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, as part of the

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. Windows Server 2022 is derived from the

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codebase and, like its predecessors, is only compatible with

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processors.

History

On February 22, 2021, Microsoft announced Windows Server 2022 would release on March 2. On March 3, 2021,

announced Windows Server 2022 would release as a preview build on Windows Update. Windows Server 2022 was launched for general customer availability on August 18, 2021. In September 2021, Microsoft announced the release of SQL Server 2022 is set for March 2022. In June 2022, Microsoft released optional "C" updates for users to test upcoming fixes for Windows Server 2022 (KB5014665). While these updates address connectivity issues when using Wi-Fi hotspots after installing Windows updates, there have also been reported issues with LLTP/ SSTP VPN clients and RDP failing to connect after deploying these updates.

Features

Windows Server 2022 has the following features:

Security

* TPM 2.0 * Secured-core server; Credential Guard and Hypervisor-protected Code Integrity (HVCI). * UEFI Secure Boot * Boot DMA Protection * DNS-over-HTTPS * AES-256 encryption on SMB

Storage

* Storage Migration Service * Server Message Block (SMB) compression * Storage security and performance

Cloud

* Azure hybrid capabilities

Editions

Essentials

Only available through Microsoft OEM partners. * Intended for small businesses * Supports a maximum of 25 users and 50 devices * No client access licenses (CALs) required

Standard

* Intended for physical or weakly virtualized environments

Datacenter

* Intended for highly virtualized data centers and cloud environments

Azure Datacenter

* Designed for the

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platform

Hardware requirements

Minimum

References

External links

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