Windows Server 2025

Windows Server 2025

Version of the Windows NT operating system
Screenshot of Windows Server 2025
Developer	Microsoft
Written in	C, C++, C#, Assembly language
OS family	Windows Server
Working state	Current
Source model	Closed-source
General availability	November 1, 2024;3 months ago (2024-11-01)
Latest release	24H2 (10.0.26100.3194) (February 11, 2025;6 days ago (2025-02-11) [1] ) [±]
Marketing target	Business
Available in	110 languages
Update method	Windows Update
Package manager	Windows Package Manager
Platforms	x86-64, ARM64
Kernel type	Hybrid (Windows NT kernel)
Default user interface	Windows Shell
License	Proprietary
Preceded by	Windows Server 2022 (2021)
Official website	www.microsoft.com/windows-server
Support status
Mainstream support until October 9, 2029 Extended support until October 10, 2034 [2]

Windows Server 2025 is the fourteenth and current major version of the Windows NT operating system produced by Microsoft to be released under the Windows Server brand name. ^{[3] [4]} It was released on November 1, 2024. ^[5]

Microsoft announced that the sudo command feature would be available for Windows Server 2025; however, with the release of Windows 11 build 26052, it later confirmed that the feature would be available exclusively on Windows 11. Nevertheless, some users found sudo command traces on the preview. Microsoft stated that it was added by accident and would be disabled in future releases. ^[6]

It is also the first Windows Server operating system to support ARM64 architecture.^{[ citation needed ]}

Features

Windows Server 2025 has the following features:

• Server Flighting, the ability to upgrade to a new release via Windows Update ^{[7] [8]}
• Pay-as-you-go subscription ^[9]
• SMB over QUIC ^[9]
• Hotpatching ^[10]

Hardware requirements

Minimum hardware requirements for Windows Server 2025 ^{[11] [12]}

Hardware	Minimum requirement
CPU	x86-64-v2 processor, or ARMv8.1 ARM64 processor
RAM	512 MB for Server Core or 2 GB for Server with Desktop Experience
Hard disk space	At least 32 GB free space
Display	1024 x 768 pixels resolution (only required for certain features)
Network	A wireless adapter that supports 802.11, or An Ethernet adapter capable of at least 1 Gbit per second throughput, or NIC card with a minimum bandwidth of 1 Gbit
Firmware	UEFI 2.3.1c-based system and firmware that supports secure boot (only required for certain features) ARM64 versions of Windows Server 2025 requires UEFI firmware with ACPI protocol
Security	Trusted Platform Module 2.0 (only required for certain features)

References

1. "February 11, 2025—KB5051987 (OS Build 26100.3194)". Microsoft Support. Microsoft.
2. "Windows Server 2025 - Microsoft Lifecycle". Microsoft Learn . Microsoft . Retrieved February 17, 2025.
3. Lee, Brandon (September 19, 2023). "Windows Server 2025: Initial Glimpse with New Domain Functional Level". Virtualization Howto. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
4. "Windows Server updates can now be installed automatically". Techzine Europe. January 29, 2024.
5. "Microsoft Server 2025; Important information about Windows Server 2025". June 28, 2024.
6. Udin, Efe (February 12, 2024). "Microsoft confirms sudo command will not be available on Windows Server". Gizchina.com.
7. "Windows Server Preview Build 26040 adds Server Flighting; Windows Server 2025 branding". Neowin. March 13, 2024.
8. "Welcome to Windows Insider flighting on Windows Server".
9. "Windows Server 2025 Insider Preview Now Released -- Redmondmag.com". Redmondmag.
10. "Windows Server 2025: Everything we know". softtrader.eu.
11. "Hardware requirements for Windows Server". Windows Server Portal. Microsoft. August 2, 2024. Retrieved October 12, 2024– via Microsoft Learn.
12. "Windows Server 2025 system requirements?".