. Evolve your datacenter infrastructure to achieve greater efficiency and scale with Hyper-converged Infrastructure. Enable Developers and IT Pros to create cloud native and modernize their traditional apps using containers and micro-services. |
| Windows Server 2019 Datacenter Server Core | Windows Server 2019 Datacenter Core is based on the Datacenter edition and Server Core installation option. Windows Server 2019 is the operating system that bridges on-premises environments with Azure services enabling hybrid scenarios and maximizing existing investments. Increase security and reduce business risk with multiple layers of protection built into the operating system. Evolve your datacenter infrastructure to achieve greater efficiency and scale with Hyper-converged Infrastructure. Enable Developers and IT Pros to create cloud native and modernize their traditional apps using containers and micro-services. |
| [smalldisk] Windows Server 2019 Datacenter Server Core | Windows Server 2019 Datacenter Core is based on the Datacenter edition and Server Core installation option. Windows Server 2019 is the operating system that bridges on-premises environments with Azure services enabling hybrid scenarios and maximizing existing investments. Increase security and reduce business risk with multiple layers of protection built into the operating system. Evolve your datacenter infrastructure to achieve greater efficiency and scale with Hyper-converged Infrastructure. Enable Developers and IT Pros to create cloud native and modernize their traditional apps using containers and micro-services. |
| 2019-Datacenter-GS (Microsoft SDL compliant, TLS 1.2 only, restricted set of cipher suites) | This image will only negotiate TLS 1.2. Older versions, TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 are disabled by default and can be re-enabled manually. The following list of ciphers are the only ones negotiated by this image: TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384 TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256 TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384 TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256 These are the protocols and ciphers allowed by the Microsoft SDL policy. This image will be updated as that policy changes. |
| Windows Server 2019 Datacenter (zh-cn) | This is the Simplified Chinese (ZH-CN) version. Windows Server 2019 Datacenter is the operating system that bridges on-premises environments with Azure services enabling hybrid scenarios and maximizing existing investments. Increase security and reduce business risk with multiple layers of protection built into the operating system. Evolve your datacenter infrastructure to achieve greater efficiency and scale with Hyper-converged Infrastructure. Enable Developers and IT Pros to create cloud native and modernize their traditional apps using containers and micro-services. |
| Windows Server 2016 Datacenter | Windows Server 2016 is a comprehensive server operating system designed to run the applications and infrastructure that power your business. It includes built-in layers of security and innovation to help you run traditional and cloud-native applications with confidence. |
| [smalldisk] Windows Server 2016 Datacenter | Note: This image comes with a 30GB OS Disk Windows Server 2016 is a comprehensive server operating system designed to run the applications and infrastructure that power your business. It includes built-in layers of security and innovation to help you run traditional and cloud-native applications with confidence. |
| Windows Server 2016 Datacenter - Server Core | Windows Server 2016 is a comprehensive server operating system designed to run the applications and infrastructure that power your business. It includes built-in layers of security at the OS level and innovation to help you run traditional and cloud-native applications with confidence. |
| [smalldisk] Windows Server 2016 Datacenter - Server Core | Note: This image comes with a 30GB OS Disk Windows Server 2016 is a comprehensive server operating system designed to run the applications and infrastructure that power your business. It includes built-in layers of security at the OS level and innovation to help you run traditional and cloud-native applications with confidence. |
| Windows Server 2016 Datacenter (zh-cn) | This is the Simplified Chinese (ZH-CN) version. Windows Server 2016 is a comprehensive server operating system designed to run the applications and infrastructure that power your business. It includes built-in layers of security and innovation to help you run traditional and cloud-native applications with confidence. |
| [smalldisk] Windows Server 2025 Datacenter: Azure Edition Core | Note: This image comes with a 30GB OS Disk. Windows Server 2025 Datacenter: Azure Edition Core includes all the innovation of Windows Server 2025 Datacenter Core, plus additional new functionality such as SMB over QUIC, Azure Extended Networking, and hotpatching on Server Core enabled with Azure Automanage for Server. Windows Server 2025 Datacenter: Azure Edition Core is only available on Azure. Legal Terms By clicking the Create button, I acknowledge that I am getting this software from Microsoft and that the legal terms of Microsoft apply to it. Microsoft does not provide rights for third-party software. Also see the privacy statement from Microsoft. |
| [smalldisk] Windows Server 2025 Datacenter: Azure Edition | Note: This image comes with a 30GB OS Disk. Windows Server 2025 Datacenter: Azure Edition includes all the innovation of Windows Server 2025 Datacenter, plus additional new functionality such as SMB over QUIC and Azure Extended Networking, and hotpatching on Server enabled with Azure Automanage for Server). Windows Server 2025 Datacenter: Azure Edition is only available on Azure. Legal Terms By clicking the Create button, I acknowledge that I am getting this software from Microsoft and that the legal terms of Microsoft apply to it. Microsoft does not provide rights for third-party software. Also see the privacy statement from Microsoft. |
| [smalldisk] Windows Server 2025 Datacenter Server Core | Note: This image comes with a 30GB OS Disk Windows Server 2025 Datacenter brings innovation to Windows Server that enables customers to run their existing and new business critical applications with confidence on Azure, on-premises and at the edge. Windows Server 2025 Datacenter brings the latest in security innovation, unique hybrid capabilities, and enhancements for modern applications. As a part of the release, we are bringing Secured-core to Windows Server to secure systems running applications and services on Windows Server 2025. Secured-core builds on technologies such as System Guard and Windows Server Virtualization-based Security to minimize risk from firmware vulnerabilities and advanced malware. Windows Server 2025 includes updates to Storage Migration Service that allow customers to seamlessly migrate file servers from NetApp FAS to Windows Server. The new release also provides increased file server security and performance with SMB AES-256 encryption and SMB on-the-fly compression. Furthermore, this release packs in significant improvements to Windows container runtime such as cross-version compatibility and containerization tools for .NET, ASP.NET and IIS applications.Legal Terms By clicking the Create button, I acknowledge that I am getting this software from Microsoft and that the legal terms of Microsoft apply to it. Microsoft does not provide rights for third-party software. Also see the privacy statement from Microsoft. |
| [smalldisk] Windows Server 2025 Datacenter | Note: This image comes with a 30GB OS Disk Windows Server 2025 Datacenter brings innovation to Windows Server that enables customers to run their existing and new business critical applications with confidence on Azure, on-premises and at the edge. Windows Server 2025 Datacenter brings the latest in security innovation, unique hybrid capabilities, and enhancements for modern applications. As a part of the release, we are bringing Secured-core to Windows Server to secure systems running applications and services on Windows Server 2025. Secured-core builds on technologies such as System Guard and Windows Server Virtualization-based Security to minimize risk from firmware vulnerabilities and advanced malware. Windows Server 2025 includes updates to Storage Migration Service that allow customers to seamlessly migrate file servers from NetApp FAS to Windows Server. The new release also provides increased file server security and performance with SMB AES-256 encryption and SMB on-the-fly compression. Furthermore, this release packs in significant improvements to Windows container runtime such as cross-version compatibility and containerization tools for .NET, ASP.NET and IIS applications.Legal Terms By clicking the Create button, I acknowledge that I am getting this software from Microsoft and that the legal terms of Microsoft apply to it. Microsoft does not provide rights for third-party software. Also see the privacy statement from Microsoft. |
| Windows Server Annual Channel for Containers, version 23H2 | This release introduces a new portability functionality that will enable a Windows Server 2022-based container image OS to run on newer versions of Windows Server host OS such as the new annual channel release. This support will enable customers and container services like Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) to provide updated container host versions of Windows Server on a frequent basis without requiring customers to update their containers. This is a purpose-built release and requires a valid Windows Server Datacenter core license with either an active subscription or Software Assurance to use this software. Use Restriction: Windows Server Annual Channel for Containers can only be used as an operating system to host Windows Server containers in conjunction with a Certified Kubernetes product, as defined by Cloud Native Computing Foundation.For more information, please see the tech community post:Windows Server containers (microsoft.com) |
| Windows Server 2025 Datacenter: Azure Edition Core | Windows Server 2025 Datacenter: Azure Edition Core includes all the innovation of Windows Server 2025 Datacenter Core, plus additional new functionality such as SMB over QUIC, Azure Extended Networking, and hotpatching on Server Core enabled with Azure Automanage for Server. Windows Server 2025 Datacenter: Azure Edition Core is only available on Azure. Legal Terms By clicking the Create button, I acknowledge that I am getting this software from Microsoft and that the legal terms of Microsoft apply to it. Microsoft does not provide rights for third-party software. Also see the privacy statement from Microsoft. |
| Windows Server 2025 Datacenter: Azure Edition | Windows Server 2025 Datacenter: Azure Edition includes all the innovation of Windows Server 2025 Datacenter, plus additional new functionality such as SMB over QUIC and Azure Extended Networking, and hotpatching on Server enabled with Azure Automanage for Server). Windows Server 2025 Datacenter: Azure Edition is only available on Azure. Legal Terms By clicking the Create button, I acknowledge that I am getting this software from Microsoft and that the legal terms of Microsoft apply to it. Microsoft does not provide rights for third-party software. Also see the privacy statement from Microsoft. |
| Windows Server 2025 Datacenter Server Core | Windows Server 2025 Datacenter brings innovation to Windows Server that enables customers to run their existing and new business critical applications with confidence on Azure, on-premises and at the edge. Windows Server 2025 Datacenter brings the latest in security innovation, unique hybrid capabilities, and enhancements for modern applications. As a part of the release, we are bringing Secured-core to Windows Server to secure systems running applications and services on Windows Server 2025. Secured-core builds on technologies such as System Guard and Windows Server Virtualization-based Security to minimize risk from firmware vulnerabilities and advanced malware. Windows Server 2025 includes updates to Storage Migration Service that allow customers to seamlessly migrate file servers from NetApp FAS to Windows Server. The new release also provides increased file server security and performance with SMB AES-256 encryption and SMB on-the-fly compression. Furthermore, this release packs in significant improvements to Windows container runtime such as cross-version compatibility and containerization tools for .NET, ASP.NET and IIS applications. Legal Terms By clicking the Create button, I acknowledge that I am getting this software from Microsoft and that the legal terms of Microsoft apply to it. Microsoft does not provide rights for third-party software. Also see the privacy statement from Microsoft. |
| Windows Server 2025 Datacenter | Windows Server 2025 Datacenter brings innovation to Windows Server that enables customers to run their existing and new business critical applications with confidence on Azure, on-premises and at the edge. Windows Server 2025 Datacenter brings the latest in security innovation, unique hybrid capabilities, and enhancements for modern applications. As a part of the release, we are bringing Secured-core to Windows Server to secure systems running applications and services on Windows Server 2025. Secured-core builds on technologies such as System Guard and Windows Server Virtualization-based Security to minimize risk from firmware vulnerabilities and advanced malware. Windows Server 2025 includes updates to Storage Migration Service that allow customers to seamlessly migrate file servers from NetApp FAS to Windows Server. The new release also provides increased file server security and performance with SMB AES-256 encryption and SMB on-the-fly compression. Furthermore, this release packs in significant improvements to Windows container runtime such as cross-version compatibility and containerization tools for .NET, ASP.NET and IIS applications. Legal Terms By clicking the Create button, I acknowledge that I am getting this software from Microsoft and that the legal terms of Microsoft apply to it. Microsoft does not provide rights for third-party software. Also see the privacy statement from Microsoft. |