Windows Server 2025

Windows Server 2025
Desktop of Windows Server 2025
DeveloperMicrosoft
OS familyWindows Server
General
availability		November 1, 2024 (2024-11-01)
Latest release24H2 (10.0.26100.2314) / November 12, 2024 (2024-11-12)
Platformsx64, ARM64, x86
Preceded byWindows Server 2022 (2021)
Official websitehttps://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver
Support status
Support started on November 1, 2024

Mainstream support ends on November 13, 2029

Extended support ends on November 14, 2034

Windows Server 2025 is a version of Windows Server made by Microsoft. It was released on November 1, 2024.[1]

Microsoft released the first preview version on January 26, 2024.[2][3]

Windows Server 2025 is the first Windows Server version based on Windows 11.

Features

Windows Server 2025 includes several new features:

  • Server Flighting, which lets Microsoft test new updates before full release[4]
  • Pay-as-you-go subscription, which allows flexible payment options[5]
  • SMB over QUIC, which improves secure file sharing[5]
  • Hot patching, which allows updates without restarting the system[6]

History

In January 2024, Microsoft announced that Windows Server 2025 would be released later that year. Preview versions were made available on January 26, 2024. The full release became available worldwide on November 1, 2024.

References

  1. ↑ "Windows Server 2025 now generally available, with advanced security, improved performance, and cloud agility". Microsoft Windows Server Blog. November 4, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  2. ↑ Woolsey, Jeff. "Introducing Windows Server 2025! - Microsoft Tech Community". Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Microsoft Teases New Features with First Windows Server 2025 Preview Build". Petri.
  4. ↑ "Windows Server Preview 26040 adds Server Flighting; Windows Server 2025 branding". Neowin. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Windows Server 2025 Insider Preview Now Available". Redmondmag. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Windows Server 2025: Everything we know so far". softtrader.eu. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
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