Description:
Win Server 2025 brings enhanced security and new hybrid cloud capabilities on a high-performance, AI-ready platform.
It prepares you for the future while delivering the security, performance, and flexibility you need today. Boost productivity with simplified networking, faster storage, and hybrid cloud features that adjust to your requirements. Stay ahead with proactive security measures and AI-capable computing.
Key Features:
- Hybrid:Adapt quickly across hybrid, cloud and on-premise. Easier to connect to Azure Arc to bridge on-premises and cloud-based servers. Deliver Azure capabilities to your on-premises servers.
- Security: Hardware and software-level security to deter cyberattacks; next-generation Active Directory that improves security and scalability. Set up a customized security baseline and activate drift protection from the outset.
- Modern, future-ready platform: Win Server 2025 is now easier to upgrade and scale, with better-than-ever app compatibility. A consistent client and server UI experience is included in the Win Server 2025 desktop, as well as conveniences like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
- Performance: Faster and easier networking and storage; live hotpatching for reduced downtime; GPU partitioning for inferencing at the edge. Improvements in flash-based storage make Win Server an even better platform for SQL Server.
Converting Win Server Evaluation Version to Standard Version:
- First open up a Powershell Win and run as Administrator.
- Enter the following command: DISM /Online /Set-Edition:ServerStandard /ProductKey:xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx /AcceptEula
- DISM will proceed to make the required changes and will request a reboot. Press Y to reboot the server.
- Once the server has rebooted, log back in and open up Powershell again and check the current version of your system by typing: DISM /Online /Get-CurrentEdition
Processor requirements for Win Server 2025 Standard:
Minimum:
- 1.4 GHz 64-bit processor
- Compatible with x64 instruction set
- Support for NX and DEP
- Support for CMPXCHG16b, LAHF/SAHF, and PrefetchW instructions
- Support for Second Level Address Translation (EPT or NPT)
- Support for the SSE4.2 (Streaming SIMD Extensions 4.2) instruction set
- Support for the POPCNT instruction
The estimated RAM requirements for Win Server 2025 Standard:
Minimum:
- 512 MB for Server Core
- 2 GB for Server with Desktop Experience, 4 GB recommended
- ECC (Error Correcting Code) type or similar technology for physical host deployments
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