Windows Server 2022
Windows Server 2022 is the thirteenth major version of the Windows NT operating system produced by Microsoft to be released under the Windows Server brand name. It was announced at Microsoft's Ignite event from March 2–4, 2021. It was released on August 18, 2021, almost 3 years after Windows Server 2019, and a few months before the Windows 11 operating system.
Windows Server 2022 is based on the "Iron" codebase, unlike Windows 10 21H2, which is based on the "Vibranium" codebase like its predecessor 20H2; this renders the updates between Windows 10 21H2 and Windows Server 2022 incompatible. Like its predecessor, Windows Server 2019, it requires x64 processors.
It was succeeded by Windows Server 2025 on November 1, 2024.
History
Microsoft announced Windows Server 2022 on February 22, 2021, scheduled for March 2. On March 3, Microsoft started distributing preview builds on Windows Update. Windows Server 2022 reached general availability on August 18, 2021.File:Windows Server 2022-Edge.png|thumb|220px|Microsoft Edge, showing Wikipedia on Windows Server 2022Features
Windows Server 2022 has the following features:Security
- Enhanced boot-time security via TPM 2.0 and System Guard
- Credential Guard
- Hypervisor-protected Code Integrity
- UEFI Secure Boot
- Protection against malicious attacks via the DMA path
- DNS over HTTPS
- AES-256 encryption of SMB traffic
- SMB over QUIC instead of TCP
Storage
- Storage Migration Service
- Compression of SMB traffic
Cloud
- Azure hybrid capabilities
Software
- Microsoft Edge
Editions
- Only available through Microsoft OEM partners
- Intended for small businesses
- Supports a maximum of 25 users and 50 devices
- Requires no client access licenses
- Intended for physical or weak VCC environments
- Only two virtual machines and one Hyper-V host are deemed usable.
- Intended for highly virtualized data centers and cloud environments
- Designed for the Microsoft Azure platform
Hardware requirements