Windows Server 2022

Windows Server 2022 is the fourteenth and current major long term servicing channel (LTSC) release of the Windows Server operating system by Microsoft Corporation, as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems. 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. Its updates are incompatible with the Windows 10 operating system, as the "Iron" codebase was not used for it. Like its predecessor, Windows Server 2019, it requires x64 processors.

It will be succeeded by Windows Server 2025.

History
Microsoft announced Windows Server 2022 on February 22, 2021, scheduled for March 2. On March 3, Microsoft the company started distributing preview build on Windows Update. Windows Server 2022 reached general availability on August 18, 2021.

In June 2022, as a part of its monthly schedule for preview updates (also known as the "C updates"), Microsoft released KB5014665 to test upcoming fixes for Windows Server 2022. The update aimed to address connectivity issues with RDP, RRAS, SSTP VPN clients, and Wi-Fi hotspots.

Features
Windows Server 2022 has the following features:

Security

 * Enhanced boot-time security via TPM 2.0 and System Guard (a component of Microsoft Defender Antivirus)
 * Credential Guard
 * Hypervisor-protected Code Integrity (HVCI)
 * 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 (SMS)
 * Compression of SMB traffic

Cloud

 * Azure hybrid capabilities

Software

 * Microsoft Edge

Editions

 * Essentials:
 * Only available through Microsoft OEM partners
 * Intended for small businesses
 * Supports a maximum of 25 users and 50 devices
 * Requires no client access licenses (CALs)


 * Standard:
 * Intended for physical or weak VCC environments
 * Only two virtual machines and one Hyper-V host are deemed usable.


 * Datacenter:
 * Intended for highly virtualized data centers and cloud environments


 * Azure Datacenter:
 * Designed for the Microsoft Azure platform