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Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition Available on Azure
As part of Azure Automanage, new scenarios and capabilities unlock with Automanage for Windows Server and its Azure IaaS virtual machines running Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition. The first three are Hotpatch (Preview), SMB over QUIC, and Extended Network for Azure. We update Windows Server Azure Edition machines annually with new features and we update Automanage for Windows Server continuously to make operating those features easy and reliable. Learn more about everything that’s new. Hotpatch (Preview): update without rebooting With many organizations moving to a zero-trust security model, you can now deploy security updates without having to frequently reboot your Windows Server virtual machine. Hotpatching reduces the need to schedule security updates because you can deploy updates as soon as they become available. The hotpatch preview is now available on the GA release of Windows Server 2022 Azure Edition (server core). Follow these steps to participate in the hotpatch preview. SMB over QUIC: securely access file servers A common challenge has been securely accessing file servers remotely over an untrusted network and without a VPN when you’re on a mobile device or working remotely. Now, generally available—SMB over QUIC. SMB over QUIC introduces an alternative to the TCP network transport, providing secure, reliable connectivity to edge file servers over untrusted networks like the internet. It doesn't stop there though: Automanage machine best practices (preview) for Windows Server also includes SMB over QUIC management. QUIC uses certificates to provide its encryption and organizations often struggle to maintain complex public key infrastructures. Automanage machine best practices ensure that certificates do not expire without warning and that SMB over QUIC stays enabled for maximum continuity of service. Extended Network: preserve on-premises IP addresses When you migrate to Azure, there are some virtual machines that cannot change their IP address. Now generally available is an extended network for Azure, which allows you to migrate Windows Server workloads to Azure while preserving the original IP address. Automanage resources Automanage blogs in Azure Governance and Management and Windows Admin Center on Tech community Automanage announcements at Ignite Automanage for Windows Server on docs Automanage on Azure.com
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Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition Preview Available on Azure
Reminder that the Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition preview is available in the Microsoft Server Operating Systems Preview offer in both Desktop and Core versions. You must be a registered Windows Insider in order to create and use virtual machine images from this preview, and have a valid Azure subscription. Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition contains the full Server Desktop experience and introduces new functionality such as SMB over QUIC and Azure Extended Networking. This image with the full Server Desktop experience does not support hotpatching. Learn more about everything that’s new. Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition is only available on Azure and requires an Azure Automanage subscription. Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition Core preview expands on the existing Windows Server 2019 Datacenter: Azure Edition by introducing new functionality such as SMB over QUIC and Azure Extended Networking. The hotpatching functionality from Windows Server Datacenter 2019: Azure Edition is built in, with the hotpatches starting later this summer. Learn more about everything that’s new. Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition Core is only available on Azure and requires an Azure Automanage subscription. We value your feedback! The most important part of a frequent release cycle is to hear what's working and what needs to be improved, so your feedback is extremely valued. For Windows Server, use your registered Windows 10 Insider device and use the Feedback Hub application. In the app, choose the Windows Server category and then the appropriate subcategory for your feedback. In the title of the Feedback, please indicate the build number you are providing feedback on as shown below: [Server #####] Title of my feedback See Share Feedback on Windows Server via Feedback Hub for specifics. We also encourage you to visit the Windows Server Insiders space on the Microsoft Tech Communities forum to collaborate, share and learn from experts. Diagnostic and Usage Information Microsoft collects this information over the internet to help keep Windows secure and up to date, troubleshoot problems, and make product improvements. Microsoft server operating systems can be configured to turn diagnostic data off, send Required diagnostic data, or send Optional diagnostic data. During previews, Microsoft asks that you change the default setting to Optional in order to provide the best automatic feedback and help us improve the final product. Administrators can change the level of information collection through Settings. For details, see http://aka.ms/winserverdata. Also see the Microsoft Privacy Statement. Terms of Use This is pre-release software - it is provided for use "as-is" and is not supported in production environments. Users are responsible for installing any updates made available from Windows Update. All pre-release software made available to you via the Windows Server Insider program is governed by the Insider Terms of Use.
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Windows Server preview builds on hold temporarily
Hello Windows Insiders! The last Insider build 20344 has been taken down from the Windows Server Insider Preview download page and Insider builds are now temporarily on hold while we gear up for the next development cycle. We encourage you to continue validating Windows Server 2022 build 20348 which is available at these locations: Microsoft Evaluation Center - free Visual Studio Subscriptions - available with your paid subscription Microsoft Server Operating Systems Preview offer in Azure - you must be a registered Windows Insider in order to create and use virtual machine images from the Azure Preview, and have a valid Azure subscription. Please continue to provide feedback! The most important part of a frequent release cycle is to hear what's working and what needs to be improved, so your feedback is extremely valued. For Windows Server, use your registered Windows 10 Insider device and use the Feedback Hub application. In the app, choose the Windows Server category and then the appropriate subcategory for your feedback. In the title of the Feedback, please indicate the build number you are providing feedback on as shown below: [Server #####] Title of my feedback See Share Feedback on Windows Server via Feedback Hub for specifics. We also encourage you to visit the Windows Server Insiders space on the Microsoft Tech Communities forum to collaborate, share and learn from experts. Diagnostic and Usage Information Microsoft collects this information over the internet to help keep Windows secure and up to date, troubleshoot problems, and make product improvements. Microsoft server operating systems can be configured to turn diagnostic data off, send Required diagnostic data, or send Optional diagnostic data. During previews, Microsoft asks that you change the default setting to Optional in order to provide the best automatic feedback and help us improve the final product. Administrators can change the level of information collection through Settings. For details, see http://aka.ms/winserverdata. Also see the Microsoft Privacy Statement. Terms of Use This is pre-release software - it is provided for use "as-is" and is not supported in production environments. Users are responsible for installing any updates made available from Windows Update. All pre-release software made available to you via the Windows Server Insider program is governed by the Insider Terms of Use.
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Windows Server 2022 Preview Available on Azure
Hello Windows Insiders! Windows Server 2022 Datacenter is now available in the Microsoft Server Operating Systems Preview offer. You must be a registered Windows Insider in order to create and use virtual machine images from this preview, and have a valid Azure subscription. Windows Server 2022 Datacenter brings innovation to Windows Server that enables customers to run their existing and new business critical applications with confidence on Azure, on-premises and at the edge. Windows Server 2022 Datacenter brings the latest in security innovation, unique hybrid capabilities, and enhancements for modern applications. As a part of the release, we are bringing Secured-core to Windows Server to secure system running applications and services on Windows Server 2022. Secured-core builds on technologies such as System Guard and Windows Server Virtualization-based Security to minimize risk from firmware vulnerabilities and advanced malware. The new release also provides secured connectivity enabled by industry standard AES 256 encryption. Also, this release packs in significant improvements to Windows container runtime such as cross-version compatibility and containerization tools for .NET, ASP.NET and IIS applications. We value your feedback! The most important part of a frequent release cycle is to hear what's working and what needs to be improved, so your feedback is extremely valued. For Windows Server, use your registered Windows 10 Insider device and use the Feedback Hub application. In the app, choose the Windows Server category and then the appropriate subcategory for your feedback. In the title of the Feedback, please indicate the build number you are providing feedback on as shown below: [Server #####] Title of my feedback See Share Feedback on Windows Server via Feedback Hub for specifics. We also encourage you to visit the Windows Server Insiders space on the Microsoft Tech Communities forum to collaborate, share and learn from experts. Diagnostic and Usage Information Microsoft collects this information over the internet to help keep Windows secure and up to date, troubleshoot problems, and make product improvements. Microsoft server operating systems can be configured to turn diagnostic data off, send Required diagnostic data, or send Optional diagnostic data. During previews, Microsoft asks that you change the default setting to Optional in order to provide the best automatic feedback and help us improve the final product. Administrators can change the level of information collection through Settings. For details, see http://aka.ms/winserverdata. Also see the Microsoft Privacy Statement. Terms of Use This is pre-release software - it is provided for use "as-is" and is not supported in production environments. Users are responsible for installing any updates made available from Windows Update. All pre-release software made available to you via the Windows Server Insider program is governed by the Insider Terms of Use.
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Please see the latest blog on the Windows Server 2022 release
Please see the latest blog on the Windows Server 2022 release. Windows Server 2022 is now in preview on the Evaluation Center - Microsoft Windows Server Blog
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Jun 01, 2021 Place Windows Server Insiders
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Windows Admin Center to halt previews temporarily
The Additional Downloads dropdown on the Windows Server Insider Preview download page is being temporarily removed. It contained an older preview of Windows Admin Center. Windows Admin Center 1910 is the latest GA update release and we recommend customers upgrade if they have not already done so. In the short term, we are focusing on quality updates and so we are pausing feature preview releases on the Insider program. We will resume feature preview releases of Windows Admin Center again in the future. We also encourage you to visit the Windows Admin Center space on the Microsoft Tech Communities forum to collaborate, share and learn from experts.
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WINDOWS SERVER 2019, ROADMAP & MORE...
Question of the Day: Q: My customer is in the process of digital transformation. They are modernizing their apps and infrastructure. Many apps are moving to Azure and many apps need to stay on-premises. For the app that need to stay on-premises, my customer is looking for information about Windows Server 2019. They are interested in a high-level summary, features, functionality (app dev, containers, hybrid scenarios, security, etc.) and when Windows Server v.Next is anticipated. Do we have anything that I can share with them? A: Yes. There are numerous public resources available. The best thing to do would be to start by watching the two Ignite sessions below. They provide a great foundation and cover everything you’re asking below and more and filled with compelling demos. The first session provides a high level overview and the deep dive builds on this and goes further. If your customer wants to dive in deeper and read the docs, links to the Windows Server docs are below. Videos (with Demos) IGNITE: Windows Server 2019 What’s new and what’s next https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INQQvmFWl4I IGNITE: Windows Server 2019 Deep Dive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HwmGBPRBDI Windows Server Documentation https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started-19/whats-new-19 Download Windows Server Docs as PDF https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/opbuildpdf/get-started-19/TOC.pdf?branch=live Windows Server Summit http://aka.ms/windowsserversummit This is over 6 hours of content all available for streaming. Here just part of the agenda: • Innovations in Microsoft’s hybrid strategy: Deep dive into Microsoft’s hyperconverged technologies and how to add hybrid services from Azure. • Modernize Windows Server apps and workloads: Learn about security, Remote Desktop Services, containers, and features on demand. • New in management and security: See what’s new in Windows Admin Center, System Center 2019, and Windows Server 2019. • Insights and best practices: Chat with Windows Server community experts. • Looking ahead: Learn more about Windows Server Semi-Annual Channel and Windows Server on Azure.
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Jun 20, 2019 Place Windows Server Insiders
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Windows Server Semi-Annual Channel Preview build 18342 now available on Azure
Build 18342 is now available for Insiders to create VMs on the Azure Marketplace for testing and validation purposes only. We hope to be able to publish previews on the Azure Marketplace regularly moving forward. You may access this image via the following links: Portal Link Marketplace
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Apr 09, 2019 Place Windows Server Insiders
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Updated Installation Instructions for Windows Server 2019 Features on Demand Preview
Server Core: Features added to App Compatibility, a Feature on Demand This FoD significantly improves the app compatibility of Windows Server Core by including a set of binaries and packages from Windows Server with Desktop, without adding any of the Windows Server Desktop GUI or Windows 10 GUI experiences. The FoD package is available on a separate ISO and installs on Windows Server Core only. Important Please try out this FoD, and verify that current applications and tools run on the preview release as expected. Also, try any server app (from Microsoft or not) that you want to use on Server Core but currently cannot use, and please let us know about any successes or failures. More details on this FOD and install instructions can be found here.
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Nov 29, 2018 Place Windows Server Insiders
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Windows Server Virtual Summit session recordings now available
Hybrid Nation, Recently, we held our first ever Windows Server Summit. The event was a great opportunity to engage the Windows Server community, provide HOURS of updates since the last Microsoft Ignite conference and get them excited for our upcoming Microsoft Ignite conference in September. We had top subject matter experts delivering a comprehensive agenda detailing what’s new in Windows Server and where we’re going in Windows Server 2019 with regards to Hybrid, Security, Hybrid Converged Infrastructure and Application Platform The Windows Server Virtual Summit is available online for streaming: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/cloud-platform/windows-server-summit
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Jul 24, 2018 Place Windows Server Insiders
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