Windows Server 2025

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Windows Server 2025

Desktop of Windows Server 2025
Developer	Microsoft
OS family	Windows Server
General availability	November 1, 2024; 2 years ago (2024-11-01)
Latest release	24H2 (10.0.26100.33158) / July 14, 2026; 3 months ago (2026-07-14)
Platforms	x64, ARM64
Preceded by	Windows Server 2022 (2021)
Official website	https://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.

Microsoft released the first preview version on January 26, 2024.

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
• Pay-as-you-go subscription, which allows flexible payment options
• SMB over QUIC, which improves secure file sharing
• Hot patching, which allows updates without restarting the system

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.

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